A major contributor to this article appears to have aclose connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularlyneutral point of view. Please discuss further on thetalk page.(October 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Nikos Karvelas Νίκος Καρβέλας
Background information
Also known as	Nikos Leonardos
Born	Nikolaos Karvelas (1951-09-08)8 September 1951 (age 74) Piraeus,Attica,Greece
Genres	Laïko pop music rock music dance music
Occupations	Musician composer singer songwriter record producer author
Instruments	Piano vocals guitar
Years active	1974–present
Labels	Minos EMI Carvi Productions Sony Music Cobalt Music Heaven Music Panik Records
Spouses	Anna Vissi ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1992)​ Annita Pania ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2016)​
Partner	Elena Ferentinou (as of 2020)

Nikos Karvelas (Greek:Νίκος Καρβέλας; born 8 September 1951) is aGreekmusician,composer,singer,songwriter,record producer andauthor. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his four-decade-long collaboration withAnna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations includeTolis Voskopoulos andSakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple personal studio albums that have had mild to big success. In 2012,Alpha TV ranked Karvelas as the 13th top-certified composer in Greece in the phonographic era.

Karvelas was born inPiraeus. When he was five years old, his parents bought him his first piano. He started to play popular songs and composed his first melodies. During the 1970s, he studied law at theUniversity of Athens. Karvelas created his first rock band influenced by famous rock bands like theBeatles andthe Rolling Stones. He started to become known at the end of the 1970s. In the early 1980s, Karvelas met his muse, Vissi, and a few years later, in 1983, they got married.^[1] Vissi has claimed that the first impression she had when she met Karvelas was a "hairy thing," but she was amazed by his talent and his sex appeal.

Karvelas' career as a singer started in 1985 when he released his first studio album underCBS Records Greece,San Diskos Palios (Like An Old Record) making two big hits,Despina andKalokairines Diakopes (Summer Holidays). The album sold over 50,000 copies and becamegold. In 1987, he released his second albumOla i Tipota (All or Nothing) and it becameplatinum. Next year, he released his third album,Dimosies Scheseis (Public Relations) and in 1989 he released his fourth album, "Tsouzi." His fifth step came out in 1990 and tended to be his "lucky" album. It was calledDiavolaki (Little Devil) and becamegold. The top hit of the album wasAntistrofi Metrisi (Countdown), a duet with Vissi.

One year later, he released another gold album, titledO Teleftaios Horos (The Last Dance). The self-titled duet with Vissi confirmed the rumors about the problems of their marriage. In 1991, Karvelas and Vissi tried their luck in a different type of music.Demones (Demons) is the first opera composed by Karvelas and Vissi was the protagonist, while actors including Giannis Samsiaris andJohn Modinos participated. Vissi has stated "Me and Nikos would like so much to doDemones inAthens and we spent all our money to produce it without knowing if it will have success". The rock opera was a great success and for two years the theater "Attikon" was sold-out.

Emeis (We) was the next album of Karvelas, released in 1992 with the top singleEmeis, another duet with Vissi. Two years later, Karvelas releases another gold album,25 ores (25 Hours). All the albums were great successes and became either gold or platinum. In 1993, Karvelas releasedBest Of with 2 new songs, "Oikto" (Mercy) and "Thes Den Thes" (Whether You Want or Not). In 1996, he released the albumTo Aroma tis Amartias (The Aroma of Sin) and it becameplatinum. Next year, the title of his gold album,O Pio Eftihismenos Anthropos Pano Sti Gi (The Happiest Man On Earth), ironically expressed Karvelas' mood. This certain period, Karvelas moved to London permanently, having enough time and great inspiration to prepare his next steps. He released the albumEna Hrono to Perissotero (One Year the Most). Vissi sang with Nikos the top single of the album which was the name of the album.

In 2000, Karvelas from London shared his new hits with his fans in the albumOla Ine Endaxi (Everything Is Alright). However, he started to prepare his new musicalMala, dealing with the story ofMala Zimetbaum, a Jewish girl who tried to escape fromAuschwitz in 1944.

In January 2002,Mala’s premiere in "Pallas" theater took place, with Vissi playing the lead role. The musical was a great success and it was sold-out every night. AfterMala, Karvelas released an album titled,Party Gia Spasmenes Kardies (Party for Broken Hearts).Boom Boom Boom was the first single of the album, a memorial duet with Vissi. His next album wasRobot, released by Nitro Music. In 2004, he released a single dedicated to the Greek football champion team inEuro 2004.

The title wasImaste Nikites (We Are Winners). Some of the football players participated in the song's music video. In 2006, he released the albumThriller and in 2007 the singlePios Fovate ton Passari (Who's Afraid of Passaris). In late 2007, he released the albumTrakter. In February 2009, Karvelas released his 19th studio album titledAdio Heimona. In a radio interview prior to the album's release, good friendNatalia Germanou, described the album as featuring a variety of styles, and classified it as "the return of good old Karvelas." In December 2009, it was announced that Karvelas would become the head judge on the Greek talent show "Greek Idol" to be aired onAlpha TV in 2010, but he eventually withdrew from the project before it started airing.

As of 2024, Karvela’s collaboration withAnna Vissi, spans over 4-decades and remains as one of the most lucrative in Greek history, having achieved multi-million record sales (in the range of 15 and 20 million).

Karvelas first met Greek-Cypriot singerAnna Vissi in early 1980s, and married in 1983. They have a daughter named Sofia (b. 1983). The couple later divorced, but have remained good friends to date, while Karvelas also has written the lyrics of most of Vissi's songs.

In 2006, Karvelas began dating Greek television hostessAnnita Pania. In 2008 Pania gave birth to their son named Andreas. The couple married in 2010 and divorced in 2016.

Since 2019, Karvelas has been in a relationship with Greek singer Elena Ferentinou. They have a son named Fedon (b. 2022).

• Mala: I Mousiki Tou Anemou

• 1951 births
• Living people
• Musicians from Piraeus
• Arion Music Awards winners
• Greek male songwriters
• 20th-century Greek male singers
• Greek music managers
• Greek laïko singers
• Greek pop singers
• MAD Video Music Awards winners

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from October 2017
• Use dmy dates from December 2019
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Articles with hCards
• Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts
• Articles containing Greek-language text