Rakintzis Mihalis

Mihalis Rakintzis is one of the most famous male singers in Greece. He has 16 gold and platinum records. Mihalis Rakintzis studied Mechanical Engineering in England. During 80’s he started a group called ‘Scraptown’, which released 3 records in English with reggae and funk music. Their song ‘Viva Sahara’ entered the European charts. After the breaking up of the group Mihalis Rakintzis starts his solo career in Greece. In 1987 he releases ‘Moro mou faltso’, a song which establishes him as one of the leading Greek pop musicians and he is considered one of those who changed the musical map of Greece. Mihalis is immediately rocketed to the top of the charts, acquiring thousands of loyal funs. He breaks the frontiers of rock music crossing over to pop music and presenting new styles, electronic music and other music combinations from Western and Eastern cultures. In 1991 readers of the music magazine Popcorn vote him best singer of the year. His success reaches its Zenith when he starts singing songs written by him or by Sophia Arvaniti.