ONE SHOW ONLY

Not having been here since October 2005, and performing one show only in Melbourne, Friday 9th October 2009, Juggernaut Entertainment brings you Michalis Hatzigiannis.

Michalis Hatzigiannis graduated from the Cyprus Music Academy (Royal College of London) with a degree in piano, guitar and music theory.  At a very young age he started his career in Cyprus, with 3 records that all went platinum.  In May 1998 he represented Cyprus in the Eurovision song contest, with the song ‘Genesis’ his own composition.

In December 1998, with the aid of composer Yiorgos Hadjinassios and lyricist poet Michalis Bourboulis, the album ‘Agigma Psychis’ was released.  Songs were used for the television series with the same name. The album went platinum.

In March 2000, he released his first solo album ‘Paraxeni Giorti’.  This album produced one of the biggest hits of the year ‘Mono Sta Oneira’.  It sat at No 1 for several weeks.  Following this songs success was ‘Paraxeni Giorti’ and ‘Kai tha Chatho’.  The album went double platinum and became a career landmark for the singer-songwriter Michalis Hatzigiannis.  In November of that year, he started live shows in Athens with huge success.

Early 2001 Michalis Hatzigiannis released ‘Den Echo Chrono’, which went platinum.  He teamed up with Haroula Alexiou with huge success.  Summer of 2001 Michalis Hatzigiannis toured Greece for the first time.

In spring of 2002 Michalis Hatzigiannis released his second solo album ‘Kryfo Fili’, which went triple platinum.  This album contained a series of big hits ‘Eisai Edo’, ‘To S’Agapo’, ‘Choris Anaponi’ and ‘Kapnos’.  This album established him as a successful singer-songwriter and promising performer in the Greek music scene.

In 2003 Michalis Hatzigiannis released the EP ‘Monos Mou’, a collection of 5 songs which went triple platinum.  ‘An Mou Tilephonouses’ demanded strong airplay for months.  His summer 2003 Greece tour had 63 sold out shows!  In the same year he received 3 Greek music awards.  In 2004 whilst continuing his live shows, he received another 4 Greek music awards including Best Male Performer of the Year.

April of 2004, his third solo album ‘Akatalili Skini’ was released and went triple platinum.  He teamed up with Paschalis Terzis and together more than 30 sold out shows were performed.  The last 2 were recorded and released in 2006 and became triple platinum.

His success continued with his hit single ‘Ola I Tipota’ in 2006 going platinum in 10 days and his album ‘Filoi Kai Ehthri’ going double platinum within two weeks.

During 2007, his success continued with ‘Pio Poly’ going double platinum and the repackaged album ‘Filoi & Ehthri’ going triple platinum.  The release of ‘Live at Lycabettus 2207-08’ and ‘Etsi se Thelo’ climbed to the top of the radio charts.

In summer of 2008 Michalis Hatzigiannis released the single ‘Emis I Dio San Ena’ which was a forerunner to the album ‘7’.  The album went double platinum and the singles ‘I Agapi Pou Meni (Polikatikia) and ‘Ola Tha Pane Kala’ have hit the top of the charts.

With so many accolades and a string of successful albums, live shows and tours, this is one performance not to be missed.

Melbourne tickets $119.90 plus booking fee. Call Ticketek on 132 849. Adelaide tickets $119.90 to be purchased from your local Greek outlets in Adelaide.