Biography
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Μπάμπης Μαρκάκης
Effective period / Period of releases: 1960 - 1970
Real name :Μάρκος ΜπαλτόπουλοςEstablished with his own compositions in the mid-1960s, such as «Μες σε ξένους τόπους», «Πανικός», «Μεγάλη θλίψη», «Πληγωμένοι κι οι δυο», «Ένα αντίο πικρό», «Το τέλος», «Μαύρη κατάρα» and others.
In 1960 he made Huge sales for 45 rpm disc with "Το σπαθί του Χατζημπαμπά"
For a long period (1973-1985) he lived in Canada with his family. The last years of his life was in Meteora at Naples Thessaloniki.
He died in Thessaloniki on February 15, 2003.