Giorgos Zambetas
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-01-25
Day of death
1992-03-10 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Giorgos Zambetas
Biography
Giorgos Zampetas (Pronounced 'Zabetas', Greek: Γιώργος Ζαμπέτας, sometimes romanized as George Zambetas / George Zabetas / Giorgos Zabetas; 25 January 1925 – 10 March 1992) was a Greek bouzouki musician. He was born in Athens, where he also died, but his origins were from the island of Kythnos. He was one of the most recognized Greek musicians of all times, working in the Greek cinema of those years with stars such as Aliki Vouyouklaki. He appeared in many Greek film productions, and his compositions used in many, one of the most famous being "Siko Horepse Sirtaki". He also worked with famous Greek composers, such as Manos Hadjidakis in 1959, and there after collaborated with various leading Greek musicians such as Theodorakis, Stavros Xarchakos and many others.
Known For
The Smart Aleck
The Grouch
Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές
Descended from Heaven
Groom from London
The Right-Minded Madman
O boufos
Taste from Greece
Wake Up, Poor Periklis!
Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday
The Storyteller
Five Thousand Lies
The Big Shark
The Father-in-Law
The Twins
The Woman Driver
The Playful Girl
Spend the first of the month
To Be or Not To Be
Penelope's Suitors
Young and old in action...
Illegal desires
Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments
Three Girls from America
The Giant of Kypseli
The Drawer of Sin
Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας
Kitsos Mini and Souvlaki
The Drunk of the Harbor
Αστέρια στο βούρκο
My Nephew Manolis
Company of Miracles
Φτωχός, αλλά τίμιος
Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
A Rich Without Money
Our Old Friends
The Virgin Mary's Miracle
Θέλω να ζήσω στον ήλιο
Το μυστικό μιας μητέρας
