Thanos Petrelis
| Thanos Petrelis Θάνος Πετρέλης |
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|---|---|
| Born |
September 27, 1975 Athens, Greece |
| Origin | Greece |
| Genres | Laiko |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Labels |
Heaven Music (2003-2010) The Spicy Effect (2010-present) |
| Associated acts | Elli Kokkinou, Despina Vandi, Peggy Zina, Phoivos |
| Website | www.thanospetrelis.gr |
Athanasios (Thanos) Petrelis (Greek; Θάνος Πετρέλης) (born September 27, 1975) is a popular Greek singer. He has released four albums and several singles.
Petrelis was born in Athens, Greece. He finished third in the first Greek reality show Fame Story (2002)
In 2004, he released an album of his own, entitled Eihe To Hroma T’ Ouranou. The first track, "To Aima Mou", was written by Phoivos and became a hit. The album sold more than 30,000 copies and went gold. At the same year he won "Best New Artist" award in Arion Awards.
Petrelis would then release a new album every year for the next three years. The follow-up to Eihe To Hroma T’ Ouranou was another Phoivos collaboration: Thymizeis Kati Apo Ellada, which went platinum. It was this year that his big hit "Kernao" won two awards in Arion Awards. "Best Laiko Song" and "Best Song of the Year". The following release was a platinum single entitled Eftihos. The four songs on the disc were once again written by Phoivos and the title track, "Eftihos", was widely acclaimed.
The album Eimai Akomi Eleftheros included such songs "Lathos", "Doxa Soi O Theos", "Aman Kai Pos", "Adiorthoti" and "An Den Eiha Ki Esena" and went gold. He also gave a world tour to United States, Australia and South Africa in 2007 and gave a total number of 6 sold-out concerts. A few months later, Eimai Akomi Eleftheros was re-released with a DVD.
In June 2008, he traveled to Australia for five sold-out concerts. On June 9, 2008, Petrelis released the single "Ksipna Thanasi" (Wake up Thanasi) exclusively on Sfera FM. It was followed by a two-track CD single with the original version of the song and one remix, but was also available with the "Germanos Remix" when purchased exclusively through the telecommunications store Germanos. The song is composed by Phoebus and the single went platinum. On August 22, 2008, Petrelis started shows at club Thea along with Nikos Ikonomopoulos and Yiorgos Tsalikis until November 1. On November 20, 2008, Petrelis released the song "To Paihnidi Einai Pleon Diko Mou" exclusively to "Sfera FM", along with a music video, filmed in a Casino, which was released soon after. The song was released to all other radio stations on December 1, 2008. By December, Petrelis released another CD single, this one with four different songs, all composed by Phoebus. The title track "To Paihnidi Einai Pleon Diko Mou" (The Game is Now Mine) was joined by "Efharisto", "Na Hamogelas" and a new remix of the previously released "Xypna Thanassi". The song "Adiorthoti" has also been remixed by Master Tempo.
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