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Panagiotis Tsakalakos

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Panagiotis Tsakalakos
Παναγιώτης Τσακαλάκος
Born (1978-12-16) December 16, 1978 (age 46)
New Jersey, United States
OriginAthens, Greece
Genres
  • Rock
  • Pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2007–present

Panagiotis Tsakalakos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Τσακαλάκος; born December 16, 1978, in New Jersey, United States), is an American-born Greek singer and guitarist. He rose to prominence after winning the second series of Greek Idol. In the final held on June 25, 2011, he won with 53.8% of the public votes[1] against rival finalist Malou Kiriakopoulou. Soon after his win, he released his debut single "Poly Mou Paei".

Panagiotis Tsakalakos parents went to the U.S. in the early 1970s where his father did graduate work at Northwestern. He holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in Music.

Discography

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Albums

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  • 2012: Tha Me Vreis (Θα Με Βρείς)

Singles

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  • 2008: "I Just Can't Figure Out"
  • 2011: "Poly Mou Paei" (Πολύ Μου Πάει)
  • 2011: "Acharisto Paidi" (Αχάριστο Παιδί)
  • 2012: "Tha Me Vreis" (Θα Με Βρείς)
  • 2018: "Xekinaei" (Ξεκινάει)

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