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16th March 2007
Opaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
another Famous Greek/Lebanese :) who will represents Greece @ Hilsinki for the Eurovision contest 2007.
This guy, Charbel Mikhael, known as Sarmpel or Sarbel, is soo famous in Greece, he sings many famous arabic songs with greek lyrics:
-Se pira Sobara: Sidi Mansour
-Skliri Kardia: Nari Narein
and now, his song: Yia sou Maria...wonderful pop, for sure it will be a hit in Lebanon soon.
Buy his last single album, and listen to "Mi Chica", wonderful music, begin by Abd El Kader music...and continue with Ricky Martin style...great one....
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Sarbel Michael (Greek: Σαρμπέλ Μιχαήλ; born 14 May 1981), known professionally as simply Sarbel (correctly pronounced 'Sharbel'), is a Greek-Cypriot pop and modern laika singer. He is well-known in Cyprus and Greece for his debut single, Se Pira Sovara, with guest appearance by Irini Merkouri which rose him to fame, and his following albums Paraxeno Synesthima and Sahara.
In an interview in March 2007, Sarbel made it clear that he dosnt want an international career by saying "I don't care neither being famous abroad nor start an international career. I only care for Greece. I grew up abroad but choose to live in Greece. I can't tell you whether Eurovision helps my career or not, because I don't know. It's very dangerous. However, it is an experience I want to live. I want to have fun in the Contest and do my best."
[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Born and raised in London, England, to a Greek Cypriot father, Elias, himself a singer/bouzouki player famous in England for many years, and a Lebanese mother, Sarbel's family often made frequent trips to Greece and Cyprus during the summer season. Sarbel studied music (voice), drama, and performing arts at university. From the age of 5 to 16 he performed at the English National Opera and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and has recorded Tosca in English for Chandos Recordings as the shepherd boy.
[edit] Music Career
At 18, looking for some change in his life for his gap year, he moved to Crete, where he sang at the Heraklion Palladium. [2]. At the age of 21 years, whilst living on the Greek island of Crete, where he had been inhabiting since his gap year several years before, he was signed up by Sony in Greece on a six year recording contract. By the next year, Sarbel had hit the Greek, Cypriot, and Arabic music scene and gained a very popular status as a singer but also a sex symbol, particularly amongst young female fans.
The cover of Parakseno Sinesthima.
[edit] 2004-2005: Parakseno Sinesthima
He shot into the limelight in 2004, when he recorded the oriental hit Se Pira Sovara, featuring popular Greek songstress Irini Merkouri, which first introduced the young singer to fans in Greece, but also across the Middle East (especially Cyprus and Lebanon). [3] The song is based on an Arabic song called Sidi Mansour. On the same CD (a CD single) he released a second duet with Merkouri called Agapi Mou Esi. In 2005, he released his first solo album, entitled Paraxeno Synesthima. This Album went Gold and was re-released with the Wella-sponsored song Thelo na Petaxo and a bonus track of Boro Boro, which he made famous during his MAD Award Ceremony appearance. The songs Se Pira Sovara, Sokolata, and Thelo Na Petakso became hits and later turned into video clips.
The cover of Sahara.
[edit] 2006: Sahara
In July 2006, he released his second album, Sahara. That same year he recorded a duet with Greek singer Natassa Theodoridou called Na' Soun Thalassa which was also included as a bonus song on the album. The tracks Taxe Mou and Saharah instantly became a hit. Other singles from the song included Sahara and Enas Apo Mas which were all later turned into video clips too. In the same year, he once again performed at the Mad Music awards taking his popularity to a new hight. This time he performed the song Thriller showcasing his English language talent.
[edit] 2007: Eurovision and Sahara: Euro Edition
Sarbel at the Greek National Final.Seeing his growing popularity, Greek television ERT asked Sarbel to compeate for a ticket to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsiniki, Finland. Sarbel had to compete against established singer Christos Dantis and fellow new comer singer Tamta. Sarbel enlisted the help of popular Greek-Swedish composers Alex Papacostantinou, Marcus Englof, and Mack to write his song. They are responsible for many hits of Greek singer Elena Paparizou. They wrote the song Yassou Maria. The song is performed in English with only the word "Yassou" being in Greek. There is also a Greeklish version recorded.
On February 28, 2007 Sarbel performed the song live against the 2 singers for the ticket. Although the performance had some sound problems, it won the majority vote by both the public and jury leading him to win. Sarbel got a total of 39.69% of the votes combined. Following the win, Sarbel will be touring Europe to promote his song. He will also film the video clip for the song shortly as well as work on a new stage performance.
On March 12, 2007, Sahara will be re-released as Saraha: Euro Edition and will feature the "Yassou Maria CD Single as a bonus. The CD single for Yassou Maria was released on March 07, 2007. The CD single includes Yassou Maria, 'Yassou Maria (Greeklish Version), Enas Apo Mas (Special Holiday Mix) and a duet with Swedish singer Cameron called Mi Chica. Mi Chica is recorded in a mixture of Greek, English, and Spanish. The song is Latin style with Greek pop elements.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
2007 Sahara: Euro Edition [Coming March 12, 2007]
2006 Sahara
2005 Paraksno Sinesthima (Second Edition)
2004 Parakseno Sinesthima
[edit] CD Singles
2007 Yassou Maria
2004 Se Pira Sovara
[edit] Full Singles Discography
(Not all singles were released on CD)
2007 Yassou Maria
2006 Enas Apo Mas
2006 Takse Mou
2006 Sahara
2005 Thelo Na Petakso
2005 Sokolata
2004 Se Pira Sovara
[edit] Video Clips
2007 Yassou Maria (Official Video Clip) [Comming soon]
2007 Yassou Maria (ERT Promo Video)
2006 Enas Apo Mas
2006 Takse Mou
2006 Thriller/Pano Stin Trella Mou (Mad Music Awards) [Ft. Vanessa Adamopoulou]
2005 Bora Bora/Chiculata (Mad Music Awards) [Ft. Chrispa]
2005 Thelo Na Petakso
2005 Sokolata
2004 Se Pira Sovara |
16th March 2007
16th March 2007
