Sakis Rouvas
After twenty top-selling CDs & DVDs, fifteen awards in leading Music Awards categories and two films, Sakis Rouvas is undoubtedly the ultimate pop star in Greece with great international appeal.Sakis Rouvas - ultimate pop-star
Sakis Rouvas was born in Corfu. Since 1996, he has the largest fan club, with thousands of members from all parts of the world.
In 1997, Sakis along with Turkish Burak Kut threw a binational concert on the Green Line in Cyprus, for which he won the Ipekci International Award for Understanding and Cooperation.
In 2002, Sakis released his album in France, followed by an unforgettable concert in the legendary Olympia!
In the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, Sakis with “Shake It” gets the third place, but everyone considers him as a winner too thanks to his striking performance.
He performs at the Closing Ceremony in the Olympic Games in Athens. He also records a duet with Philip Kirkorov in Greek and Russian becoming a huge hit and appeared as a guest in three international concerts given by the leading Greek artist Nana Mouskouri, impressing the audience and critics.
In 2005, Sakis won the World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Greek Artist.
In 2006, Sakis and Maria Menounos were the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest, in Athens. Everyone is talking about his flawless presentation and his remarkable singing performances.
Open to new challenges, Sakis accepted the invitation of the Greek broadcaster ERT to represent Greece in this year's Europe's favorite TV-show, saying that the contest was one of the most important and exciting moments of his career, which he wanted to experience again.