Nikos Portokaloglou
Nikos Portokaloglou (Greek: Νίκος Πορτοκάλογλου, pronounced [ˈnikos poɾtoˈkaloɣlu]; born 30 December 1957) is a Greek singer-songwriter and lyricist. He started his career in 1980 as a founding member of Fatme. The band's first, self-titled album was released in 1982 and followed up by another five in the same decade, among them Taxidi and Vgenoume apo to tounel. In 1990, Portokaloglou embarked on a solo career, which he continues to pursue. Notable solo albums of his include Ta karavia mou keo, Dipsa, and Brazilero, which are the soundtrack for the eponymous movie. Portokaloglou further scored the films Akropol and Valkanizater. In 2002 he won three Arion awards in the categories "Best Song", "Best Entechno Album" and "Best Movie Soundtrack". He has cooperated with other well-known singers from Greece such as Haris Alexiou, Melina Kana and Eleftheria Arvanitaki.
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