Saturday, August 21, 2010

All schlager-royalty on new album of Michalis Hatzigiannis


Can I not to mention release that includes credits of Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:Son, Kristian Lagerström, Oscar Holter, Henrik Wikström and other biggest names in Swedish music? Sure not!!! Especially when it's as good as new album "Mihalis" of Michalis Hatzigiannis.
In a short Michalis is 30-years old Greek-Cypriot who participated in Eurovision-1998 and since that has become incredibly popular artist selling tons of records in Greece and Cyprus and receiving multiple awards in these countries.
This year Michalis decided to record his first English album and he has got hard support of Lionheart team with it. The album turned to be amazing summer soundtrack, a little bit late for the end of August but always in time for all the lovers of classic Swedish pop-tunes wrapped in modern sound and flavored with Michalis special vocal. This is really one of the most worthy albums of this year - strong from the first track till the last and as one of the sickest MF-rejects detectives I couldn't not to suspect that Lionheart presented some great rejected song to Michalis and seems like I was right. Song titled "Do You Really Wanna Love" was rejected in 2008 and 2009 on Melodifestivalen and we have song with such title on this album, moreover it's written by Pontus Hagberg (Evan), Thomas G:Son and Bobby Ljunggren and it's less than 3 minutes, so now try to convince me there's any ability it's not MF-reject.


You're More Than Beautiful (Oscar Holter, Bobby Ljunggren, Kristian Lagerström)
I Raise My Hands (Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren)
Favourite Mistake (Rob Davis, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Adrian Zagoritis)
Do You Really Wanna Love (Pontus Hagberg, T. G:Son, Bobby Ljunggren)
Everyone Dance (Nikos Moraitis, Rea Garvey, Michalis Hatzigiannis)
Suddenly (Adrian Zagoritis, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Nikos Moraitis)
One In A Million (Michalis Hatzigiannis, Eleana Vrachali, Adrian Zagoritis)
In The Middle Of The Night (Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Kristian Lagerström)
Heart Surrender (Nikos Moraitis, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Adrian Zagoritis)
Eyes Of A Sinner (Michalis Hatzigiannis, Eleana Vrachali, Adrian Zagoritis)
Let’s Call It Love (Henrik Wikström, Niklas Edberger, Kristian Lagerström, Bobby Ljunggren)
Now That You’re Gone (Adrian Zagoritis, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Eleana Vrachali)
Kiss On the Breeze (Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Eleana Vrachali)

Check this impressive list and remember that most of the songs without Swedish songwriters were produced by Jörgen Ingeström ("Favourite Mistake", "Everyone Dance", "One In A Million", "Eyes Of A Sinner", don't have information about the rest) who worked before with Martin Stenmarck, Sonja Alden, Sanna Nielsen and Charlotte Perrelli. Also you can hear backing vocals of Lars Säfsund (voice of Star Pilots in "I'm Alive") and schlager-veteran Britta Bergström in some tracks (here is credits-list for part of this album).

9 коммент.:

Ubbe said...

WOW! Grymt bra! Hur kunde denna låt missa MF?
Vet du när plattan släpps? Kan inte finna den på cdon eller iTunes

Myfizzypop said...

oh! OH! I want this album like, yesterday! It's all sorts of very good indeed and what a pedigree working on. Of course, he is quite handsome too in an almost-as-lovely-as-Mans sort of way :) Thanks for the tip :)

Damian said...

Ubbe, det är altid så många fantastiska låtar som missar MF (sista året rejects känns som specielt grymma) så jag är inte förvånad alls. Tyvärr jag har ingen aning när dom kommer att släppa det i Sverige, nu Michalis är koncentrerad på release av skivan i Tyskland och det känns som framtiden beror på succé där.

I'm really glad you like it Paul! It's summer europop in all of its amazingness - simple, beautiful and joyfull. Last months I was too much into dance-pop so my body and soul were missing such different but loveable music.

Alexander said...

At first I thought it was Måns Zelmerlöw on the pic. lol

Damian said...

I guess I'm the only who didn't notice their similarity from the first sight :)

Anonymous said...

I have seen Mihalis more than 20 times,here in Greece and he is so talented.He is so sexy boy,and he looks like a teenager!All the girls here in Greece,we have fallen in love with Mihalis.
But his girlfriend is a woman about 40 years old,so ugly and she takes profit from him.She is singer too,but she has no good voice,she puts him to write her songs and generally she is untalented.

Anonymous said...

wow unbelievable album!!!!Very good job.One of the best album of year!!!!10/10

Anonymous said...

ohh.. I love this album!! :D

Unknown said...

Ooopa Mixalis !!
Had no idea that it was so many good swedish songwriters behind your lyrics..
BUT u are the one behind the magic on stage, best Live artist i ever seen ..