Phoebus, sometimes spelled Phivos or Foivos, is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus. A high percentage of the albums he composes receive certification making him one of the most successful Greek songwriters of the 1990s and 2000s, selling 6,000,000 records. In 2009, he founded his own record label, The Spicy Effect, to which he has signed various artists, many of whom he has collaborated with in the past.
This article features the discography of Greek pop, rock, R&B, and dance musician Sakis Rouvas, which includes twelve studio albums, two live albums, and a total of six compilation albums: two greatest hits albums, one remix compilation album, one ballad compilation, and two box set albums. Furthermore, are three EPs and 12 singles, as well as six albums that contain video. For video releases, see Sakis Rouvas videography.
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas, also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, actor, and businessman.
Anatropi is the debut album of the Greek singer Kostas Martakis, released in Greece on July 20, 2007 by Sony BMG Greece. It includes many hit singles like "Anatropi", "Nai", "Astous Na Lene" and "Oneira Megala". In March 2008, the album was repackaged to include the CD single "Always and Forever" and released as Anatropi: Special Edition. It was also re-released a second time as Anatropi: Deluxe Edition by the end of December 2008 to include the Greek version of "Always and Forever" and four new tracks.
Dimitris T. Kontopoulos is a Greek music composer.
S'eho Erotefthi is the tenth studio album by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas. The album was released on 6 April 2005 in Greece and debut at number 1 on the Greek albums chart, going Gold shortly after. The album eventually went Platinum. The album was also re-released as S'eho Erotefthi: Special Edition in November of the same year.
Me Kommeni Tin Anasa is the first compilation album by popular Greek singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas, released on 5 October 1999 by Universal Music Greece. It features 16 of his biggest hit singles as well as a bonus CD single with four remixes and an English track called "Oh Girl". The album received a platinum certification.
Tora Arhizoun Ta Dyskola is the fifth studio album by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas, released on 12 May 1996 in Greece and Cyprus by PolyGram Records Greece. This was Rouvas' second album to be entirely produced by singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Nikos Karvelas, after the groundbreaking success of Aima, Dakrya & Idrotas in 1994.
Live Ballads is the first live CD or video album, and eleventh album overall by popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas, released in Greece and Cyprus on 27 April 2006 by Minos EMI. The concert was recorded on 14 February 2006 as a special Valentine's Day performance called Sakis For Valentines. Sakis sang only love oriented ballads in both Greek and English from his large repertoire and covers of other artists. The concert was much more intimate than his common large-scale performances and was held at the Athens College auditorium where Rouvas performed especially for the students as a "thank you" to his young fans, often being called "The Singer of Youth".
Irthes is the title of the 12th studio album by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas. The album was released on 3 December 2008 by Minos EMI and is his first new album since 2006. The album features 10 songs primarily composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos. The title track of the album, Irthes, was written as a dedication to Rouvas' newborn baby girl. The main sponsors of the album are Trident, and once again Vodafone Greece.
Sakis Rouvas is the self-titled debut album by Greek pop-rock musician Sakis Rouvas, released in October 1991 by PolyGram Records in Greece and Cyprus. The entire album was produced by composer Nikos Terzis who was on the rise in the early 1990s, while the songs have all been penned by Giorgos Pavrianos, who was an already established writer. The album officially declared Rouvas as Greece's first male pop singer to closely mirror other Western pop music acts, however, he is often widely perceived as the first Greek pop artist.
Sakis Rouvas is the first box set album, second compilation album and ninth album overall by Greek pop-rock singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas. The box set comprises 4 CDs containing a near-complete collection of Rouvas' first works under the PolyGram Records record company. The collection is released by Greek music compilation issue label Delta Club and is entirely licensed by Universal Music Greece.
The Ultimate Collection: Music + Video – 1991–1996 is the second video album, third compilation album and twelfth album overall by Greek pop-rock singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas. The album comprises two discs, one CD and one DVD, released in early 2005 by Universal Music Greece and comprises songs from his first five albums released under the former PolyGram Records Greece. The album contains 20 of his first hit singles and 13 of his music videos.
Ta Erotika Sakis Rouvas is the first love song collection and fifth compilation album by Greek pop-rock singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas and is part of the Universal Music Greece series Ta Erotika. It was released on 10 February 2007 and comprises songs from his first five albums released under the former PolyGram Records Greece. The album comprises 18 tracks with a love oriented theme.
"Theleis I Den Theleis" is a song released by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas in May 1998 by Minos EMI, written by composer Giorgos Theofanous with lyrics by Vangelis Konstantinidis, and produced by Vangelis Yannopoulos. It was released in Greece and Cyprus as a four track CD single. MAD TV ranked it as the best song of 1998.
Dance Mixes: Afiste Tin & Tora Arhizoun Ta Dyskola is the second EP album by popular Greek pop rock singer Sakis Rouvas, released on May 24, 2007, by his former label Universal Music, along with the imprint of Mercury Records. It features a compilation of previously released remixes of songs recorded from 1994 to 1996 and produced by Nikos Karvelas. The EP was also used as promotion for the box set compilation album Ap'Tin Arhi: I Megaliteres Epitihies released the same year.
"Stous 31 Dromous" is a song by Greek pop/rock singer Sakis Rouvas. The uptempo ballad was written by Dimitris Kontopoulos with lyrics by Viki Gerothodorou as the theme song of the Mega Channel television series of the same name as well as serving as the sole single from his live album This Is My Live. The song was released to radio stations in Greece and Cyprus on 30 September 2007, while the music video was shot in Brooklyn, New York.
"Ola Kala" is the second single released by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas from his eighth studio album of the same name in September 2002. The single was also released initially in France and in many other parts of Europe by 2004. It served as his second internationally released single. While it topped the Greek Airplay charts, it did not chart on the French charts. It was released in both Greek and English versions. The song received generally favourable reviews from Greek music critics.
Parafora is the 13th studio album by Greek recording artist Sakis Rouvas and 15th album overall. It was released by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus on 14 December 2010 and distributed digitally ten days later to all Eurozone countries and elsewhere. Along with the standard retail edition, a special edition was also sold, which included a bonus pictorial fan magazine with lyrics.
Greatest Hits & More is the first compilation album by Greek-Swedish recording artist Helena Paparizou, released in Greece and Cyprus by Sony Music Greece/RCA on 23 May 2011, although it became available through some retailers as early as 20 May. The album is a three disc set containing 52 tracks since the start of her solo career, spanning five studio albums: Protereotita (2004), Iparhi Logos (2006), The Game of Love (2006), Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008), and Giro Apo T' Oneiro (2010). Although marketed as a greatest hits album, it contains all of Paparizou's regularly released singles, including some of their English versions, rather than a selective collection of the best performing songs, as well as several promotional singles and album tracks that have never officially been released to radios. The first disc is mostly a collection of her regularly released solo singles; the second is split into three sections: "International" containing English-language songs, "B-Sides" containing mostly album tracks, and "Covers"; the third is split into "New Songs" featuring "Baby It's Over" and "Love Me Crazy", "Bonus Tracks" with four remixes of the former and a Greek-language version of the latter entitled "Oti Niotho Den Allazei", and finally "Duets", showcasing her work as a featured artist.
