Notis Sfakianakis

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[[Image:]]Notis Sfakianakis was born on November 2, 1959, on the island of Crete in Greece. He is one of the most successful Greek singers of all time.

1 Early Life and Start of Career
2 Career Success
3 Charity Work
4 External Links

[edit] Early Life and Start of Career

Notis Sfankianakis and his family moved to the island of Kos when he was seven. Notis became a disk jockey in his early 20s. He supported himself by working as an electrician, plumber, waiter, and laborer. In 1985 he formed a band and played in clubs in Kos. Due to the lack of success, the band broke apart after less than year of being formed. In 1986 Notis moved back to Crete to start his solo singing career.

Notis began opening for national acts like Poly Panou. He was discovered by Costas Bourmas, the general manager of Sony in Greece. Bourmas signed Sfakianakis to the label, and Notis recorded his debut album First Time which made it into the Greek top ten.

[edit] Career Success

In 1992, Sfakianakis released the album You are a Gun which went to gold. In 1993, he released more albums Ligo Ligo and Ese Me Kes both of which turned to be gold discs. In 1994 he released the album In the South East of the World which went double platinum, selling over 150,000 copies in Greece alone. His success continued when he released the album 5th Step which became the biggest selling record in Greek history selling over 200,000 copies. With record selling albums and sold out concerts, Notis Sfakianakis had become arguably the most successful singer in Greece's history.