Michalis Hatzigiannis was born in Nicosia on 5 November 1978, to parents from Kyrenia. He studied music at the National Conservatory of Cyprus where he obtained diplomas in classical guitar and piano and at the Royal Academy of Music in London for higher theory courses. For the last 25 years he has been active in the Greek and foreign recording industry, writing music, lyrics and performing songs loved by the general public, ranking him among the most popular Greek songwriters.
Michalis Hatzigiannis received the "Best Selling Artist of the Decade" award in the late 2000s, as his album sales have reached 3,500,000 copies. During the same period he released the CD single "Everyone dance" in Germany and the album "Michalis" with English lyrics in six European countries. He sings on big stages with and alongside artists such as Dimitra Galani, Harris Alexiou, Giorgos Dalaras, Alkistis Protopsaltis, Paschalis Terzis and many others. According to official IFPI data, he has been the most commercial songwriter in Greece and Cyprus for 30 years.
Michalis Hatzigiannis is a member of the association "ELPIDA - Association of Friends of Children with Cancer", for which he was declared "Artist of Hope 2019-2021".
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