Acting
Jun 5, 1951
Patras, Greece
Andreas Mikroutsikos
Acting
Biography
Andreas Mikroutsikos (Greek: Ανδρέας Μικρούτσικος; born 6 June 1951 in Patras) is a Greek composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. His top hits were Hameno Nisi (Lost Island), To Koutsouraki (Little Log), Kiklopaki (Little Cyclops) and Oso Girizei i Gi (As Long As The Earth Turns Around). In 1991 Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest with his song Anixi sung by Sophia Vossou (Greek: Σοφία Βόσσου), finishing in 13th place. An album with the same title was released the same year. During the 1990s, Mikroutsikos presented the famous TV game show To Megalo Pazari (The Great Bazaar - Greek version of Let's Make a Deal). By moving from Mega Channel to ANT1 he was the first to introduce reality shows to the Greek public. His shows have been criticised by many, despite good TV ratings. Mikroutsikos presented the first and second series of the famous reality show Big Brother on the ANT1 channel. He also presented ANT1's music academy Fame Story. Mikroutsikos moved to Alpha TV where he presented the reality show Apo Kardias (By My Heart). The show was banned by the Greek authorities after an episode in which a woman accused her husband of forcing her to agree to bestiality, specifically sexual acts with their dog. Mikroutsikos defended himself by saying that all the things presented through his popular show were pieces of the puzzle of our life and by closing our eyes we just ignore the problem. Mikroutsikos was nicknamed "realitaras" (reality trump).
Television & Series (8)
Eliza Stamatiou lives with her mother, Margarita, and her younger brother, Giorgos, somewhere in Brahami. Their financial situation is very good and everyone at home has relative freedom of movement. Eliza works for a large insurance company, but her "secret" desire is to work in cinema, regardless of her specialty. In the boredom of everyday life and a rather indifferent life, Eliza juxtaposes her imagination, which has been fueled by endless hours in movie theaters or in front of the video. Her generally unsuccessful attempts to transfer elements and situations from movies and their corresponding heroines to her daily life, provoke laughter and emotion.
Η Ελίζα και οι άλλοι
Proinos Kafes was a television daytime show aired by ANT1 in Greece during the period 1991-2009. Though it has received low ratings in the past years, it was one of the longest running and well known shows in Greece. The show consisted of different segments which included fashion shows, game and prizes, interviews, and live music from Greek and foreign artists. 'Proinos Kafes previous hosts': 1991-1994: Roula Koromila, 1994-1995: Popi Chadzidimitriou, 1995-2005: Eleni Menegaki, 2005-2008: Eleonora Meleti 2008-2009 Katerina Zarifi and Nikos Moutsinas 2009 George Lianos and Despoina Kabouri, 2009- Vicky Kaya Since the start of the show in 1991, the show has toured different parts of Greece including different areas of Athens, Heraklio on the island of Crete, Patras, Thessaloniki and many other places in Greece. The theme song of Proinos Kafes, was "Kalimera" - a song originally sung by Alexia Vassiliou, also known as, Alexia, in her 1990 album, 'Ela Mia Nyxta'.
