Stavros Michalakakos
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Stavros Michalakakos Σταύρος Μιχαλακάκος | |
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| Born | 9 April 1987 |
| Origin | Limassol, Cyprus and Greece |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels | Sony Music Greece |
Stavros Michalakakos (in Greek Σταύρος Μιχαλακάκος) (born 9 April 1987) is a Greek-Cypriot singer. On 12 February 2010 he won the second season of the Greek version of the television singing competition The X Factor. He was awarded a recording contract and a car. Michalakakos is the second Cypriot to have won the Greek competition, after Loukas Giorkas won the first season.
Michalakakos' debut single, Vres To Nisi (Find the island), a Greek-language cover of the 1979 Nick Lowe single Cruel to Be Kind with lyrics by Nikos Moraitis, was digitally released on 11 June 2010.[1]