Giorgos Alkeos

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Giorgos Alkeos at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo (2010)

Giorgos Alkeos ( Greek Γιώργος Αλκαίος [ ˈʝɔrɣɔs alˈkʲɛɔs ]; also: Yorgos Alkaios ; born December 24, 1971 in Athens ) is a Greek pop musician. His father is the singer Giannis Vassiliou , who was also very successful in Greece in the 1990s .

Giorgos Alkeos was born in Athens to a Portuguese mother and a Greek father. He spent the first 3 years of his life in Boston, USA. At the age of 3, after his parents separated, he was brought back to Greece by his father and grew up there in his grandmother's house in Chalandri.

His career began in 1989 with an appearance on a Greek casting show. After a short period in which he worked as an actor, he devoted himself entirely to music. For his solo career he chose the stage name Alkeos . He was already successful with his first single Ti Ti .

His work is characterized above all by the combination of classical Greek elements with modern pop music.

Giorgos Alkeos has also written numerous titles for other artists. Including the internationally successful piece Opa Opa , which is sung by many performers (e.g. Antique , Despina Vandi , Notis Sfakianakis ). The Swedish-Greek group Antique achieved second place in the European top ten with Opa Opa .

His title Sirmatoplegma was chosen as the anthem by the Turkish soccer team Galatasaray Istanbul .

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Alkaios represented Greece together with a few other singers under the name Giorgos Alkeos & Friends with the song Opa! . In the final, the formation took eighth place.

Discography

At the dress rehearsal in Oslo 2010
  • 1992: Me ligo trak
  • 1993: Oh! Kita me
  • 1994: The birazi
  • 1995: Anef logou
  • 1996: Entos Eavtou
  • 1997: En Psychro
  • 1998: Ichi siopis
  • 1999: Ta dika mou tragoudia (the best of 92-99)
  • 1999: Sirmatoplegma
  • 2000: Pro ton pylon
  • 2001: Oxygono
  • 2002: Karma
  • 2002: Ta tragoudia mou (the best)
  • 2003: Kommatio psychis
  • 2004: Special edition
  • 2005: Live tour
  • 2006: Nychtes apo fos
  • 2007: Elevtheros
  • 2009: Ta dika mas paramythia
  • 2010: Grandpa (Eurovision Song Contest)

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personal data
SURNAME Alkeos, Giorgos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alkaios, Giorgos; Alkaios, Yorgos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek pop musician
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens , Greece