Eirini Merkouri (b. in Ilion, Athens, 26 May1981) is a Greek pop singer. She began singing in about 1988, at the age of 7. Born to a family of musicians, she recorded her first solo album "Na fisaei i anoixi" in 2001. She has sung with artists such as Antonis Remos and Sarbel. Athens (Greek: Îθήνα, AthÃna; IPA ) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Antonis Remos (Greek: ÎνÏÏÎ½Î·Ï Î¡ÎμοÏ) (b. ... Sarbel Michael (b. ...
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He rose to fame in 2004, when he recorded in Greece the oriental hit Se Pira Sovara (Σε Πήρα Σοβαρά in Greek) featuring EiriniMerkouri, which first introduced the young singer to Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon [3] the song is based on an Arabic song called Sidi Mansour.
On the same CD (a CD single) he released a second duet with EiriniMerkouri called Agapi Mou Esi In 2005, he released his first solo album, titled Paraxeno Synesthima.
This Album went Gold and was re-released with the Wella sponsored son "Thelo na Petaxo" and a bonus track of Boro Boro which he made famous during his MAD Award Ceremony appearance.
At age 18, looking for some change in his life for his Gap Year, he moved to Crete where he sang at the Heraklion Palladium.
He rose to fame in 2004, when he recorded in Greece the oriental hit Se Pira Sovara (Σε Πήρα Σοβαρά in Greek) featuring EiriniMerkouri, which first introduced the young singer to Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon.
On the same CD (a CD single) he released a second duet with EiriniMerkouri called Agapi Mou Esi.