Michalis Rakintzis

Michalis Rakintzis (Greek: Μιχάλης Ρακιντζής; on Mygreek.fm, retrieved 30-8-2011 (in Greek).</ref>) is a male Greek singer. He was born in Athens and studied Mechanical Engineering in Great Britain.^[1] From 1982 to 1985, he participated at a rock group called Scraptown. After 3 albums & a maxi-single Scraptown split up and Rakintzis started a solo career.

Readers of the music magazine Popcorn voted him "Best singer of the Year" in 1991. Michalis Rakintzis worked with international stars such as Ian Gillan from Deep Purple and rocksinger Bonnie Tyler. He has also written songs for other Greek artists, such as Paschalis, Eleni Dimou, Dimitris Kontolazos, Sophia Arvaniti, Stelios Dionisiou, Vassilis Karras.

Michalis participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn with the song "S.A.G.A.P.O." (I Love You) which took the 17th place.^[2][3] Since then he has released many new albums.

Partial discography

• 1987 - Moro Mou Faltso (maxi-single)
• 1987 - Moro Mou Faltso (album) - Gold (with the participation of Eleni Demou)
• 1988 - Isovia (original soundtrack of Giannis Dalianidis movie with the same name)
• 1989 - Dikaiwma Gia 1+1 (album) - Gold
• 1990 - Apagwgh (album) - Gold
• 1991 - Na Eisai Ekei (album) - Gold
• 1992 - Get Away (maxi-single) - Gold (with the participation of Ian Gillan)
• 1992 - Etsi M' Aresei (album) - Gold (with the participation of Ian Gillan)
• 1994 - Ethnic (album) - Platinum
• 1995 - Kardoula Mou Egw Ki Esy (maxi-single)
• 1995 - H Prwth Apeilh (album) - Platinum
• 1996 - Trancemix (album)
• 1997 - Se Ena Vrady oIi Zhsoume (album) - Gold
• 1997 - Beba (maxi-single)
• 1998 - Se Ena Katastrwma (maxi-single) - Gold
• 1998 - Kathreftis (album) - Gold
• 1999 - Ton Filo Sou Zhlevw (album) - Gold
• 2000 - O,ti Kaneis Sou Kanw (maxi-single) - Gold
• 2001 - Oneiro 13 (album)
• 2002 - S.A.G.A.P.O. (album)
• 2003 - SOLO (2cds)
• 2005 - Bar Code (album)
• 2006 - Made In Greece (album)
• 2008 - Energia (album)
• 2011 - Back to the Φuture (album)

Mihalis' discography with others artists:

• 1986 - Pashalis - 9 Tropoi Agaphs (Katerina,Katerinaki - Pes, pes, pes) - Platinum
• 1987 - Sakis Mpoulas "As Prosehes" (Mihalis composed all the album)
• 1991 - Sofia Arvaniti - "Mi Mou Milas Gia Kalokairia" (he composed all the album) - Gold
• 1992 - Sofia Arvaniti - "Parafora" (he composed all the album with the participation of Bonnie Tyler) - Gold
• 1997 - Vasilis Karras - "M'Eheis Kanei Alhth" (he composed 10 out of 11 songs of the album)- Platinum
• 2000 - Sofia Arvaniti - "Symptomatika" (he composed 2 songs for this album: "Se Paw Opos Eisai" and "Symptomatika")
• 2000 - Angelos Dionysiou - "Mia Peripetia" (Lyrics and Music by Mihalis)
• 2001 - Giannis Karmas - "Ehw Parei Fora" (Lyrics and Music by Mihalis)
• 2001 - Stelios Dionysiou - "Den Pa Na vrehei" (2 songs were written by Mihalis: "Pes Tou Magka" and "Sto Para Pente")
• 2002 - Vasilis Karras - "Logia Ths Nyhtas (Mihalis wrote Music & lyrics for song: "Eho fortwsei")
• 2002 - Dimitris Kontolazos - "Ola exo" (Lyrics and Music by Mihalis)
• 2006 - Trilogy - "Nisaki Ston Okeano" (Music and Lyrics by Mihalis)

External links

• Unofficial page (in Greek)

References

1. ^ Biography on Mygreek.fm, retrieved 30-8-2011 (in Greek).
2. ^ Bohlman, Philip V. (2004). The music of European nationalism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 9781576072707. http://books.google.com/books?id=fkQf7k2OaDcC&pg=PA2&dq=the+eurovision+song+contest+2002#v=onepage&q=the%20eurovision%20song%20contest%202002&f=false. Retrieved 6 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". European Broadcasting Union. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=316. Retrieved 6 February 2011. 

Preceded by Antique with (I Would) Die for You

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Succeeded by Mando with Never Let You Go

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