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(43 works)
The Grouch
1969The Grouch
1969
The Smart Aleck
1966The Smart Aleck
1966
To Be or Not To Be
1966To Be or Not To Be
1966
The Right-Minded Madman
1968The Right-Minded Madman
1968
Descended from Heaven
1965Descended from Heaven
1965
The Virgin Mary's Miracle
1965The Virgin Mary's Miracle
1965
Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments
1966Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments
1966
Spend the first of the month
1965Spend the first of the month
1965
Groom from London
1967Groom from London
1967
Our Old Friends
1982Our Old Friends
1982
A Rich Without Money
1967A Rich Without Money
1967
Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday
1962Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday
1962
Wake Up, Poor Periklis!
1969Wake Up, Poor Periklis!
1969
Three Girls from America
1964Three Girls from America
1964
The idiot
1968The idiot
1968
Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
1967Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
1967
The Woman Driver
1964The Woman Driver
1964
Five Thousand Lies
1966Five Thousand Lies
1966
The Drawer of Sin
1966The Drawer of Sin
1966
The Father-in-Law
1968The Father-in-Law
1968
I want to live in the sun.
1966I want to live in the sun.
1966
The Big Shark
1957The Big Shark
1957
The Playful Girl
1967The Playful Girl
1967
Kitsos Mini and Souvlaki
1968Kitsos Mini and Souvlaki
1968
Young and old in action...
1963Young and old in action...
1963
Taste from Greece
1980Taste from Greece
1980
The Storyteller
1969The Storyteller
1969
My Nephew Manolis
1963My Nephew Manolis
1963
The Twins
1964The Twins
1964
Company of Miracles
1962Company of Miracles
1962
Penelope's Suitors
1968Penelope's Suitors
1968
The Drunk of the Harbor
1967The Drunk of the Harbor
1967
Φτωχός, αλλά τίμιος
1965Φτωχός, αλλά τίμιος
1965
Illegal desires
1966Illegal desires
1966
The Giant of Kypseli
1968The Giant of Kypseli
1968
Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές
1965Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές
1965
Το μυστικό μιας μητέρας
1966Το μυστικό μιας μητέρας
1966
Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας
1964Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας
1964
Θα ζήσω για σένα
1965Θα ζήσω για σένα
1965
Χωρισμός
1966Χωρισμός
1966
Αστέρια στο βούρκο
1963Αστέρια στο βούρκο
1963
Με λύγισε η φτώχεια
1964Με λύγισε η φτώχεια
1964
Ξαναγύρισε κοντά μου
1965Ξαναγύρισε κοντά μου
1965