Loukas Giorkas is a Cypriot

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 singer and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series The X Factor

The X Factor (Greece)

The X Factor is the Greek version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions....

. In September 2009 he released his first EP album, Mazi, which attained gold status. He studies Biology

Biology

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...

 at the University of Patras

University of Patras

University of Patras is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio...

. Giorkas represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Greece took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held between 10 and 14 May 2011, placing seventh. On 2 March 2011, as part of the selection process organized by the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , six competing acts—Antigoni Psihrami, Kokkina Halia, Loukas...

 in Germany

Germany

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 along with Stereo Mike

Stereo Mike

Mihalis Exarhos , known professionally by his stage name Stereo Mike, is a Greek hip hop artist. He is the first MTV EMA Award winner in the "Best Greek Act" category...

 with the song "Watch My Dance

Watch My Dance

"Watch My Dance" is a song by Cypriot singer Loukas Giorkas featuring Stereo Mike. It has represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. A snippet of the song was released by broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation on 9 February 2011 along with the other candidate songs from the...

", placing seventh with 120 points.

2008–2009: The X Factor

The path in the show:

• Live 1 - "Eho Mia Agapi"
• Live 2 - "Runaway"
• Live 3 - "Agapi Ti Diskolo Pragma"
• Live 4 - "S' Anazito Sti Saloniki"
• Live 5 - "Bang Bang"
• Live 6 - "Gia To Kalo Mou"
• Live 7 - "I Balanta Tou Kir Mentiou"
• Live 8 - "Instabile"
• Live 9 - "Erotiko"
• Live 10 - "Baby Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
• Live 11 - "San Planodio Tsirko" (First Song)
• Live 11 - "Party" (Second Song)
• Live 12 - "Didimotiho Blues" (First Song)
• Live 12 - "Agriolouloudo" (Second Song)
• Final: "Ladadika" (first song), "Piretos", (second song), "Party" (final song)

2010–present

On 11 January 2011, Greece's Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announced that Giorkas was one of six participants in a national final

Competition

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 to select Greece's entry

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Greece took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held between 10 and 14 May 2011, placing seventh. On 2 March 2011, as part of the selection process organized by the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , six competing acts—Antigoni Psihrami, Kokkina Halia, Loukas...

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

. Loucas placed 7th with 120 points, but on the public televote he placed 3rd with 176 points.

Singles

• 2011: "Watch My Dance
  Watch My Dance
  "Watch My Dance" is a song by Cypriot singer Loukas Giorkas featuring Stereo Mike. It has represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. A snippet of the song was released by broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation on 9 February 2011 along with the other candidate songs from the...
  
  " (with Stereo Mike
  Stereo Mike
  Mihalis Exarhos , known professionally by his stage name Stereo Mike, is a Greek hip hop artist. He is the first MTV EMA Award winner in the "Best Greek Act" category...
  
  )
• 2011: "Gia Proti Fora" (For The First Time)