(1959-11-02) 2 November 1959 (age 64) Herakleion, Crete, Greece
Origin
Herakleion, Crete, Greece Kos, Dodekanisa, Greece
Genres
Folk, Pop, Rock
Occupation(s)
Singer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1985–present
Labels
Sony Greece, Minos EMI, Universal Greece
Musical artist
Panagiotis "Notis" Sfakianakis (Greek: Νότης Σφακιανάκης; born 2 November 1959)[1] is a Greek singer of folk music, and is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time in Greece and Cyprus. Sfakianakis began his career in 1985, opening at nightclubs for other artists. He was discovered by Sony Greece and released his debut album Proti Fora in 1991.[2]
While his first three releases were commercially successful, beginning in the mid-1990s, Sfakianakis released a series of multi-platinum albums that are among the best selling albums of all time in Greece. His signature song "O Aetos" is one of the most popular songs in Greek music history. Sfakianakis was the best selling artist of the 1990s and stands as the best selling Greek artist of his generation.[3] However, in the 2000s he faced a significant commercial decline.
He then embarked on the Matomeno Dakry album trilogy (2009–2011). He has sold over 5 million records in Greece alone and in addition to these he has sold over 900 thousand copies of his albums as newspaper covermounts.
^"Notis Sfakianakis biography on National Geographic". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2006-11-14.
^"Δισκογραφία" [Discography]. Notissfakianakis.eu (in Greek). Notis Sfakianakis Official Fan Club. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01.
^Καραντής, Τάσος (14 April 2019). "To Τοπ-10 της Ελληνικής δισκογραφίας, η αλήθεια των αριθμών" [The Top-10 of Greek discography, the true of the numbers] (in Greek). E-orfeas.gr. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16.
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