Dimitris Gogos

Dimitris Gogos
Native name Δημήτρης Γκόγκος
Also known as Bayianteras
Μπαγιαντέρας
Born (1903-02-28)28 February 1903
Piraeus, Greece
Died 18 November 1985(1985-11-18) (aged 82)
Athens, Greece
Genres rebetiko, laïka
Occupation(s) singer, composer
Instruments bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, violin
Notable instruments
bouzouki

Dimitris Gogos (Greek: Δημήτρης Γκόγκος; 28 February 1903  18 November 1985) was one of the most influential singers and composers of rebetiko music. Also called Bayianteras (Greek: Μπαγιαντέρας), a nickname that was given to him in 1925 for covering and playing in bouzouki Emmerich Kálmán's operetta, Die Bajadere, Gogos wrote songs that met great success and popularity in occupied Greece.

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