Dimitrios Bibasis (''Δημήτριος Μπιμπάσης''), better known by his stage name Dimitris Basis (''Δημήτρης Μπάσης''), is a

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singer and musician. He is from the village of

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, near the city of

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Biography

Dimitris Basis was born in Stuttgart. His parents lived in Germany for some years. He came to Greece for the first time at the age of eight when his entire family returned to Cherso, a small village near the Greek–North Macedonian border. At the age of nine, he started chanting the liturgy in the local church and three years later he began to study

Byzantine music Byzantine music ( Greek: Βυζαντινή μουσική) is the music of the Byzantine Empire. Originally it consisted of songs and hymns composed to Greek texts used for courtly ceremonials, during festivals, or as paraliturgical and liturgica ...

. He gained his diploma at the age of seventeen. At the same time he used to sing at many cultural celebrations. When he was twenty years old just after his first steps in professional singing he was discovered by

Stamatis Kraounakis Stamatis Kraounakis ( el, Σταμάτης Κραουνάκης) is a Greek music composer, music producer, lyricist, writer and director. He was born and lives in Athens and has studied Political Science in Panteion University. He has composed ...

and Warner Music company, who immediately offered him a contract. For three continuous seasons he was singing with

Alkistis Protopsalti Alkistis Protopsalti ( el, Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη), born as Alkistis Sevasti Attikuzel ( el, Άλκηστις Σεβαστή Αττικιουζέλ), is a Greek singer and songwriter. Life Alkistis Protopsalti was born in Alex ...

, Stamatis Kraounakis and Lina Nikolakopoulou, and met success due to his musical performances under the music director Andreas Voutsinas. His professional debut began with his participation in two of Stamatis Kraounakis works: “Otan Erhonde I Fili mou” where he sang two songs and in the soundtrack of the T.V. series “To Trito Stefani” where he took part in one song. In 1996 he collaborated with

Christos Nikolopoulos Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (d ...

and he performed live. In 1997 his first album became a reality with the title “Me tin Fora tou Anemou” (music by Christos Nikolopoulos, Kostas Falkonis and lyrics by Christos Papadopoulos). Eight months later the soundtrack of T.V. series “Psithiri Kardias” was in music stores (music by Christos Nikolopoulos and lyrics by Eleni Giannatsoulia). It was a tremendous success with over 120,000 sales. Dimitris Basis’ voice started to be heard not only in Greece but abroad as well. In the next season he worked with

Dimitra Galani Dimitra Galani ( el, Δήμητρα Γαλανή) is a Greek singer and songwriter. Galani was born 1952 in Athens and began her musical career at the age of 16 providing vocals on several tracks of Dimos Moutsis and Nikos Gatsos on the album "A ...

and

Manolis Lidakis Manolis ( el, Μανώλης, Μανόλης) is a Greek masculine given name, which is sometimes a contraction of Emmanouil. It may refer to: *Manolis Anagnostakis (1925–2005), Greek poet and critic at the forefront of the Marxist and existentia ...

and by the end of 1998 his second personal album “Se Anihtous Ouranous” is ready (music by Christos Nikolopoulos and lyrics by Aris Davarakis, Eleni Giannatsoulia). The winter period of 1998–99 was important to Dimitris Mpasis’ career because of his collaboration with

Haris Alexiou Haris Alexiou ( el, Χάρις Αλεξίου, ; born 27 December 1950 in Thebes, Greece as Hariklia Roupaka, el, Χαρίκλεια Ρουπάκα, ) is a Greek singer. She is considered one of the most popular singers in Greece and has been co ...

. In the summer of 1999 he started a series of concerts all over Greece and Cyprus with Giannis Kotsiras. That same summer he performed with

Stavros Xarhakos Stavros Xarchakos, Greek: Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος (born 14 March 1939) is a Greek composer and conductor. Biography Stavros Xarchakos was born in Athens, where he studied at the Athens Conservatoire. He has family origins from the Man ...

in a series of concerts with K.O.E.M. (National Orchestra of Greek Music) both in Greece and abroad. Simultaneously he took part in a dedicated concert for Christos Nikolopoulos in the Athens Concert Hall. This concert was also performed again in the Herodes Atticus Odeon. In October 1999 he gave a series of concerts in Australia with Irini Haridou. In the winter of 1999 and 2000, we saw him with

Eleni Tsaligopoulou Eleni Tsaligopoulou ( el, Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου; born 11 April 1963) is a Greek singer of popular music who, in the course of a 30-year career, has maintained a position as one of her country's best-selling recording artists. Ear ...

