Michalis Rakintzis


Mihalis Rakintzis is a Greek singer. He was born in Athens and studied Mechanical Engineering in the United Kingdom. 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 magazine Popcorn voted him "Best singer of the Year" in 1991. Mihalis Rakintzis worked with international stars such as Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, rocksinger Bonnie Tyler and Wee Papa Girl Rappers. He has also written songs for other Greek artists, such as Paschalis, Eleni Dimou, Dimitris Kontolazos, Sophia Arvaniti, Stelios Dionisiou, and Vassilis Karras.
Mihalis participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn with the song "S.A.G.A.P.O." which took the 17th place.
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Discography

International discography

;Albums
  • 1982 Scraptown
  • 1983 Rules of the Game
  • 1985 Give Me a Break
;Singles
  • 1984 "Viva Sahara"

Local discography

;Albums
  • 1987 – Moro Mou Faltso
  • 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
  • 1994 – Ethinikos
  • 1995 – H Proti Apeili
  • 1996 – Trance Mix
  • 1997 – Se Ena Vrady oti Zisoume
  • 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
  • 2005 – Bar Code
  • 2006 – Made in Greece
  • 2008 – Energia
  • 2011 – Back to the Ξ¦uture "Black Edition", Nadia Zahoor
  • 2011 – Back to the Ξ¦uture "White Edition", Nadia Zahoor
  • 2012 – HardStyle
;Singles
  • 1987 – "Moro Mou Faltso"
  • 1992 – "Get Away"
  • 1995 – "Kardoula Mou Ego Ki Esy"
  • 1997 – "Beba"
  • 1998 – "Se Ena Katastroma"
  • 2000 – "Oti Kaneis Sou Kano"
  • 2002 – "S.A.G.A.P.O."
  • 2002 – "S.A.G.A.P.O."
  • 2002 – "S.A.G.A.P.O."
  • 2004 – "Geysi Apo Sena"
  • 2008 – "Erfoi"
  • 2013 – "Hardstyle2"

Soundtrack appearances

  • 1988 – Isovia
  • 2010 – ''Show Bitch''

Compilation albums

  • 1992 – The Very Best of Mihalis Rakintzis
  • 2006 – Dekatessera Megala Tragoudia
  • 2006 – Dekatessera Megala Tragoudia "Second Edition"
  • 2006 – ''Etsi Ksafnika''

Music for TV

  • Music composition titles for comic ERT2 TV series I Alepou Kai O Mpoufos/The Fox and the Fool the series aired in 1989 in Australia by SBS entitled "The Fox and the Fool"
  • Music composition titles for the film Panos Michalopoulos – "Ena Moro Sto Taxi Mou/A Baby in My Taxi"
  • Music composition titles for the program Greek Style/Styl gr by Theodore Rakitzis
  • Music composition titles for the program of the Constantina Stephanopoulou
  • Music composition titles for the program of the Christina Lambiri Super Star of Star Channel
  • Music composition for advertising "Jannis" nougat

Music for children

  • 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 entitled Asimoprasino Dasos/Silver Green Forest – The School of Animal "