Kostas Martakis has been making a name for himself in Greece for the past few years. His involvement in reality tv and his unsuccessful effort to represent Greece at Eurovision in 2008 have slowly upped his reputation in Greece and his most recent album release, Pio Konta has further pushed him into the limelight.
I posted in 2009 on the first two singles from the album, and find myself now feeling like I need to post the most recent two as well. Kano Oti Thes was released in June 2010 as Kostas' fifth single from Pio Konta and Agapi Mou is a duet with Bulgarian popstar Desi Slava.
Kano Oti Thes falls into the same category as the first two singles and is very Swedish pop-heavy as this album was produced and recorded in Stockholm in 2009. As a bit of a departure for the album, Agapi Mou is actually performed in English (instead of either Kostas' native Greek or Desi Slava's native Bulgarian which might be the biggest problem of the song) but stands out as a relatively modern take on a very balkan sound.
Pio Konta has been called one of the best Greek pop albums of the past decade and with five great singles released so far, I would have to agree. Kostas has often been referred to as the next Sakis Rouvas and after this effort, he is well on his way.
Check out two great videos below as well as links to the songs.
Kostas Martakis - Kano Oti Thes & Agapi Mou (feat. Desi Slava)
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