Janis Nikos
Janis Nikos (born October 11, 1973 in Saloniki , real name Ioannis Sfairopoulos) is a German-Greek singer.
Career
Nikos came to Germany with his family at the age of 15 and attended school in Mönchengladbach . In 1991 he was drafted for military service in Greece , where he then spent a few years. He took guitar and singing lessons and made his first stage experience.
At that time his parents were running a restaurant in Germany. There they played their son's songs as background music. Bernd Clüver was interested in the young singer and brought him to Germany. The first title that Clüver produced with Nikos was Esmeralda from the Gypsy Vagabonds .
He was now working with a new team. The producer and composer Willy Klüter and the lyricist Bernd Opinioner started work with Nikos under the direction of Palm Records. Producer Rainer Burmann and songwriter Michael Heck also contributed titles. With the singles from his first album Bolero d'amor reached Janis Nikos front seats of the airplay charts and was the ZDF television garden to the MDR Hits Eight-summer to see on the screen.
Successes (airplay charts, selection)
- Chica Chica (1st place; music by Willy Klüter , text by Bernd Opinion )
- The men from the south (1st place; music by Willy Klüter , text by Andreas Zaron )
- Te quiero mas - I love you more (4th place; music by Willy Klüter , text by Bernd Opinion )
- Bambolita (4th place; music by Willy Klüter , text by Bernd Opinion )
- Elene (6th place; music by Willy Klüter , text by Klaus Pelizaeus )
Awards
- On May 20, 2001, Janis Nikos received the Newcomer Award 2001 from the ADS (Arbeitskreis Deutscher Schlager) .
Web links
- Janis Nikos' sound carrier in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nikos, Janis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sfairopoulos, Ioannis (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Greek pop singer and entertainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saloniki |