Freaky Fortune
Freaky Fortune was a Greek musical duo.[1] Its members are the vocalist Nicolas "Nick" Raptakis (Νικόλας Ραπτάκης, Athens 30 April 1990) and the producer Theofilos Pouzbouris (Θεόφιλος Πουζμπούρης, Athens 9 February 1991) a.k.a. Teo Buzz.
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Background information | |
Origin | Greece |
Genres | Dance, Pop |
Years active | 2011–2014 |
Associated acts | RiskyKidd |
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Career
2012–13: Early beginnings
Their breakthrough in the internet community was a cover on the Perez Hilton's cover competition. Freaky Fortune "Part of me" (Katy Perry cover) was announced as a nice work by the Greek duo. After their win, they released 3 singles "Our Destiny", "Stronger" and "All I need", having a small local radio success.
2014: Eurovision Song Contest
In 2014, they were chosen to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 along with the rapper RiskyKidd with the song "Rise Up".[2] "Rise Up" came 20th in the Final of Eurovision 2014. Their following single "In a world without you" was released on June 25, 2014 receiving positive reviews from music critics. The song was a collaboration with the Greek Dj Nicolas Costa who also wrote the song while the production was done by him and Freaky Fortune.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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GRE | AUT [3] |
IRE [4] |
UK [5] | ||||||||||||||
"Our Destiny" | 2012 | 20 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
"Stronger" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"All I Need (This Summer)" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Rise Up" (featuring RiskyKidd) |
2014 | 4 | 67 | 73 | 110 | ||||||||||||
"In A World Without You" (with Nicolas Costa) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Gi Kai Ouranos" ("Earth and sky") | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
References
- "Με Freaky Fortune και o RiskyKidd η Ελλάδα στη Eurovision". Euronews. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- "Freaky Fortune feat. Risky Kidd for Greece". Eurovision.tv. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Freaky Fortune". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- Peak positions in Ireland:
- For "Rise Up": "Chart Archive > 15 May 2014". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For "Rise Up": "CHART: CLUK Update 24.05.2014 (wk20)". Zobbel.de.
Preceded by Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis with "Alcohol Is Free" |
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 |
Succeeded by Maria Elena Kyriakou with "One Last Breath" |