Sakis Rouvas
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| Sakis Rouvas Σάκης Ρουβάς |
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| Birth name | Anastasios Rouvas |
| Also known as | Sakis Rouvas,
Anastasakis Rouvas |
| Born | January 5, 1972 |
| Origin | Greece |
| Genre(s) | Pop-Rock, pop, R&B, Soul, Dance, Dance-Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Musician, Vocalist, Songwriter, Composer, Record Producer, Athlete, Model, Actor, Film Producer, Dancer Spokesperson, Activist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Label(s) | PolyGram (1991-1997), Minos EMI (1997-Present), Universal Music (2002-Present) |
| Website | www.sakisrouvas.com |
Sakis Rouvas (Σάκης Ρουβάς; born January 5, 1972) is a Greek singer and former athlete. He was born on the island of Corfu. Rouvas was signed in 1991 by record company Polygram. A few months later, he performed at the Thessaloniki Song Festival. His first single was called Par?ta. He has won several awards at the Hellenic Music Awards including Best New Singer, Best Song and Best Stage Performance. He has also played a role in reconciliation efforts with Turkey. In 1997, he performed on stage with Turkish singer Burat Kut in a concert in UN-controlled territory on Cyprus. For this, he was awarded the International Ipekçi Prize for understanding and co-operation.[1] During his athletic career, he was a member of the national Greek pole vaulting team.[2] In 2004, he represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest, performing the song Shake It by Nick Terzis, which gained Greece third place in the competition.[3] He later went on to host Eurovision in 2006 in Greece with Greek-American television presenter Maria Menounos.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Childhood & Origins
Sakis Rouvas was born on January 5, 1972 in the beautiful Greek island of Corfu in the village of Mandouki, near the island's capital, Corfu City. His parents are Kostas Rouvas and Anna-Maria Panaretou. He has one younger biological brother named Tolis. His father was a drive, while his mother worked at the Duty Free at the local airport. Rouvas grew up in a very poor family. However, his talents and passion for life were revealed at a very young age. Since the age of four, his incredible athletic abilities shone. Both of his parents had some background in theater, and at the age of only ten, Rouvas starred in his first major theatrical production, An I Karharies Itan Anthropi (If Caracatures were People), which quickly sold out local theatres in his native Corfu. His much older co-stars were amazed at the young boy's talent and charisma, and they soon label him "The Miracle Child." Soon after, Rouvas discovered his second great love after athletics, being music. He soon after very quickly learned to paly guitar by himself and was inspired by music of abroad. His greatest inspiration that would later on mould his career, was Elvis Presley.
Unfortunately for Sakis Rouvas, fate would only bring sorrow and troublesome times for him and his family who had already been suffering from great poverty. The days of childhood contment would soon disappear inthe forthcoming years. In 1984, his parents got divorced, and due to strained relationships between the two, Sakis and his brother Tolis were forced to move to the village of Potamos, where they were from then on raised by their paternal grandmother, Elpiniki, and grandfather, Anastasis, who is Sakis' namesake. Darker days follow, as his father remarried almost immediately, and Sakis would now inherit younger step-brothers. At the age of only twelve, Sakis was forced into doing many jobs beyond his years, in order to support his father's new family, as well as his mother, who was all alone, along with his academic studies at school and the puruit of embracing and developing his athletic, theatrical, and musical talents.
At the age of sixteen, he made his first big turning-point in hsi career after being accepted as a member of the Greek National Gymnastics Team. His scores were always very high, and he won numerous natioanal and international awards. He was even asked to participate in pole vault for the team, one more thing that he would excel at.
However, Rouvas still held onto his love of music. He decides to leave acting, and soon started to do performances at local clubs. He became a member of the Corfu Band. The first time that everyone got to hear him sing was at the night of his graduation, where he rised onto the stage in front of his classmates and sang his rendition of all of the hits of Elvis and The Beatles.
After graduating, he started working at hotels and night clubs as a singer, however, there were too many problematic situations in his life in Corfu, and at the age of seventeen, he leaves Corfu, and moves to Patra alone, in hope of better luck.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio
- 1991-Sakis Rouvas (Gold)
- 1992-Min Antistekese (Gold)
- 1993-Yia Sena (Godl)
- 1994-Aima, Dakrya & Idrotas (Platinum)
- 1996-Tora Arhizoun ta Dyskola (Paltinum)
- 1997-Tora Arhizoun ta Dyskola: Special Edition (Paltinum)
- 1998-Kati Apo Mena (Platinum)
- 2000-21os Akatallilos
- 2001-21os Akatallilos (Rerelease) (2X Paltinum)
- 2002-Ola Kala
- 2002-Ola Kala (Rerelease)
- 2002-Ola Kala (French Edition) (2X Paltinum)
- 2003-Ola Kala (International Edition) (2X Platinum)
- 2003-To Hrono Stamatao
- 2004-To Hrono Stamatao (Euro Edition) (2X Platinum)
- 2005-S'eho Erotefthi
- 2005-S'eho Erotefthi: Special Edition (3X Platinum)
- 2006-Yparhi Agape Edo (2X Paltinum)
[edit] Live
- 2006-Live Ballads (Platinum)
- 2006-Live Ballads: Collectors' Edition (Platinum)
- 2007-This Is My Live (Platinum)
[edit] CD Singles
- 1991-Par'ta
- 1998-Theleis I Den Theleis? (Platinum)
- 2001-Disco Girl (2X Paltinum)
- 2002-Ola Kala (Platinum)
- 2003-The Light
- 2003-Pes Tis (Platinum)
- 2003-Feelings
- 2003-Dis Lui
- 2004-Shake It (4X Platinum)
- 2004-Se Thelo San Trelos (Platinum in Russia)
- 2006-Zise Ti Zoi (Gold)
[edit] Official Compilations
- 1999-Me Kommeni tin Anasa (Platinum)
- 2001-Sakis Rouvas
- 2003-Remixes (Platinum)
- 2003-[Remixes + Bonus DVD]] (Platinum)
- 2005-[[Sakis Rouvas: The Ultimate Collection-Music & Video: 1991-1996) (Gold)
- 2007-Ta Erotika
- 2007-Sakis: Ap'tin Arhi
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[edit] References
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| Preceded by Pavlo Shylko & Maria Efrosinina |
Eurovision Song Contest co-presenter (with Maria Menounos) 2006 |
Succeeded by Mikko Leppilampi & Jaana Pelkonen |
| Preceded by Mando |
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 |
Succeeded by Elena Paparizou |
