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Grigoris Bithikotsis (Greek Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, IPA: [ɣriˈɣo̞ˑris ˌbiθiˈko̞ˑʦis]) (December 11, 1922 - April 7, 2005) was a popular Greek folk singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Bithikotsis was born in Peristeri, Athens, in 1922 to a poor family. Peristeri ( Greek: Περιστέρι standing for "pigeon/dove" in Greek older forms Peristerio and Peristerion is a suburban municipality Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He became interested in music at an early age, and acquired a bouzouki as soon as he was able. The bouzouki ( gr το μπουζούκι pl. τα μπουζούκια (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern 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. Rebetiko, plural rebetika, ( Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively occasionally transliterated as Rembetiko

He met composer Mikis Theodorakis in 1959 and the two collaborated producing folk songs. Mikis Theodorakis (Μίκης Θεοδωράκης (b July 29 1925, Greek island of Chios) is one of the most popular Greek composers The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bithikotsis composed over 80 songs, including: Stu Belami to ouzeri and Toy 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. Laïkó tragoudi ( Greek λαϊκό τραγούδι popular/folk song is a style of Greek urban folk music especially the Greek music popular after the end of the 1950s

A leftist, he was exiled to the island of Makronisos in the 1950's during the reign of King Paul. Makronisos (Μακρόνησος long island) is an Island in the Aegean sea, in Greece and is located close to the coast of Attica Reign Paul returned to Greece in 1946 He succeeded to the throne in 1947 on the death of his brother George II, during the Greek Civil War (between Greek

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 3 months of hospitalization. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His funeral was attended by thousands, including representatives of all the Greek political parties.

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Vicky Moscholiou ( Greek: Βίκυ Μοσχολιού ˈviˑci ˌmo̞sxo̞ˈʎuˑ 17 May 1943 &ndash 16 August 2005) born in
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