Grigoris Bithikotsis
Birthday
1922/12/11
Day of death
2005/04/07 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Greece
Also know as
Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, Γρηγορης Μπιθικωτσης
Biography
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 disap...Read more
Acting
(1962) The steps of life
as Singer
(2023) Folk Bards - Moments of their lives and ours
as Grigoris Bithikotsis
(1964) The Dressmaker
as ---
(1974) The False
as Singer
(1964) Tired life
as Singer
(1962) Athens by Night
as ---
(1961) The Harbor Bum
as singer
(1965) Modern Cinderella
as singer
(1964) I stole my wife
as singer
(1965) Angels Without Wings
as Singer
(1963) We without money
as singer
(1967) Sometimes even the strong cry
as Singer
(1965) The Stupid Face
as Singer
(1964) Those who forgot God
as Singer
(1961) Synoikia to Oneiro
as singer
(1961) Liar Wanted
as singer
(1960) The Underdog
as singer
(1955) Rolled in the mud
as singer
(1961) The Wastrels
as singer
(1963) The Red Lanterns
as singer
(1970) Grooms Wanted with Dowry
as singer
(1969) Official sweetheart
as singer
(1966) The Devastated
as singer
(1966) The man who returned from pain
as singer
(1965) Atonement
as singer
(1965) Play my sweety bouzouki
as singer
(1964) I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries
as singer
(1964) It is a great pity
as singer
(1964) Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας
as Singer