Rita Abatzi

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Rita Abatzi (Greek: Ρίτα Αμπατζή) (born 1914 in Smyrna, Asia Minor, now İzmir, Turkey - died June 17, 1969 in Egaleo (Athens), Greece) was a Greek rebetiko musician who began her career in the first part of the 1930s. She sang rebetiko, Smyrneika and other music. She took over the discs of 78 rpm.

Abatzi also participated with the most famous musicians including Panayiotis Toundas, Vangelis Papazoglou, Kostas Skarvelis, Iakovos Montanaris, Spyros Peristeris, Dimitrios Semsis, I. Ogdontaki up to Markos Vamvakaris and Vassilis Tsitsanis. After World War II, she didn't sing and did not publish any discography.