Sarbel is tagged as: greek, eurovision, pop, greek pop, male vocalists Sarbel Michael (Greek: Σαρμπέλ Μιχαήλ; born London, England, 14 May 1982) is a Cypriot singer of half Lebanese origin[1]. Born and raised in London, his family would make frequent trips to Greece and Cyprus during summer vacations. At age 21 he was signed up by Sony on a six year recording Contract and at the age of 22 he hit the Greek, Cypriot, and Arabic music scene and is a very popular singer. He is currently living in Greece and travels frequently to London and Lebanon. Sarbel (pronounced “Sharbel”, or “Sarbel” in spoken Greek which lacks a voiceless postalveolar fricative, or the English “sh”) studied music (voice), drama, and performing arts at university. From the age of 5 to 16 he performed at the English National Opera and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and has recorded Tosca in English for Chandos Recordings as the Shepherd Boy. At age 18, looking for some change in his life for his Gap Year, he moved to Crete where he sang at the Heraklion Palladium. [2]. He rose to fame in 2004, when he recorded in Greece the oriental hit Se Pira Sovara (Σε Πήρα Σοβαρά in Greek) featuring Eirini Merkouri, which first introduced the young singer to Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon. [3] The song is based on an Arabic song c... Read More About Sarbel Biography... Send Sarbel ringtones to your cell |
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