Freaky Fortune
Freaky Fortune was a Greek musical duo consisting of vocalist Nicolas "Nick" Raptakis (Greek: Νικόλας Ραπτάκης; born 30 April 1990) and producer Theofilos "Teo" Pouzbouris (Greek: Θεόφιλος Πουζμπούρης; born 9 February 1991).[1] They represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 together with RiskyKidd with the song "Rise Up".
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.jpg.webp) Freaky Fortune in 2014 | |
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| Origin | Athens, Greece |
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| Years active | 2011–2014 |
| Associated acts | RiskyKidd |
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Career
2012–2013: Early beginnings
Raptakis and Pouzbouris broke through within the internet community after winning a cover competition organised by blogger Perez Hilton with their cover of the song "Part of Me" (originally by Katy Perry). After their win, they released three singles: "Our Destiny", "Stronger" and "All I Need (This Summer)", with which they had local radio success.
2014: Eurovision Song Contest
In 2014, the duo was 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 25 June 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" (Γη και ουρανός) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" 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.
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