Loukas Giorkas

Loukas Yiorkas
Born (1986-10-18) 18 October 1986
Origin Larnaca, Cyprus, Athens Greece
Genres Contemporary laiko
Years active 2009-present
Labels Sony Music Greece, Minos EMI

Loucas Yiorkas (Greek: Λούκας Γιώρκας; Greek pronunciation: [ˈlukas ˈʝorkas]; born in Larnaca, Aradippou, Cyprus, on 18 October 1986), is a Greek-Cypriot singer and model and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series The X Factor. In September 2009 he released his first EP album, Mazi, which attained gold status.[1] He studies Biology at the University of Patras. Giorkas represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany along with Stereo Mike with the song "Watch My Dance", placing seventh with 120 points.

Career

2008–2009: The X Factor

The path in the show:

2010–present

On 11 January 2011, Greece's Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announced that Yiorkas was one of six participants in a national final to select Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[2] Loucas placed 7th with 120 points, but on the public televote he placed 3rd with 176 points.

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ MAD.gr: Ο Λούκας το γιορτάζει με ένα χρυσό δίσκο! (in Greek)
  2. ↑ Floras, Stella (11 January 2011). "Greece: Newcomers to fight for the ticket to Dusseldorf". ESC Today. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
Preceded by
None		 The X Factor (Greece)
Winner
2009 		Succeeded by
Stavros Michalakakos
Preceded by
Giorgos Alkaios & Friends
with OPA!		 Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Stereo Mike)
2011 		Succeeded by
Eleftheria Eleftheriou
with Aphrodisiac


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