. In 2000, his personal album “Milao Hronia” was in the stores (music by Vaso Alagianni and lyrics by Nikos Moraitis). The year 2001 was a decisive year in his career because he met the great Greek composer

Mikis Theodorakis Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( el, Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' ...

who proposed to revise and perform together one of his most important works: “To Tragoudi tou Nekrou Adelfou”. This particular work had been sung for first time in 1961 by

Grigoris Bithikotsis Grigoris Bithikotsis ( Greek Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, ; December 11, 1922 – April 7, 2005) was a Greek folk singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. He is considered one of the most important figures in Greek popula ...

but was never completed as due to the political situation at that time some songs had been censored. For this work the great composer decided -after 17 years of absence from studios- to get back to work and lead “The Popular Orchestra Mikis Theodorakis”. Some months later a new Dimitris Basis’ album followed. Its title was “I Agapi Ine Fotia” and its songs were mostly remakes of Mikis Theodorakis love songs. In December 2001 he started his appearances together with Yannis Kotsiras in Athens and their success continued until March 2002 in Thessaloniki. This success presented them with the title of the most commercial music duet of the summer. Next winter found Dimitris Basis in an “alliance” with

Pashalis Terzis Paschalis Terzis ( el, Πασχάλης Τερζής; born 24 April 1949) is a popular Greek singer. Biography Terzis was born in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki. In his early teens, he began to sing with friends, some of whom helped him in his ...

and

Dimitris Mitropanos Dimitris Mitropanos ( el, Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος; 2 April 1948 – 17 April 2012) was a Greek singer. He was renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style. Biography Mitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in n ...

. This music shape was created at the same time as the announcement by the music company MINOS – EMI that a new album with the name “Dimitris Basis” was being released (2003). It was an artistic work from various creators, including popular songs such as "I Zoi" and "Ki Efyga". From the first date of its release it gained the acceptance of public and critics who admired Basis’ music personality one more time. In the summer of 2003, he took part in a dedication to the poet

Yiannis Ritsos Yiannis Ritsos ( el, Γιάννης Ρίτσος; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has be ...

–throughout Greece- with the “Mikis Theodorakis” Orchestra. The poems (“Epitaphios, Romiosini, Ta Dekaohto Lianotragouda tis Pikris Patridas, I Piites tou Kosmou) were composed by Mikis Theodorakis. In December 2003 he started a very successful collaboration with Manolis Lidakis in Thessaloniki which continued with additional appearances in Athens and in summer concerts all over Greece. At the same time he was working on his new CD with the title “Diskoli Kardia” (music by Nikos Antipas and lyrics by Lina Nikolakopoulou, Mirto Kontova) which was released in December 2004. In the summer of 2004 he gave some personal concerts with songs from his entire repertoire. He also sang alongside

Maria Farantouri Maria Farantouri or Farandouri ( el, Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the ...

, songs of the great Mikis Theodorakis. In the winter of 2004–2005, he started his appearances with

and

Themis Adamantidis Themis Adamantidis ( gr, Θέμης Αδαμαντίδης), born 28 September 1957) is a Greek singer and songwriter. He released around two dozen full-length studio albums, on Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label ...

in Athens and Thessaloniki. Their work was a hymn to " Zeimbekiko" dance (in Greek culture, a man's dance). The cd of their live appearances in "Akti Pireos" released in April with the title "Iparhi ke to Zeimbekiko". In May 2005, he took part in the celebrations in honour of the eightieth birthday of the famous composer Mikis Theodorakis. The titles of the songs which he sang were "The Songs of Passion and Love". These celebrations took place during the "Greek Festival" in Herod Atticus Odeon. In the same year's summer he departed for first time on a successful solo tour at selected cities around Greece.

Discography

Personal Discography

* Me ti fora tou anemou (1996) * Psithyroi Kardias (1997) by Christos Nikolopoulos * Se anoihtous ouranous (1998) * Milao hronia (2000) * Spasmeno karavi (2001)

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* To tragoudi tou nekrou aderfou (2001) by

* I agapi einai fotia (2001) by

* Dimitris Basis (2003) * Dyskoli Kardia (2004) * I Zoi Allou Se Paei (2007) * Apo to Vyzantio sto Simera (2008) * Dimitris Mpasis - Live (2010) * I Synnefia Pernaei me Parea (2011) by

Lavrentis Machairitsas Lavrentis Machairitsas ( el, Λαυρέντης Μαχαιρίτσας; 5 November 1956 – 9 September 2019) was a Greek rock musician from Volos, Thessaly, Greece. Biography Early years Machairitsas was born in Volos and began taking pia ...

* Ti Ta Theleis (2017)

Collaborations

* Otan Erhontai Oi Filoi Mou * To Trito Stefani OST (1996) * Odeon Herodes Atticus - Christos Nikolopoulos * Helidonia tis Vrochis - Giorgos Andreou * Savvorama -

Dionysis Savvopoulos Dionysis Savvopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος) (born 2 December 1944) is a prominent Greek singer-songwriter. Career Savvopoulos was born in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece (December 1944) in a middle-class family. He pass ...

* Gia ton Grigori * Fos (2004) * Yparhei kai to Zeimpekiko (Dimitris Mitropanos - Themis Adamantidis - Dimitris Basis) * To Kafe tou Erota - Charis Romas * Spaei to Rodi - Leuteris Papadopoulos * Tis Zois Mou Ta Tragoudia - Christos Nikolopoulos

External links

Official website

DIMITRIS MPASIS' MANAGEMENT
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basis, Dimitris Living people 21st-century Greek male singers Singers from Thessaloniki 1970 births People from Kilkis (regional unit) 20th-century Greek male singers