Notis Sfakianakis
Panagiotis "Notis" Sfakianakis ( Greek Παναγιώτης "Νότης" Σφακιανάκης , born November 2, 1959 in Heraklion , Crete ) is one of the most successful Greek singers with five million records sold worldwide .
Life
Notis Sfakianakis was born to Konstantinos († 1997) and Maria Sfakianakis. His father was a gardener at the park of Nikos Kazantzakis and came from Crete . His mother comes from Asia Minor . Notis is married to Kylie Sfakianakis and has two children.
After his parents separated, Notis moved with his mother to relatives on the island of Kos at the age of 7 and grew up there. Notis ended his school career after the 7th grade and worked e.g. B. as a gas and water plumber, electrician or waiter in cafes and live clubs. During stays with his mother, who had moved to Munich, he was employed as a cleaner in a home for the disabled. Since 1975 he has worked as a DJ in clubs and discos on Kos. There he also met his future wife Kylie, to whom he has been married since May 4, 1994, in early 1981.
At the beginning of 1985 Notis rented the discotheque "Apollon 1" and converted it into a live club. He himself played the drums and sang professionally for the first time. In August of the same year, Notis appeared as a singer in the larger club "Apollon 2". In 1987, Notis went to Athens , but was unsuccessful. In the summer of 1988 he received another offer from a club in Athens. But he did not meet the requirement to remove the earring he had worn since 1975 and waived. He then performed in the Anetta club. There he regularly appeared on stage at 3:30 a.m., right after the artist Poly Panou . She always greeted him with the words: "Now Notis will sing, come rulers (Archontas)!" She was the first to give him this nickname, which made him a myth in Greece as the "ruler of the night".
Sfakianakis is a supporter of the neo-Nazi party Chrysi Avgi . The singer Despina Vandi then distanced herself from Sfakianakis.
Trivia
- 1997: Record “Embirion Sillektis” (collector of experiences), live recording of concerts with covered songs by Greek and foreign artists and two new songs. Notis donated all proceeds from this album to the municipality of Ormenio on the border with Bulgaria and Turkey , for the creation of a cultural center. The built cultural center is now called "Kulturzentrum, Notis Sfakianakis" and was opened in 1998 on the edge of the Notis Greece tour.
- In 2000, during a series of concerts in Cyprus , he asked the Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus for permission to build a monument in honor of Solomos Solomou (Greek-Cypriot freedom fighter). It was given to him.
- November 2004 he took part in a charity game between veterans of Olympiacos and artists and journalists for the benefit of an 11-year-old girl who was seriously ill.
- 2009–2010: In December 2009 and April & November 2010 a CD of the first trilogy album in Greek music history was released with the name Matomeno Dakry (“Bleeding Tear”) with songs about the social problems of Greece as well as romantic ballads and dance songs.
- On December 7, 2010, Notis Sfakianakis was chosen for its 25th anniversary in the music industry. Notis Sfakianakis has sold five million records worldwide.
- With the album 16 Aytotelis Istories , Notis Sfakianakis sold over 100,000 records. This makes it the best-selling album in Greece in the last ten years.
Appearances
Notis Sfakianakis is considered extroverted when it comes to his artistic performances. He surprises his audience with spectacular stage designs and stage effects as well as professional dance groups during his performances. In his rare television appearances, he is often very critical of the USA and advocates the “freedom of the peoples”.
Discography
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- 1991: Proti fora (“First Time”) - Gold
- 1992: Eisai ena Pistoli ("You are a pistol") - platinum
- 1993: Me to N kai me to S (“With the N and with the Sigma” - “Keep formal distance, alienate yourself”) - Platinum
- 1994: Notioanatolika tou kosmou ("Southeast of the world") - 2 × platinum
- 1996: 5th Bima ("5th step") - 4 × platinum
- 1997: Embirion Sillektis ("experience collector ") - platinum
- 1997: Pro-Dia-Fimin ("Vorwerbung" - ambiguous - also "For awareness") - 5 × platinum
- 1998: I Notes ine 7-Psyches (“The notes have 7 souls”, meaning: “Music will never die”) - 6 × platinum
- 1999: Around the World - Gold
- 1999: Enthimion ("souvenir") record holder to date with 7 × platinum in Greece
- 1999: Proangelos (" Harbinger ") - 6 × platinum
- 2000: Polychroma kai Entona ("Colorful and intense") - 3 × platinum
- 2001: Telos… dichos Telos (“End… without end”) - 4 × platinum
- 2002: Aniksis ("Spring") - 2 × platinum
- 2002: As milisoun ta tragoudia (“Should the songs speak”) - 2 × platinum
- 2004: Me Agapi oti kanis (“Whatever you do, do it with love”) - 2 × platinum
- 2005: Ana ... Genisis ("Again ... Birth") - 2 × platinum
- 2006: Kinonia Ora 7 (“Society, seven o'clock”) - platinum
- 2007: Not Magikes (“Enchanting Nights”) - Platinum
- 2007: Mnimes ("Memories") - Platinum
- 2009: Matomeno Dakry - Kinonikon ("Bleeding Tear - Society Songs Version") - 2 × platinum
- 2010: Matomeno Dakry - Erotikon ("Bleeding Tears - Love Songs Version") - 3 × platinum
- 2010: Matomeno Dakry - Horeftikon ("Bleeding Tear - Dance Songs Version") - 2 × platinum
- 2011: 21 + 4 Matomena Dakrya ("21 + 4 bleeding tears") - 4 × platinum
- 2013: 16 Avtotelis Istories (“16 completed stories”) - 5 × platinum
- 2014: Mazi ("Together") - 7 × platinum
- 2016: Otan epikinonoume (“When we communicate”) - 5 × platinum
- 2018: Kai o Eros Theos einai ("And Eros is also a god")
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Greek Singer, Sfakianakis: “Golden Dawn Will Save Greece” greece.greekreporter.com of November 22, 2013.
- ↑ Vandi Breaks Cooperation with Sfakianakis After He Praises Golden Dawn keeptalkinggreece.com of 22 November, 2013.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sfakianakis, Notis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Notis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heraklion , Crete |