Dimitris Gogos

(Learn how and when to remove this message)
Dimitris Gogos
Δημήτρης Γκόγκος
Also known asBayianteras
Μπαγιαντέρας
Born(1903-02-28)28 February 1903
Piraeus, Greece
Died18 November 1985(1985-11-18) (aged 82)
Athens, Greece
Genresrebetiko, laïka
Occupation(s)singer, composer
Instrument(s)bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, violin

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.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Rebetiko
  • Byzantine music
  • Greek folk music
  • Majore and minore
  • Makams
  • Laïko
Singers and composers
Current
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
National
  • Greece
Artists
  • MusicBrainz


Stub icon

This article about a Greek singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e