Antonis Remos

Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos live at Politia.
Born	Antonios Paschalidis[1] (1970-06-19) 19 June 1970 (age 54) Düsseldorf, West Germany[2]
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Yvonne Bosnjak ​ (m. 2018)​
Partner	Zeta Makripoulia (1999-2007)
Children	1
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Laïko modern laïko
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Akti Epic Heaven Music Panik Records
Website	remosmusic.com

Antonis Remos (Greek: Αντώνης Ρέμος, pronounced [anˈdoniz ˈremos]; born Antonios Paschalidis, Greek: Αντώνιος Πασχαλίδης; 19 June 1970) is a Greek singer.

Biography

Early life

He was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany.^[2] Later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki, Greece, where he finished school. During his childhood he got involved with music and learned to play the guitar and drums.

First commercial success (1995–2000)

After many appearances in Thessaloniki, in 1995 Antonis Remos had his first live appearance in Athens. He performed live next to famous artists, such as Dimitris Mitropanos, Stefanos Korkolis and Marios Tokas. This same year he signed his first contract with Sony Music Greece, planning to release his first album. The first album which was released in 1996 and was titled after his name, became platinum in a few months. In April 1998, his second album, Kairos Na Pame Parakato ("Time to Move On") was released. For the first time, some of the most-prestigious Greek composers had given their songs to Antonis Remos, and for a second time in a row, the album gained platinum status. A year later, in December 1999, another album is released with the title “Pali ap’tin arxi” (Again from the beginning) in which he collaborates with big composers, such as Christos Nikolopoulos and Stamatis Spanoudakis. That record also becomes multi-platinum.

In March 2000, Remos performed the title song of the movie "I Agapi Einai Elefantas" ("Love is an elephant") written by Minos Matsas. The soundtrack gained gold status.

A CD single release followed, which was titled "Fly with me". It is actually a remix of the big hit "Meine" (Stay) having Danish artist Remee Guitar's rap-ing vocals. During winter 2000 Remos and Sakis Rouvas performed live together in Diogenis Palace.^[3]

Further success, Kardia Mou Min Anisiheis and Mia Anapnoi (2000–2005)

In June 2001 he released a double live CD from a party given in Apollon Palace titled Mia Nihta Mono ("Only for a night"). The album gained double platinum status.

During winter 2001, Antonis Remos performed live next to Giannis Parios. A CD single was also released in 2001. In spring 2002 Remos released the new album Kardia Mou Min Anisiheis ("Don't worry, my love"). Its songs were written by Giorgos Theofanous. The album gained triple platinum status, becoming one of the most-popular albums through the years.

During winter 2002, Remos performed live next to Alkistis Protopsalti. They kept performing together during the summer in Thessaloniki. They also traveled abroad, giving concerts all over Canada and the USA. In 2003, he released a new album titled Mia Anapnoi ("A breath"), and the songs were written once again by Giorgos Theofanous. The album gained triple platinum status.

During winter 2003 Remos had live performances. He shared the stage with 5 composers, each one for 45 nights: Mimis Plessas, Giannis Spanos, Antonis Vardis, Kostas Hatzis and Giorgos Theofanous.

In the same period, Remos sang Mikis Theodorakis' songs "An thymitheis to oniro mou" ("If you remember my dream") and "Faedra". They were both released in a CD single and became the title song of a completely new TV series.^[4]

During summer 2004, the Mikis Theodorakis orchestra presented the composer's music written for theatrical plays and movies, with Remos as the lead voice, along with the actors Petros Filipidis, Natassa Manisalis and Giannis Samsiaris. He released a live recording of the appearances next to the 5 big composers. The album gained double platinum status. Later that winter Antonis Remos appeared live with George Dalaras, in the brand-new "Athens Arena". After the discovery of a scandal, ^{[clarification needed]} Antonis Remos was forced to serve his army obligations. Because of his age, he served only for forty days.^[5]

San Anemos and Alithies & Psemata (2005–present)

In 2005, Antonis Remos performed live in Athens Arena for a second year in the row. This time he sang with Michalis Hatzigiannis.^[6] Also in 2005, his new album "San Anemos" ("Like a wind")was released. It was the third album with composer Giorgos Theofanous. In this album, 3 singers joined Antonis Remos in 3 different songs. The first song was with Marinella, the second song with the famous singer Giorgos Margaritis, and the third song was with the Italian artist Massimo Di Cataldo. The album gained double platinum status. During winter 2006 Antonis Remos appeared live in the Athens Arena, but this time next to Marinella, a Greek singer who was restarting her live appearances.

Remos performing live at Diogenis Studios in late 2010.

Antonis Remos celebrated his 10 years in discography by releasing a triple Best Of album with Sony BMG Greece which went platinum. In summer 2007, Remos did a tour around Greece, giving 25 sold-out concerts for the first time after 10 years. He had with him a new band from Thessaloniki named "Onirama". Antonis Remos and Onirama met in MAD TV's secret concert that was given in February and from that night, a new album was released. Hit songs of Antonis Remos were "retouched" by Onirama, gaining platinum status under the title "Antonis Remos in Concert feat. Onirama".^[7]

In the winter of 2007 he performed for a second year with Marinella in Athens Arena. The two artists continued these performances until March 2008.

Afterwards, Remos and Sakis Rouvas joined forces for a worldwide tour in Canada, the United States, Australia and Africa, from 13 March to 25 May. In winter 2008, Remos performed alone for the first time in the Athens Arena. The success was huge, and the appearances got an extension until the end of May. At the same time he released his eight studio album Alithies & Psemata ("Truths and Lies"). The album gained gold status immediately, and later platinum.

