Following his performance at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Greece’s 2010 representative, Giorgos Alkaios, is now heading down under due to popular demand.
Alkaios’ musical career spans almost two decades, but he truly escalated to star-status after his Eurovision escapade with the hit song Opa.
Giorgos Alkaios will perform live in Sydney on November 26 and 27 at the Bellevue Reception Centre and in Melbourne on December 3 at the Palace Theatre.
Tickets in Sydney are at $195 and $145 for a table ticket while in Melbourne they are on sale now for $89 a pop.
We all remember Alkaios’ Eurovision entry, but where has he come from?
Alkaios’ musical career spans almost two decades, but he truly escalated to star-status after his Eurovision escapade with the hit song Opa.
He has released five platinum and nine gold-certified albums.
Renowned for infusing traditional Greek sounds with Oriental elements, Alkaios also established an independent record label “Friends Music Factory” with fellow musician and friend Dionysis Schinas.
Several artists and employees from the label helped pen the lyrics to Opa, and some of them also performed live on stage with him in Oslo.
Giorgos has been touring non-stop for almost 10 years, spanning a number of countries including Cyprus, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States: more than 300,000 people have seen him perform live over the years.
So it is no wonder that he is making his way to Oz to please the Greek-heavy population of Melbourne.
His popularity expands beyond the Greek diaspora, and the singer has successfully entered a number of international charts.
In 2000, his single Simadi took off in France.
One year later, another Alkaios song Sirmatoplegma became the social anthem for the Turkish football team Galatasary after they won the European Super Cup and the UEFA Cup.
We all know how massive it is for a song to catch on with football fans.
Alkaios’ first platinum nod came from Sweden when popular band Antique performed his single Opa. It soon became famous all over Europe.
Even Despina Vandi has added it to her live track listing.
Visit www.greeksingers.com.au for ticket information, and be quick because this is more than likely to be a sold-out affair.