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Dimitris Gogos

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Dimitris Gogos
Δημήτρης Γκόγκος
Also known asBayianteras
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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 (Template:Lang-el) (February 28, 1903 - November 18, 1985) was one of the most influential singers and composers of rebetiko music. Also called Bayianteras (Template:Lang-el), 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.