Kostas Martakis (Pop Singer) – Overview, Biography

Name:Kostas Martakis
Occupation: Pop Singer
Gender:Male
Height:190 cm (6′ 3”)
Birth Day: May 25,
1984
Age: 36
Birth Place: Athens,
Greece
Zodiac Sign:Gemini

Kostas Martakis

Kostas Martakis was born on May 25, 1984 in Athens, Greece (36 years old). Kostas Martakis is a Pop Singer, zodiac sign: Gemini. Nationality: Greece. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

Trivia

He has been signed with Sony BMG Greece, Universal Music Greece, and Platinum Records.

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed
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Physique

HeightWeightHair ColourEye ColourBlood TypeTattoo(s)
190 cm (6′ 3”) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Before Fame

Before Dream Show, he played amateur basketball and worked as a model.

Biography

Biography Timeline

1984

Martakis was born on 25 May 1984 in Athens, parents Nikolaos Martakis and Labrini Lymberopoulou of Cretan origin. Martakis has an older sister named Tina and a younger brother Nikos.

2007

Martakis first gained fame on the reality talent show Dream Show. Prior he had also done modelling work and played basketball in the Greek professional leagues where he won medals, as well as majoring in computer technologies at American College of Greece. Shortly after his appearance on Dream Show, he signed a contract with Sony BMG Greece and released his first CD-single in the summer of 2006 titled “Panda Mazi” (Always together). By winter 2006, Martakis was singing alongside Despina Vandi and Giorgos Mazonakis at REX night club, while in summer 2007 he starting singing with Kelly Kelekidou and Dionisis Makris at “Romeo” summer club.

In June 2007, Martakis released his first studio album titled Anatropi (Reversal). The album was generally well received, leading him to win the award for “Best New Artist” at the MAD Video Music Awards 2007.

2008

In the summer of 2007, he also took part of the international competition New Wave Festival 2007 held in Latvia, where he scored 2nd place, winning 1st place in the public vote. Shortly after, he was booked by Sony BMG Russia to release an English album in all the ex-soviet countries in 2008, although this never materialized and his collaboration with the Russian branch was terminated.

Seeing his growing popularity, ERT asked him to compete in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Kostas Martakis competed in the Greek National Final with a song by Dimitris Kontopoulos, with lyrics by Vicky Gerothodorou. The song was “Always and Forever”. and it was recorded in two different styles. The pop rock version of the song was originally supposed to be performed at the National Final, but the dance version was chosen instead by Martakis and his label. The winning entrant was “Secret Combination” by Kalomoira, and Martakis’ entry “Always and Forever” placed second. Following the Greek national final, a Russian language cover of “Always and Forever” based on the dance version with the title “С тобой навеки” (With you forever) was released in ex-soviet countries, while in December 2008, “Always & Forever” was added to American retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s nationwide US in-store music playlist, thus indirectly introducing the song to the American market.

In fall 2008, Kostas Martakis was the opening act for the Athens concert of Jennifer Lopez. He was chosen by concert organizers after they reviewed several video screenings of Greek artists. Ιn November 2008 American television station E! included Martakis on their “25 Most Sexy Men in the World”, describing him a “Greek God”.

2009

In March 2009, it was announced that Kostas Martakis signed with Universal Music Greece. The collaboration with Sony BMG helped spawn nine singles, but his departure from the label in 2009 was on good terms.

In June 2009, Martakis released a song as a digital download single titled “Pio Konta” (Come closer) composed by Swedish producers Holter & Erixson. On November 12, 2009, Martakis released his second studio album titled Pio Konta, which went platinum.

2011

In early 2011, Martakis participated in the second season of the Greek version of Dancing with the Stars and was partnered with Maria Antimisari. He placed second on the show. In March 2011, he traveled to Moscow to record the duet titled “Sex Indigo” with Russian pop star Diana Diez. A video was shot in Ukraine by the director Alan Badoev, while the song will be included in the both artist’s new albums. The premiere of song “Sex Indigo” was on March 18, the version of “Sex Indigo” in Greek “Vres Ton Tropo” (Find the Way) was premiere on April 28 and the version of “Sex Indigo” in Spanish was the May 4. The world premieres of the three versions were on the Official Facebook Group of Kostas and the channel of the artist on YouTube, the letter of the Spanish version of “Sex Indigo” was written by Juliana Lira and Fermin Lira, The Sex Indigo video was premiered on July 14 for the ELLO channel and the Russian version was released on November 11 in the Diana Díez channel Official On YouTube.

Martakis will be releasing his third studio album titled Entasi (Intensity) on December 5, 2011. In the lead up to the album’s release, Martakis teamed up with MAD TV and Hellas On-Line (HOL) for a special web concert previewing is new songs on November 24, 2011.

🎂 Upcoming Birthday

Currently, Kostas Martakis is 37 years, 1 months and 28 days old. Kostas Martakis will celebrate 38th birthday on a Wednesday 25th of May 2022.

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