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Vassilis Tsitsanis (18/01/1915 - 18/01/1984)
Vassilis Tsitsaniswas one of the greatest Greek composers and singers of Greek folk music (laiko) in the 20th century.He was born in Trikalain January 1915.
His father owned a mandolin, with which he played klepht songs; these were the first inspirations of Tsitsanis, along with the Byzantine hymns of the Orthodox Church. In 1926, he had a bouzouki and tried to learn on his own.
During his high school years, he started studying the violin and participated in local feasts and celebrations, in order to gain some money for his family.
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However, he did not make public appearances with bouzouki, because it was illegal and was also considered of low social value, but his first songs were composed for bouzouki.
In 1936, he went to Athensto study Law at University of Athensand in order to make ends meet, he worked at a night club.
The following year, he met the singer Dimitris Pedikopoulos, who helped him record his first song. Numerous hits