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'''Giorgos Mitsakis''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[rebetiko]] songwriter and composer.

Mitsakis was born in Istanbul in [[1921]]. He moved to [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]], in [[1935]] and started his career as a [[bouzouki]] player in [[1937]]. Mitsakis career, both as a songwriter and a composer, took off after the [[WWII|Second World War]]. He was known for his versatility, covering the entire spectrum of [[rebetiko]] music from original to the "posh" version made famous by [[Manolis Chiotis]].

He died in [[Athens]] on [[November 17]], [[1993]].

==His songs==

*Βαλεντίνα - Valentina
*Γεντί Κουλέ - Yedi Kule (a prison)
*Δεν είμαι εγώ ο Γιώργος σου - Am I not your George?
*Η πρώτη αγάπη σου είμαι εγώ - I am your first love
*Κάτσε να πιούμε ΄να κρασί - Let's have some wine together
*Καυγαδάκι - Arguments
*Μπαρμπα Θωμά - Uncle Thomas
*Νίτσα Ελενίτσα - Nitsa - Elenitsa
*Όπου Γιώργος και μάλαμα - Where there's a George, there's gold
*Όσο βαριά είναι τα σίδερα - As heavy as iron is
*Στα μπουζούκια να με πας - Take me to hear [[bouzouki]]
*Στον Πειραιά συννέφιασε - It's cloudy in [[Piraeus]]
*ΤΟ δαχτυλίδι - The ring

[[Category:1921 births|Mitsakis, Giorgos]]
[[Category:1993 deaths|Mitsakis, Giorgos]]
[[Category:Composers|Mitsakis, Giorgos]]
[[Category:Rebetiko|Mitsakis, Giorgos]]

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Irlandos: New page: '''Giorgos Mitsakis''' was a Greek rebetiko songwriter and composer. Mitsakis was born in Istanbul in 1921. He moved to Volos, Thessaly, in 1935 and started...