Grigoris Bithikotsis

Age: N/A | From: Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Greece

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Aliases: Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης , Γρηγορης Μπιθικωτσης

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Greece

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Movie Involvements: 19

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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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Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Grigoris Bithikotsis	Folk Bards - Moments of their lives and ours 2023-09-30 Movie
1974	Singer	The False 1974-01-01 Movie
1970	singer	Grooms Wanted with Dowry 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	singer	Official sweetheart 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	Singer	Sometimes even the strong cry 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	singer	The Devastated 1966-01-01 Movie
	singer	The man who returned from pain 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	singer	Modern Cinderella 1965-03-08 Movie
	Singer	Angels Without Wings 1965-01-01 Movie
	Singer	The Stupid Face 1965-01-01 Movie
	singer	Atonement 1965-01-01 Movie
	singer	Play my sweety bouzouki 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Singer	Tired life 1964-09-10 Movie
	singer	I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries 1964-02-01 Movie
	singer	It is a great pity 1964-01-30 Movie
	N/A	The Dressmaker 1964-01-01 Movie
	singer	I stole my wife 1964-01-01 Movie
	Singer	Those who forgot God 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	singer	The Red Lanterns 1963-12-02 Movie
	singer	We without money 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Singer	The steps of life 1962-10-21 Movie
	N/A	Athens by Night 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	singer	Synoikia to Oneiro 1961-10-15 Movie
	singer	The Harbor Bum 1961-09-05 Movie
	singer	Liar Wanted 1961-04-17 Movie
	singer	Οι χαραμοφάηδες 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	singer	Το Κλωτσοσκούφι 1960-03-21 Movie
1955	singer	Rolled in the mud 1955-01-01 Movie
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