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Michalis pronunciation
Μιχαλης
Michalis name meaning

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23/07/03

O Mixalis Xatigiannis ekmetalevtika "mperdema" ton filwn ths Ellhs Kokkinou kai perase sto 1 yi' auth th bdomada, me to prosfato tragoudi tou "an mou thlefwnouses", to opoio kukloforei kai se cd single alla kai sthn nea ekdosh tou album "krufo fili".Oso yia to mpedema pou anafairw parapwno ti ennow;

Oti polu apla evw mexri protinos to "Masi" eixe th merida tou leontos stis psifous twn anagnwtwn mas, twra ena allo tragoudi ths Kokkinou, to "Sorry" arxizei na kerdizei tis protimhseis tou koinou. Auto eixe san apotelesma oi psifoi na moirazontai anamesa sta duo auta tragoudia kai telika h Ellh Kokkinou na peftei apo thn kopufh sto No4...

Ksana sta psila h Alkhstis Prwtopsalth kai to "trava skandalh", enw sto No3 o Giwrgos Tsalikhs me ena tragoudi pou kapoia stigmi bgike sktos eikosadas, epestrepse omws kai twra ftanei sthn prwth tr

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Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης

Early years and Career in Cyprus
Hatzigiannis was born in Nicosia, Cyprus on 5 November 1978, although his parents originate from Keryneia, from where they fled following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. He is a graduate of the Cyprus Music Academy (Royal College of London) with a degree in piano, guitar and music theory.

When he was 15, he participated in a song contest in Cyprus, "Afetiries" where he won the first prize. In 1995, he participated in the Cypriot National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Filise Me", although he did not win. He started his career in Cyprus with three records that all went platinum: "Senario", "O Mihalis Hatzigiannis Traguda Doro Georgiadi" and "Epafi". He also participated in a musical production in Cyprus called "Pygmalion".

In May 1998 he represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. He performed the song "Γένεσις" (Yenesis - Genesis), a composition of his own and took the 11th position.

Career in Greece
Later in Athens, Greece he collaborated with the composer Yiorgos Hadjinassio