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Sakis Rouvas

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Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas (Greek: Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, pronounced [ˈsacis ruˈvas]; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, actor, businessman and former pole vaulter. Born in Corfu, Rouvas won medals with Greece's U18 and U20 national athletics team during the 1980s before pursuing a music career. He rose to fame in 1991 with his debut album and became one of Greece's most prominent musical artists, with numerous number-one albums and singles—most of which have been certified platinum or higher—as well as widely attended tours and live shows. Over the course of his career, he has released fourteen studio albums, including five under PolyGram Records and nine under Minos EMI. His entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, "Shake It" became one of the best-selling CD singles in Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sakis Rouvas is the 990th most popular singer (down from 861st in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from Greece (down from 597th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Greek Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sakis Rouvas ranks 990 out of 4,381. Before him are E-40, Jan Kiepura, Michel Delpech, Clare Torry, Miyuki Nakajima, and Zara Dolukhanova. After him are Alissa White-Gluz, Signe Toly Anderson, Valentina Tolkunova, Marilyn Horne, Anna Maria Jopek, and Arjen Anthony Lucassen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Sakis Rouvas ranks 181. Before him are Olli Rehn, Hana Mandlíková, Richard Roxburgh, Susanne Klatten, Ferran Adrià, and Hakainde Hichilema. After him are Julio César Chávez, Javier Cercas, Mike Massimino, Anatoly Khrapaty, Mike Conley Sr., and Jutta Kleinschmidt.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Sakis Rouvas ranks 644 out of 1,024. Before him are Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553), Nicaea of Macedon (-400), Panagiotis Pavlidis (1900), Anaxidamus (-650), Alberto Savinio (1891), and Stephanos Christopoulos (1876). After him are Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (1902), Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888), Stylianos Gonatas (1876), Angelos Charisteas (1980), Nikos Beloyannis (1915), and Antiphanes (-388).

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Among SINGERS In Greece

Among singers born in Greece, Sakis Rouvas ranks 9. Before him are Agnes Baltsa (1944), Maria Farantouri (1947), Haris Alexiou (1950), George Dalaras (1949), Stelios Kazantzidis (1931), and Marinella (1938). After him are Sotiria Bellou (1921), Jimmy Makulis (1935), Agathonas Iakovidis (1955), Glykeria (1953), Katy Garbi (1961), and Eleftheria Arvanitaki (1957).

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