Yiannis Savvidakis

Yiannis Savvidakis is a Greek pop singer who started his music career in the 1980s and to date has released seven studio albums and several singles.

He is best known internationally for teaming up with singer Fani Polymeri to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne with the song "Apópse as vréthoume", which finished in 11th place with 51 points, just 5 points behind the entries by Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali of Italy and Marianna Efstratiou of Greece respectively.

The following decade he ventured into acting with an appearance in the comedy series Tis Ellados ta paidia and went on to win the second season of the national syndication of televised talent show Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2014.

Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Songs

"Rock Me" • "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?" • "Vi maler byen rød" • "En dag" • "Nur ein Lied" • "Vi maler byen rød" • "La dolce vita" • "J'ai volé la vie" • "Avrei voluto" • "To diko sou asteri" • "Apópse as vréthoume" • "Derech Ha-melech" • "Viver senza tei" • "Flieger" • "Blijf zoals je bent" • "Conquistador" • "Venners nærhet" • "The Real Me" • "Door de wind" • "Monsieur" • "Bana Bana" • "Það sem enginn sér"

Performers

Riva • Live Report • Birthe Kjær • Tommy Nilsson • Thomas Forstner • Nina • Anneli Saaristo • Nathalie Pâque • Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali • Marianna Efstratiou • Fani Polymeri & Yiannis Savvidakis • Gili & Galit • Furbaz • Nino de Angelo • Justine Pelmelay • Da Vinci • Britt Synnøve Johansen • Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers • Ingeborg • Park Café • Pan • Daniel