Stereo Mike
Stereo Mike (* 1978 in Piraeus as Mihalis Exarhos , Greek Μιχάλης Έξαρχος) is a Greek rapper .
Live and act
Born in Greece, he went to England at the age of 18 , where he studied at the University of Leeds and the University of Westminster . Finally, after four years, he did his Bachelor of Music Technology and Master on Sound Production . During his studies he worked as a producer at Vault Recording Studios in London . He produced various rappers there, including Klashnekoff , Skinnyman and Mike GLC. He also worked for the AMG-Records label, which offered him his first contract as a rapper. Two years later his debut album Satirical Nomads was released in Greece. His second album XLI3H was released in 2007 by Minos EMI, the Greek representative of the EMI Group record company .
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 he supported the singer Loukas Viorkas in the ballad Watch my Dance , the Greek contribution to the competition. On May 10, 2011, they competed in the first ESC semi-final, where they made it into the final four days later. There they finished seventh in the victory of the Azerbaijani duo Ell and Nikki .
Prizes and awards
- 2008: MTV Europe Music Award for Best Greek Act
Web links
- Loukas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike at eurovision.de
- Stereo Mike in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stereo Mike at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stereo Mike |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Exarhos, Mihalis (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | greek rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Piraeus |