NIKOS PORTOKALOGLOU was born in 1957 in Volos. In 1980, Odysseus Tsakalos (drums), Moustakis (keyboards) Dimitris Kalaitzis (bass) and Nikos Portokaloglou (guitar, vocals)create their band named FATME. The band’s first album titled FATME is released in 1982 by EMI with producer Tasos Falireas. Their second album PSEMATA comes a year later, in 1983, and the third one titled RISKO released in 1985,when the band will start to invoke the interest of a larger audience. After that, their fourth album titled VGENOUME AP’TO TOUNEL which includes the appearance of sinder Haris Alexiou. However, together with the release of one more album of new songs (TO TAKSIDI 1988) and a live album of their last concerts as a whole (title PALKO 1989) comes the end of the band’s existence. His first personal album FONES will be released in the beginning of ‘90 with producer George Andreou.In the meanwhile, the same year, Nikos Portokaloglou composes and writes the songs of Afroditi’s Manou album, KEROS GIA DYO. In 1992 his album SIKO PSIHI MOU SIKO HOREPSE with the participation of Dimitris Mitropanos is released. In autumn 1993 he begins his collaboration with the record company ‘’Polygram’’ (later ‘’Universal’’) with the album TA KARAVIA MOU KEO. In 1995 he collaborates with the director Pantelis Voulgaris for the movie AKROPOL with the song KLISE TA MATIA SOU. A year later, 1996, a new album ASOTOS IOSwith the attendance of many artists is released and creates a new basis for his relationship with his audience.
In 1997 signs the music and the verses in the film of Sotiris Gkoritsas VALKANJZATER and circulate as disk titled KRYFTO. Two years later his new album PEHNIDIA ME TON DIAVOLO is released;in 2001 the music and the songs of another film of Sotiris Gkoritsas , VALKANIZATER, is his most up-to-date-work , as the song THALASSA MOU SKOTINI becomes a huge hit.
At the end of 2002, after 20 years in th ebusic business, a selection of his earlier songs is released that becomes very popular, title : Nikos Portokaloglou-Fatme and Friends, IPARHI LOGOS SOVAROS.His album DIPSA is released in 2003 and in 2005 a new double album titled PAME ALLI MIA FORA encompasses the most popular songs of his 25year old carreer in discography. The songs in this album are taken down by his live performances from 2001 since 2005.Last but not least: 2006 his new album titled ENA VIMA PIO KONTA is released.
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