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Mihalis Rakintzis Μιχάλης Ρακιντζής
Background information
Born	(1957-04-03)3 April 1957 (age 68) Athens,Greece
Origin	Athens, Greece
Genres	New wave,alternative rock,power metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitars, keyboards
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Minos EMI

Mihalis Rakintzis (Greek: Μιχάλης Ρακιντζής; born on 3 April 1957) is a Greek singer. He was born inAthens and studied Mechanical Engineering in the United Kingdom.^[1] From 1982 to 1985, he participated at a rock group called Scraptown. After three albums & a maxi-single Scraptown split up and Rakintzis started a solo career.

Readers of the music magazinePopcorn voted him "Best singer of the Year" in 1991. Mihalis Rakintzis worked with international stars such asIan Gillan fromDeep Purple, rocksingerBonnie Tyler andWee Papa Girl Rappers. He has also written songs for other Greek artists, such as Paschalis, Eleni Dimou, Dimitris Kontolazos,Sophia Arvaniti, Stelios Dionisiou, andVassilis Karras.^[2]

Mihalis participated in theEurovision Song Contest 2002 inTallinn with the song "S.A.G.A.P.O." (I Love You) which took the 17th place.^[3][4]

Albums

• 1982Scraptown
• 1983Rules of the Game
• 1985Give Me a Break

Singles

• 1984 "Viva Sahara" (maxi single-promo edition)

Albums

• 1987 –Moro Mou Faltso (with Eleni Demou)
• 1988 -Isovia
• 1989 –Dikaioma Gia Mia + Mia
• 1989 –Dikaioma Gia Mia + Mia "Second Edition" with bonus track "Nana"
• 1990 –Apagogi
• 1990 –Apagogi 'Special Cd Edition'
• 1991 –Na Eisai Ekei
• 1992 –Etsi M' Aresei (withIan Gillan)
• 1994 –Ethinikos
• 1995 –H Proti Apeili
• 1996 –Trance Mix
• 1997 –Se Ena Vrady oti Zisoume (withVasilis Karras)
• 1997 –Se Ena Vrady oti Zisoume "Special Edition" with bonus track "Beba"
• 1998 –Kathreftis
• 1999 –Ton Filo Sou Zilevo
• 2001 –Oneiro 13
• 2002 –S.A.G.A.P.O.
• 2003 –Solo (2cds) (First CD – new songs, second CD – remakes of older songs)
• 2005 –Bar Code (with T.D.A./Talenta Dihos Avrio and Afroditi Delgado)
• 2006 –Made in Greece (with Trilogy)
• 2008 –Energia (with Trilogy)
• 2011 –Back to the Φuture "Black Edition" (withSofia Arvaniti, Alex Trigs (English lyrics), Nadia Zahoor (Indian lyrics), Dimitra Tsalopoulou)
• 2011 –Back to the Φuture "White Edition" (with Sofia Arvaniti, Alex Trigs (English lyrics), Nadia Zahoor (Indian lyrics), Dimitra Tsalopoulou)
• 2012 –HardStyle (released online)

Singles

• 1987 – "Moro Mou Faltso"
• 1992 – "Get Away" (withIan Gillan)
• 1995 – "Kardoula Mou Ego Ki Esy"
• 1997 – "Beba"
• 1998 – "Se Ena Katastroma"
• 2000 – "Oti Kaneis Sou Kano"
• 2002 – "S.A.G.A.P.O." (maxi single-Promo Europe Edition) (released in Europe)
• 2002 – "S.A.G.A.P.O." (maxi single-Limited Edition)
• 2002 – "S.A.G.A.P.O." (maxi single-Special Edition)
• 2004 – "Geysi Apo Sena" (maxi single-Internet Edition)
• 2008 – "Erfoi" (maxi single-Internet Edition)
• 2013 – "Hardstyle2" (maxi-single released online)

• 1988 –Isovia (original soundtrack ofGiannis Dalianidis)
• 2010 –Show Bitch (original soundtrack of Nikos Zervos)

• 1992 –The Very Best of Mihalis Rakintzis
• 2006 –Dekatessera Megala Tragoudia
• 2006 –Dekatessera Megala Tragoudia "Second Edition" (with other cover)
• 2006 –Etsi Ksafnika (2cds)

• Music composition titles for comicERT2 TV seriesI Alepou Kai O Mpoufos/The Fox and the Fool (with George Constantine, Giovanna Fragouli, Dina Consta, Carmen Ruggeri,Dimitra Papadopoulou,Tasos Kostis, etc.) (1987–1988) the series aired in 1989 in Australia bySBS entitled "The Fox and the Fool"
• Music composition titles for the filmPanos Michalopoulos – "Ena Moro Sto Taxi Mou/A Baby in My Taxi" (1989)
• Music composition titles for the programGreek Style/Styl gr by Theodore Rakitzis ("Savvato Vrady/Saturday Night" title track)
• Music composition titles for the program of the Constantina Stephanopoulou ("Geysi Zois/Taste of Life" the title track)
• Music composition titles for the program of the Christina LambiriSuper Star ofStar Channel (Mihalis Rakintzis – Christina Lambiri, Theodore Rakitzis, Henry Petilon) (2006–2011)
• Music composition for advertising "Jannis" nougat (2011)

• 2002 Participation of Mihalis Rakintzis with the song "To Dialeimma/The Break" the album of children's book writer and musician Letta Vasileiou and the Timos Papasokratis entitledAsimoprasino Dasos/Silver Green Forest – The School of Animal "(Acroasis 2002)

• Official page (in Greek)

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• Greek pop singers
• 21st-century Greek male singers
• Singers from Athens
• Greek male singer-songwriters
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• Eurovision Song Contest entrants

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