| Babis Tsertos Μπάμπης Τσέρτος |
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| Born | 27 October 1956 |
| Origin | Tropaia, Greece |
| Genres | Laïka, rebetiko, éntekhno, folk |
| Website | www.babistsertos.gr |
Haralambos (Babis) Tsertos (Greek: Μπάμπης Τσέρτος) was born in Tropea of Arcadia, Greece on October 27, 1956. He is brother of the singer Nadia Karagianni. His father was a musician too, and he was playing the Mandolin. At the age of 17 he is settled permanently in Athens and in 1974 he entered the Faculty of Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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As a student he learns playing the Bouzouki and he participates in the University music band singing entexno, rebetiko and folk songs. In 1980 he started to work as a professional student, singing at the tavern "Oi filoi" ("The Friends") at Kypseli, Athens.
Since then, he has worked with great Greek artists, such as Sotiria Bellou, Takis Binis, Anna Chrysafi, Keti Gray, Kostas Kaplanis, Theodoros Polykandriotis, Koulis Skarpelis, Hondronakos, as well as with recent years singers such as Babis Goles, Giorgos Xindaris, Stelios Vamvakaris, Mario, Agathonas Iakovidis, Glykeria, Manolis Mitsias, Vicky Moscholiou, Lakis Halkias, Petros Vagiopoulos, Eleni Vitali, George Dalaras, Pantelis Thalassinos, Nadia Karagianni, Chronis Aidonidis, Theodosia Stiga, Sotiria Leonardou, and others.
In the recent years he is also cooperating with the Mandolin Orchestra of Exarchia "Dionisios Lavragas", which has given a series of concerts in many theaters and at the National Opera of Greece, with great lyrical artists. The culmination of this cooperation was his participation at the album "Diadromes" (music by Christos Nikolopoulos, lyrics by Fontas Ladis), that refers at the neighborhoods of Athens and is a live recording from the concert of the Mandolin Orchestra in the National Opera.
In 2002 he won the award for the best singer of rebetiko at the "Corfu Awards" and in 2003 the award for the best folk album for "Anaglifa mias tehnis tapinis" at the "Arion Awards". He has also cooperated with the orchestra "Estudiantina" of Nea Ionia (Volos, Geeece), presenting the great musical richness of the folk songs from Smyrne. He also participated in the album "Smyrne" of Estudiantina, that was released in 2003 as a production of George Dalaras with the participation of many great singers, that won the award for the best traditional album at the "Arion Awards".
Babis Tsertos has 9 personal albums as well as several participations in other albums.
Personal Collections
Collections of the "Rebetiki Tetras" (Glykeria, Agathonas Iakovidis, Babis Tsertos, Babis Goles)
"Guide of Hellenic Discography", by Petros Dragoumanos