1. Michalis Hatzigiannis served as the Deputy Minister of Culture for Cyprus under President Christodoulides, from March 1,2023 until July 11,2023.
17 Facts About Michalis Hatzigiannis
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Michalis Hatzigiannis is known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998.
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Michalis Hatzigiannis is a graduate of the Cyprus Music Academy at London's Royal Academy of Music, with a degree in piano, guitar, and music theory.
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When Hatzigiannis was 18, he participated in a song contest in Cyprus, where he won the first prize.
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Michalis Hatzigiannis later participated in the Laiki Bank Song Contest with the song "I Diki Mou Istoria", written by Andreas Gerolemou, and won first prize.
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Michalis Hatzigiannis participated in a musical production in Cyprus called "Pygmalion" in addition to performing a number of concerts in major city tour in Cyprus titled "Mixalis Xatzigiannis, Andreas Gerolemou".
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In March 2000, Michalis Hatzigiannis released his debut album in Greece "Paraxeni Giorti".
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Michalis Hatzigiannis sang at the grand opening at Souvlaki Bar in Centropolis, Laval.
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Michalis Hatzigiannis received three awards from the IFPI's annual Greek Arion Awards in 2003, followed by another four awards in 2004, including the award for Best Male Performer of the Year.
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Michalis Hatzigiannis commenced another winter season at Vox, this time alongside Glykeria.
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Michalis Hatzigiannis was scheduled to tour North America in May 2008 with performances in various cities throughout the United States and Canada, but was unable to complete the whole tour due to problems with the US Government and the concert promoters Asteria Productions and Greek Chicago.
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On 30 September 2008, Michalis Hatzigiannis released a CD single titled "Emeis I Dio San Ena" and served as a lead single for the upcoming album.
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In July 2010, Michalis Hatzigiannis released "Everyone Dance", the English version of the Greek hit "Heria Psila" with English lyrics by Rea Garvey of Reamonn.
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In December 2010, Michalis Hatzigiannis released the studio album To Kalitero Psema.
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In January 2025, it was announced that Michalis Hatzigiannis would be chairman of Ethnikos Telikos 2025 jury, through which Greece is going to select its representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
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From 1994 to the beginning of 2000, Michalis Hatzigiannis was in a relationship with his schoolmate Diamanto Nikivelou.
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In June 2010, Michalis Hatzigiannis was in a relationship with Greek actress and TV hostess Zeta Makripoulia and ended up in 2021.