Stereo Mike

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Stereo Mike
Μιχάλης Έξαρχος
producer, lecturer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2003–present
LabelsMo' Money Recordings, Minos EMI

Mihalis Exarchos (

Loucas Yiorkas with the song "Watch My Dance
", placing seventh with 120 points.

Life and career

Exarchos was born in 1978 in

, Mike GLC and JMC.

Exarchos also worked as a producer at AMG Records, which led him to his first recording contract as 'Stereo Mike' with AMG's hip-hop sub-label, Mo' Money Recording$. Within two years, he composed and produced his debut album, while accepting a post-graduate lecturing position at London's University of Westminster in music production. He released his debut album in Greece titled Satirical Nomads by Mo' Money Recording$ under license to Universal Music Greece. The album's singles included the anti-racism anthem "O Allos Babis" and the remix "I Polis".

Stereo Mike was nominated at the

Mad Video Music Awards
in 2005 for "Best Hip-Hop Video Clip" and in 2008 for "Best Hip-Hop Video Clip" and for "Video Clip of the Year".

Stereo Mike subsequently signed to Minos EMI for his second album titled XLI3H, which is leet for the Greek word Εξέλιξη, meaning "evolution". He is concurrently doing research work toward a PhD in music.[2]

Stereo Mike is the first MTV EMA Award winner in the "Best Greek Act" category, which came into effect with MTV's 2008 regional launch in Greece. He was also nominated for Greece in the category of Europe's Favourite Act for 2008.[3]

Stereo Mike with

Loucas Yiorkas represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with the song "Watch My Dance
".

Albums

Singles

Satirical Nomads:

  • 2004: "O Allos Babis"
  • 2004: "I Polis"

2005 Mad Video Music Awards:

XLI3H:

2008 Mad Video Music Awards:

  • 2008: "S'opoion Aresei (Dansonra)" (feat. Tamta)
  • 2008: "Piase Me" (feat. Eleni Tsaligopoulou)
  • 2009: "Peraia Mou"

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

  • 2011: "
    Loucas Yiorkas
    feat. Stereo Mike)

References

  1. ^ [1] [dead link]
  2. ^ "University of Westminster, School of Media, Arts, and Design, Lecturers". Wmin.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ [2] [permanent dead link]

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