Artemis Gounaki
Artemis Gounaki (Greek Άρτεμις Γουνάκη; born 7 April 1967 in Munich) is a Greek-German singer, vocal coach, songwriter, composer, and arranger who has done much of her work in Greek. Gounaki's father was born on the Greek island of Crete.
Artemis Gounaki is a vocal coach and has participated in various
Moreover, she was singing, writing and composing for her band Illegal Aliens with Marco Minnemann, who is her former husband.
She lives in Munich, (Germany), Athens, Greece, Zurich, Switzerland, and in Crete. She has one son.
Career
Gounaki had worked with many artists even before her Popstars debut. She worked with Henning Wehland on his voice for his bands' recordings Fly Eyes of his band
In 2001, Gounaki became the vocal coach of the German TV show
During that time, she also worked on the German Popstars show, which took place in Orlando, Florida US and created the two bands Preluders and Overground. After finishing that production, Gounaki went to Greece to arrange and to produce the Christmas CD of Hi-5, Mia Nihta San K'iafti.
After this, Gounaki was one of the judges on the Greek TV Show Eurostars. The show was won by Apostolos Psihraimis who was supposed to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. However, ERT internally chose superstar Sakis Rouvas and sent him to the Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul, where Rouvas finished in third place, equalling Greece's best result up to that point.
When she returned to Germany, Gounaki coached, arranged and recorded the new Popstars band Nu Pagadi.
Gounaki cooperates with music producers and musicians such as
However, she took a break for nine months to spend more time with her family. In October 2005, Gounaki published a book called Singen? Kann jeder! (Everyone can sing), which she had written while she was on hiatus. The following month she took up studies at the
Together with German
TV
- 2001 – Popstars/ RTL2 Germany (Bro'Sis)
- 2003 – Popstars/ MegaTV Greece (Hi-5)
- 2003 – Popstars "Das Duell"/ Pro Sieben Germany (Preluders, Overground)
- 2004 – Eurostar/ NET Greece (Sakis Rouvas)
- 2004 – Popstars "Jetzt Oder Nie"/ Pro Sieben Germany (Nu Pagadi)
- 2005 – Die Burg/ Pro Sieben Germany
- 2005 – Kika Live/ KI.KA Germany
- 2006/2007 – Musicstar/ SF1 Switzerland
Books
- Singen? Kann Jeder! (Everyone can sing), Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-89602-680-1
Discography
Released | Artist | Gounaki's Credits | Chart Position | |
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2007 | MusicStars | Take A Chance (single); vocal producer, vocal coach, arranger | CH No. 2 | |
2007 | MusicStars | Twelve (album); vocal coach, arranger | CH No. 6 | |
2007 | MusicStars | This Is Life (single); vocal producer, vocal coach, arranger | CH No. 5 | |
2005 | Nu Pagadi | Dying Words (single); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 22 | |
2004 | Nu Pagadi | Your Dark Side (album); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 1 | |
2004 | Nu Pagadi | Sweetest Poison (single); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 1 | |
2004 | Preluders | Bal Privé (single); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 28 | |
2003 | Hi-5
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Mia Nichta San Kiafti (album); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GR No. 1 | |
2003 | Preluders | Girls in the House (album); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 2 | |
2003 | Hi-5
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Allo agapi allo sex (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GR No. 1 | |
2003 | Hi-5
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Tichero Asteri (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GR No. 1 | |
2003 | Hi-5
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M'ena Fili (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GR No. 1 | |
2003 | Preluders | Everyday Girl (single); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 1 | |
2003 | Hi-5
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Ksero ti zitao (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GR No. 1 | |
2003 | Hi-5
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Hi-5 (album); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GR No. 1 | |
2003 | Guano Apes | Break the Line (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 45 | |
2003 | Guano Apes | Quietly (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 51 | |
2003 | Guano Apes | Pretty in Scarlet (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 51 | |
2003 | Guano Apes | Quietly (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 51 | |
2003 | Guano Apes | You Can't Stop Me (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 10 | |
2002 | Guano Apes | Walking on a Thin Line (album); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 1 | |
2002 | Bro'Sis | Peace Of Soul (single); vocal coach, arranger, co-producer | GER No. 3 | |
2002 | Bro'Sis | Do You (single); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 3 | |
2001 | Bro'Sis | Never Forget (album); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 1 | |
2001 | Bro'Sis | I Believe (single); vocal coach, arranger | GER No. 1 | |
2001 | Tears | En Rouge (album); vocal coach, arranger | CH No. 8 | |
2001 | Tears | M.U.S.I.C (single); vocal coach, arranger | CH No. 1 | |
2001 | Tears | Dreamin' (single); vocal coach, arranger | CH No. 9 | |
2000 | Guano Apes | Don't Give Me Names (album); vocal coach | GER No. 1 | |
2000 | Donots | What Happened to the 80ies (single); vocal coach | ? | |
2000 | Donots | Pocket Rock (album); vocal coach | ? | |
1999 | Illegal Aliens/ Marco Minnemann | Comfortably Homeless (album); vocals, composer, co-producer | ? | |
1999 | Illegal Aliens | International Telephone (album); vocals, composer, co-producer | ? | |
1998 | H-Blockx | Black Skies (single); vocal coach, writer | ? | |
1998 | H-Blockx | Fly Eyes (album); vocal coach, writer, vocals | GER No. 19 | |
1997 | Illegal Aliens/ Marco Minnemann | The Green Mindbomb (album); vocals, composer, co-producer | ? | |
1997 | Illegal Aliens | Time (album); vocals, composer, co-producer | ? | |
1996 | Illegal Aliens | Red Alibis (album); vocals, composer, co-producer | ? | |
1996 | Illegal Aliens | Thickness (album); vocals, composer, co-producer | ? | |
1995 | Freaky Fukin' Weirdoz | Culture Shock (album); vocals | ? | |
1994 | Freaky Fukin' Weirdoz | Mao Mak Maa (album); vocals | ? | |
1994 | Ecco Di Lorenzo & His Innersoul | 'Innersoul (album); vocals | ? |
Certifications
- 2010 – Platinum for Sportfreunde Stiller MTV Unplugged in New York (Album – the 14th best-selling album in Germany of 2009)
- 2004 – Gold for Nu Pagadi Your Dark Side (Album)
- 2004 – Gold for Nu Pagadi Sweetest Poison (Single)
- 2003 – Gold for Preluders Girls in the House (Album)
- 2003 – Gold for Preluders Everyday Girl (Single)
- 2003 – 3× Platinum for Hi-5Hi-5 (Album)
- 2003 – 2× Platinum for Hi-5 Ksero ti zitao (Single)
- 2003 – Gold for Hi-5 Mia nihta san ki afti (Album)
- 2002 – Gold for Guano Apes Walking on a Thin Line (Album)
- 2001 – Platinum for Bro'Sis Never Forget (Album)
- 2001 – 2× Platinum for Bro'Sis I Believe (Single)
- 2000 – Gold for Guano Apes Don't Give Me Names (Album)
External links
- Artemis Gounaki Official Webpage
- Artemis Gounaki Official MySpace Site
- Literature from and about Artemis Gounaki in German card index of German National Library[permanent dead link]
- Vocal coaching on the official MusikStar webpage Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Artemis on Ki.KA