Hiotis Manolis

He was born on March 21, 1921 in Thessaloniki and died on 1970, allegedly on his very birthday. He started first on the Violin and eventually moved on to the Guitar and the Bouzouki. He was from his first steps recognized as a great talent.
He began his stage and recording career 1937 at age of 16 playing along with Bayanderas in his songs. One year later, 1938, he recorded his first own song De les to nai kai 'sy (Δε λες το ναι και 'συ). By the shut down of the record companies in Greece, because of the German Occupation, he was already one of the major musicians and played Bouzouki and Guitar in many recordings, besides his own. His career took off after the German Occupation.
He has composed many great songs that became timeless hits, to name a few: "O Pasatιmpos" (Ο Πασατέμπος), "Apσpse Fνla me" (Απόψε Φίλα με), "Miαzis san Thαlassa" (Μοιάζεις σαν Θάλασσα), "Vouno me vouno" (Βουνό με βουνό).