Giorgos Alkaios
| Giorgos Alkaios Γιώργος Αλκαίος |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Giorgos Vasiliou |
| Also known as | Giorgos Alkeos |
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24 December 1971 Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Pop, Modern Laika |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | BMG Greece, Sony Music Greece, Alpha Records, Virus Music, Friends Music Factory |
| Website | http://www.alkaios.gr |
Giorgos Alkaios (Greek: Γιώργος Αλκαίος; born 24 December 1971 in Athens) is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental elements with modern pop music. To date he has been certified with 5 platinum and 9 gold albums. Alkaios represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "OPA".
Giorgos Alkaios was born in Athens, Greece to Greek and Portuguese parents. He is the son of Yiannis Vasileiou, a successful Greek elafro-laiko singer. His mother, Maria (Rodrigues) Griggs lives in Pembroke, Maine after moving from the Boston Area. Immediately after his birth, Alkaios moved to Boston, Massachusetts, United States where he lived for three years. Shortly after his parents divorced, he moved back to Greece with his father at age three. Raised primarily by his grandmother Anna, he lived in Halandri and spent his summers in Salamina with friends and relatives during his childhood. He got his first job at the age of twelve.
From a young age Alkaios showed his love for music and sports. His first experience with music and theatre came at a summer camp in Varimpompi, where he was also a camp counsellor for four years. At the age of sixteen Alkaios dropped out of high school to become an electrician by attending Delta school where he obtained a degree.
Alkaios first television appearance came in September 1989 at the age of seventeen on one of the first reality shows in Greece, "Ela Sto Fos" (Come to the light), on ET 2. The show featured 1,500 new actors, singers, and dancers, which were later narrowed down to twenty, with Alkaios being one of them. While on the show, he studied dance with Daniel Lomel, acting with Niki Triantafilidou, and music with Giorgos Hatzinasios, among others.
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