Grigoris Bithikotsis (Greek Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, December 11, 1922 – April 7, 2005) was a Greek folk singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. He is considered one of the most important figures in Greek popular music.
Grigoris Bithikotsis (Greek Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, December 11, 1922 – April 7, 2005) was a Greek folk singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. He is considered one of the most important figures in Greek popular music.
Bithikotsis was born in Peristeri, Athens, in 1922 to a poor family. He became interested in music at an early age, and acquired a bouzouki as soon as he was able. At first, he had to hide the instrument at a friend's house and practice in secret, as his father disapproved of the new rembetiko style that had captured his son's interest.
He met composer Mikis Theodorakis in 1959 and the two collaborated producing folk songs. Bithikotsis composed over 80 songs, including: Stu Belami to ouzeri and Tou Votanikou o magas. He possessed a rich singing voice with which he performed his own compositions and those of Theodorakis, who frequently chose his friend Grigoris to perform his masterpieces. The two contributed greatly to the then-emerging laika style of Greek music. A leftist, he was exiled to the island of Makronisos in the 1950s during the reign of King Paul.
Throughout his life, Bithikotsis performed frequent concerts at numerous venues, including one in Athens upon the occasion of his eightieth birthday. He died in Athens, in 2005, following three months of hospitalization. His funeral was attended by thousands, including representatives of all the Greek political parties.
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Filmography (Movies)
Folk Bards - Moments of their lives and ours
Character:Grigoris Bithikotsis
Release Date:30/09/2023
The False
Character:Singer
Release Date:01/01/1974
Grooms Wanted with Dowry
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1970
Official sweetheart
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1969
Sometimes even the strong cry
Character:Singer
Release Date:01/01/1967
The Devastated
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1966
The man who returned from pain
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1966
Modern Cinderella
Character:singer
Release Date:08/03/1965
Angels Without Wings
Character:Singer
Release Date:01/01/1965
The Stupid Face
Character:Singer
Release Date:01/01/1965
Atonement
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1965
Play my sweety bouzouki
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1965
Tired life
Character:Singer
Release Date:10/09/1964
I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries
Character:singer
Release Date:01/02/1964
It is a great pity
Character:singer
Release Date:30/01/1964
The Dressmaker
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Release Date:01/01/1964
I stole my wife
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1964
Those who forgot God
Character:Singer
Release Date:01/01/1964
Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας
Character:Singer
Release Date:01/01/1964
The Red Lanterns
Character:singer
Release Date:02/12/1963
We without money
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1963
The steps of life
Character:Singer
Release Date:21/10/1962
Athens by Night
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Release Date:01/01/1962
Synoikia to Oneiro
Character:singer
Release Date:15/10/1961
The Harbor Bum
Character:singer
Release Date:05/09/1961
Liar Wanted
Character:singer
Release Date:17/04/1961
The Wastrels
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Underdog
Character:singer
Release Date:21/03/1960
Rolled in the mud
Character:singer
Release Date:01/01/1955
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