On 16 March, Antonis Remos began his first European tour in Brussels, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, the Stockholm, London, Istanbul, Belgrade, Tel Aviv. Later this summer Remos along with Emigre gave concerts throughout Greece.^[8]

In 2009 Antonis Remos presented in Athens the biggest and most impressive Live Show that Greeks have ever seen. Titled "Night and Day" in Athens Arena, Antonis Remos introduced a different kind of entertainment. The show was on for more than 5 months and it was a sold out every day, coming up to at least 350.000 people have visited.

In 2010 he released a new song called "Terma i Istoria", and presented it live through his show "Love Stories" in Diogenis Studio, another year of sold out appearances.

Antonis Remos has travelled all around the world, people follow him in his concerts and eager for his songs. He has performed live with huge names of the international music scene, such as Julio Inglesias (Myconos 2014), Gloria Gaynor (New York & Athens 2014), Danny Brialliant (Myconos 2015), Zeljko Joksimovic (Belgrade & Athens), Gipsy Kings (Myconos 2016).

His latest album "Spasmena kommatia tis kardias" has already gained platinum status on the first week of release.^[9]

Personal life

On 14 July 2007, Remos became the president of the Iraklis F.C. club.^[10][11] In May 2010, Remos left Iraklis F.C. management.^[12][13]

Relationships

From March 1999 to September 2007 Remos had been in a relationship with actress and tv presenter Zeta Makripoulia. They met at Pop Corn Music Awards 1998.^[14]

In 2010 Remos began dating German fashion designer Yvonne Bosnjak.^[15][16] They have one daughter, Eleni (b. 14 February 2015).^[17] The couple married on 15 September 2018 at the estate of Dimitris Kontominas in Varympompi.^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

All the albums listed underneath were released and charted in Greece.

Year	Title	Certification
June 1996	Gia Na Tin Kerdiseis	2× Platinum
April 1998	Kairos Na Pame Parakato	2× Platinum
November 1999	Pali Ap'Tin Arhi	2× Platinum
May 2002	Kardia Mou Min Anisiheis	4× Platinum
October 2003	Mia Anapnoi	3× Platinum
November 2005	San Anemos	2× Platinum
October 2008	Alithies & Psemata	2× Platinum
March 2011	Kleista Ta Stomata	5× Platinum
May 2013	I Kardia Me Pigainei Emena	3× Platinum
December 2016	Spasmena Kommatia Tis Kardias	3× Platinum

Live albums

Year	Title	Certification
2001	Mia Nihta Mono	2× Platinum
2004	Live	2× Platinum
2007	Antonis Remos In Concert feat. ONIRAMA	Platinum
2007	Marinella & Antonis Remos – Live	Platinum

CD singles

Year	Title	Notes
2002	Olos O Kosmos Ise Esi	2× Platinum
2002	Kardia Mou	–
2003	Den Teliosame	–
2009	Dio Istories Agapis	–
2010	Kommena Pia Ta Daneika	–

Compilations

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Best Of	Platinum
2014	Best Of 2008 - 2014	2× Platinum

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Antonis Remos

2019: Награда Браћа Карић

References

1. "Οι 85 Ελληνες καλλιτέχνες που έγιναν γνωστοί με το ψευδώνυμό τους -Ποιο είναι το πραγματικό τους όνομα [λίστα]". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 18 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
2. "Antonis Remos live in London". Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. London Greek Radio. Retrieved on 31 March 2008
3. Ρέμος – Ρουβάς!!!. MAD TV (in Greek). Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
4. Αντώνης Ρέμος (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
5. Ο Ρέμος πάει ΦΑΝΤΑΡΟΣ..... (in Greek). Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2005.
6. "Ρέμος - Χατζηγιάννης στο Αθηνών Αρένα". Athinorama (in Greek). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2005.
7. "Τι μυστικό έχουν ο Αντώνης Ρέμος και οι Onirama;". MAD TV (in Greek). Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
8. Καλοκαιρινό πάρτυ με τον Αντώνη Ρέμο. MAD TV (in Greek). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
9. Ο Αντώνης Ρέμος με νέο τραγούδι και νέο χώρο εμφανίσεων!. MAD TV (in Greek). Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
10. "Οι 5 προτεραιότητες της διοίκησης Ρέμου". Ta Nea (in Greek). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
11. "Για όλους και για όλα μίλησε ο Ρέμος". Contra (in Greek). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
12. "Ανασκόπηση: To "καυτό" εξάμηνο του Ηρακλή". Contra (in Greek). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
13. ""Ώρα για αλήθειες" λέει ο Ρέμος, προσφυγή ο Πίτου Γκαρσία". in.gr (in Greek). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
14. "Χώρισαν Ρέμος - Μακρυπούλια;". womenonly.gr (in Greek). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
15. "Υβόννη Μπόσνιακ βιογραφικό! Η ηλικία, το ύψος, η καταγωγή, οι σπουδές, και τα κιλά". Free Gossip (in Greek). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
16. "Επέτειος 10 χρόνων για την Υβόννη Μπόσνιακ και τον Αντώνη Ρέμο: Η αδημοσίευτη φωτογραφία από το παρελθόν". Znews (in Greek). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
17. "Δείτε φωτογραφίες: Λαμπερά βαφτίσια για την κόρη των Ρέμου-Μπόσνιακ". Proto Thema (in Greek). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
18. "Αντώνης Ρέμος - Υβόννη Μπόσνιακ: Σήμερα γάμος γίνεται!". Proto Thema (in Greek). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

External links

• Official website
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