Dantis Hristos

Dantis is an artist who began experimenting with different musical styles from the tender age of 16, playing rock, funk, metal and other musical varieties, and becoming a member of a number of different groups.

Four years would pass before he would finally sign his first contract with a record company as a solo artist, and at the age of 20 he released the maxi singles "Turn on" and "Belly Dance".

At the same time, he sang live at "TABOO" with Dimitra Galani and George Xatzinasios.

During the following three years, Dantis continued singing live, gaining more and more experience. At the same time he participated in 10 Dekaria ?? . 2 with two of his songs, he sang a duet with Polina on her album "Push Ups", and finally in 1990, he released his first album called "Daktilika Apotipomata". The music and the lyrics of the album were written by Giannis Karalis, and the album went on to become huge success.

The following year, Dantis released his second album "Aman", which became an immediate success. The track of the album with the same name, "Aman", was such a huge success that it was distributed as a remix to 4 European countries, and the video clip was played on both MCM and MTV, along with extracts from his live shows, a tribute to the artist himself, and an interview by Steve Blame, who was at the time a presenter for MTV.

Dantis first experimentations with Greek folk music led him to the creation of the album "Ala" in 1993. The following year he returned to his much-loved pop and rock influences, giving rise to his fourth studio album, simply named "4". The album became a huge success, and the track "Kapoios s'agapaei" from the album offered Dantis more airtime on MTV.

A collection of new, altered versions of older successful hits along with 4 new songs gave rise to his following studio album titled "Tama" in 1995 which also went on to become hugely successful. In 1996 Dantis recorded the album "Foni Voontos", and in 1997 the album "Giousoufakia".

The successful collaboration of Dantis with Kostas Tournas on stage in 1998 gave rise to the live recording of a double album with the name "Krifo Sxolio", also known as "Tournas-Dantis Live".

Dantis following album required eleven months of preparation in the studio until in 1999, his album "To Palio Mou Palto" was released. It was an instant success, containing collaborations with several of the most influential artists of the Greek music scene, and offering Dantis the most important come-back of his career.

Several months later, Dantis re-worked Adriano Celentano's "24.000 Baci" for the film "Safe Sex" created by Reppas and Papathanasiou. The song was included in the soundtrack of the movie, and with the combination of the success of the movie, the soundtrack literally sky-rocketed, even from its first days of release.

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