Giorgos Papadopoulos
| Giorgos Papadopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26th May 1985 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Genres | pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003 |
| Labels | All Records Cyprus, Virus Music Greece |
Giorgos Papadopoulos is a Greek Cypriot singer who began its career in Cyprus. After three successful EPs he released his first album in both Greek and Cypriot market and started getting popularity also in Greece. He worked with Anna Vissi, Christos Dantis, Nama, Constantinos Christoforou, Christos Thiveos, Helena Paparizou, and others.
Giorgos Papadopoulos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, on May 26, 1985 to Greek Cypriot parents. His involvement in music started at a very young age and when he was 14 years old he formed his first musical group called "Εξ Επαφής" that performed at school and charity events. He also received various awards distinctions in music competitions.
First EP, released only in Cyprus. Reached Gold status. The lead single was a composition by popular Greek composer Christos Dantis. The song was later included in Dantis live album performed by himself.
The second EP, also only released in Cyprus, also achieving Gold status. Lead single was presented during Anna Vissi sold out concert in Nicosia, Cyprus before reaching No. 1 in Cypriot airplay.
Papadopoulos final release with All Records Cyprus, was this third EP. The lead single Kati Mou Leei was another No. 1 hit for Papadopoulos composed by Constantinos Christoforou. The song was later covered by Christoforou himself on his 2009 album Alios.
Papadopoulos debut album and first release in Greece after he joined Virus Records. The album featured 13 all-new songs. Three singles were taken off the original release, that being Ochi (No), a top 20 hit in Greece and No. 1 in Cyprus, Ta Psichologika Mou and Thalasses (another top 20 hit in Greece).
In 2009 the album was re-released in two editions. The first was a '2 packages box set' featuring the original release package and a bonus disc Soma Me Soma with 4 bonus songs and 4 video clips. The second edition is a CD+DVD set with the CD containing all 13 songs from the original release + the 4 bonus songs from Soma Me Soma and a DVD with the 4 video clips. The 4 bonus songs were new top 20 single Soma Me Soma, Gia Tin Agapi Sou the official soundtrack of the TV-series of Ant1 Cyprus with the same name (already a big hit in Cyprus) and a top 30 hit in Greece, Sose Me from the 2004 EP and Maybe a cover of Ochi in English. The 4 video clips were: Ochi, Ta Psichologika Mou, Thalasses and Gia Tin Agapi Sou. On June 2010 the album was certified 2x Platinum in Greece.
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