Markos Vamvakaris

Summary

Markos Vamvakaris is a human^[1]. Born in Ano Syros^[2], he… he was born on May 10, 1905^[3]. He passed away in Red Cross Hospital^[4]. He died on February 8, 1972^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], composer^[7], and songwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Ano Syros^[2], Markos Vamvakaris…
• Markos Vamvakaris died in Red Cross Hospital^[4].
• Markos Vamvakaris was born on May 10, 1905^[3].
• Markos Vamvakaris died on February 8, 1972^[5].
• Burial took place at Third Cemetery of Athens^[10].
• A child of Markos Vamvakaris was Stelios Vamvakaris^[11].
• A child of Markos Vamvakaris was Domenikos Vamvakaris^[12].
• Markos Vamvakaris held citizenship in Greece^[13].
• Markos Vamvakaris worked as a singer^[6].
• Markos Vamvakaris's professions included composer^[7].
• Markos Vamvakaris worked as a songwriter^[8].
• Markos Vamvakaris is recorded as male^[14].
• Markos Vamvakaris's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Markos Vamvakaris's genre is Rebetiko^[16].
• Markos Vamvakaris's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[17].
• Markos Vamvakaris's Commons category is recorded as Markos Vamvakaris^[18].
• Markos Vamvakaris's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Markos Vamvakaris, Syros^[19].
• Markos Vamvakaris's instrument is recorded as bouzouki^[20].
• Markos Vamvakaris's instrument is recorded as voice^[21].
• Markos Vamvakaris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Modern Greek^[22].
• Markos Vamvakaris's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης'}^[23].
• Markos Vamvakaris's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[24].
• Markos Vamvakaris's sibling is recorded as Argyris Vamvakaris^[25].
• Markos Vamvakaris's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as Museum of Markos Vamvakaris^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: GR^[28]

• Began / founded: 1905-05-10^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1972-02-08^[30]

• Community tags: greek^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 482a86e0-4d49-4d26-8406-3d06f01f0285^[32]

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Origins and Family

Markos Vamvakaris's place of birth was Ano Syros^[2]. He was born on May 10, 1905^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], composer^[7], and songwriter^[8].

Personal Life

Children include Stelios Vamvakaris^[11], a composer^[33], 1947–2019^[34], of Greece^[35] and Domenikos Vamvakaris^[12], a musician^[36], b. 1949^[37], of Greece^[38].

Death and Burial

Markos Vamvakaris died on February 8, 1972^[5]. He passed away in Red Cross Hospital^[4]. Burial took place at Third Cemetery of Athens^[10].

Why It Matters

Markos Vamvakaris ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Markos Vamvakaris born?

Markos Vamvakaris was born in Ano Syros^[2].

Where did Markos Vamvakaris die?

Markos Vamvakaris died in Red Cross Hospital^[4].

What did Markos Vamvakaris do for work?

Markos Vamvakaris worked as singer^[6], composer^[7], and songwriter^[8].