Stavros Michalakakos

Greek Cypriot singer (born 1987)
Stavros Michalakakos
Σταύρος Μιχαλακάκος
Born (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 (age 37)
OriginLimassol, Cyprus
GenresPop
Years active2009-present
LabelsSony Music Greece
Musical artist

Stavros Michalakakos (in Greek Σταύρος Μιχαλακάκος) (born 9 April 1987) is a Greek Cypriot singer. On 12 February 2010 he won the second season of the Greek version of the television singing competition The X Factor. He was awarded a recording contract and a car. Michalakakos is the second Cypriot to have won the Greek competition, after Loukas Giorkas won the first season.[1]

Michalakakos' debut single, "Vres To Nisi" (Find the Island), a Greek-language cover of the 1979 Nick Lowe single "Cruel to Be Kind" with lyrics by Nikos Moraitis, was digitally released on 11 June 2010.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lifestyle". 28 September 2010 – via media.philenews.com.
  2. ^ "ΒΡΕΣ ΤΟ ΝΗΣΙ". Sony Music Greece.

External links

  • Stavros Michalakakos MySpace site
Preceded by
Loukas Giorkas
The X Factor (Greece)
Winner

2010
Succeeded by
Haris Antoniou
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The X Factor (Greece)
Series
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
Winners
  • Loukas Giorkas
  • Stavros Michalakakos
  • Haris Antoniou
  • Andreas Leontas
  • Panagiotis Koufogiannis
  • Giannis Grosis
Notable contestants
  • Nikolas Metaxas
  • Ivi Adamou
  • Eleftheria Eleftheriou
  • Nikki Ponte