Sotis Volanis (
Greek
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: Σώτης Βολάνης, born Sotiris Stavridis in 20 February 1971) is a
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singer. He was born in Akrolimni,
Pella
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, Greece.
He is best known for his 2002 success ''Poso Mou Leipei'' ''(i zesti ankalia sou)'' (Greek: Πόσο μου λείπει η ζεστή αγκαλιά σου), English ''How much I miss your warm hug''.
Due to his great success the song has been
covered
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several times:
* in
Saudi Arabic by Inez Atili under the title ''My Love'' released in 2020
* in
Levantine Arabic
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by
Fadel Chaker under the title
''Ya ghayeb''
* in
Hebrew
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by Shlomi Saranga and
Moshik Afia
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Selected discography
*A ra ...
under the title ''Halom Matok'' (Sweet dream)
*in
Hebrew
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duets with
Sarit Hadad
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''Tak-tak'' and ''Oxygena''
* in
Turkish by
Serdar Ortaç
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He is known as one of the most popular singers in Turkish pop-music history.
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as ''Beni unut''
* in
Serbian by
Funky G
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as ''Gde si ti'' and
Jelena Karleuša
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as ''Nisi u pravu''
* in
Bulgarian by
Azis
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as ''Obicham Te.''
* in
Bulgarian by Magapasa as ''Kolko Mi Lipsvash.''
In his youth at 13-year-old, he started to learn
piano
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, and roughly 1984 at 14-year-old as a piano player musician he went for work to
Düsseldorf
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,
Belgium
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thereafter, following
Munich
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and other countries.
Upon his return to
Thessaloniki
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in 1995, he began singing in different
bouzoukia clubs ‒night clubs where Greek music is performed live‒ in provinces across Greece. Subsequently he went to Belgium where was working daily. Returning in 2000 he went to
Dubai
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,
United Arab Emirates
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, where at a nightclub he was working as piano player and
singer
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singing Greek songs, from which there he wrote the
lyrics
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and music for the song ''How much I miss your warm hug'' ('). In 2001, released his first music single and shortly after his first music album, from the Vasipap
record label
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located in Thessaloniki. The song’s success and popularity made him a famous singer across Greece.
In 2010, Sotis Volanis has spoken openly about to suffer from alcoholism problem stated that he cannot understand how it could have come so far. The revelation on the problem had experienced Sotis Volanis made at
Alter Channel
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’s television show program Zamanfou with presenter
Annita Pania
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Before presenting her first dating show, "To Hrisso Koufeto" ("The Golden Sugarplum"), she was a teacher of French language and a songwriter.
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, where he said "''The reason why I led to the drinking is because I am introvert person and do not express my feelings''", and he had promised "''I would not take a sip into my mouth''." The negative health effects, led him, now sober, to seek treatment and, ultimately, he was able to successfully complete a rehabilitation, and has maintained his sobriety since 2014
returns to his career.
Discography
Albums
* ''Sotis Volanis'' (2001)
* ''Sotis Volanis''2 (2002)
* ''Orkoi Agapis'' (2003)
* ''Sotis Live'' (2004)
* ''Tak Tak'' (2005)
* ''Na M' Agapas'' (2007)
* ''Panselinos'' (2009)
* ''Po! Po! Po!'' (2010)
* ''Epistrefo Anevasmenos'' (2013)
* ''Emeis Ama Kollisoume De Tha Xekollisoume'' (2017)
Singles
* ''Sexokoritso'' (2011)
* ''Agapise Me'' (2012)
* ''Tha To Kano Ola Poutana'' (2012)
* ''Den Se Thelo Xana'' (2014)
* ''Matia Mou Latremena'' (2015)
* ''Venzini'' (2015)
* ''Kafes'' (2016)
* ''Pou Kai Pou Mataniono'' (2018)
* ''Na Me Proseheis'' (2019)
* ''Simera Agapaei'' (2019)
* ''Krata Me Sfihta'' (2019)
* ''Eho Vourkosei'' (2020)
* ''Tsigara Gkomenes Pota'' (2020)
* ''Megala Salonia Enfant Gate'' (2020)
* ''Oh Ti Glykia Pou Einai I Amartia'' (2020)
* ''Paraponaki Mou'' (2021)
* ''Pano Ap'Ola Se Goustaro'' (2022)
Duets
* ''Giati Na Mi Boroume Na Synnenoithoume'' (Fouli Tzelepi) (2020)
References
External links
* on
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* on
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Greek laïko singers
Greek Romani people
Living people
21st-century Greek male singers
Greek people of Romani descent
Romani singers
1971 births
People from Krya Vrysi, Pella