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The resignation of Deputy Minister of Culture, Michalis Hatzigiannis, was anything but unexpected. This became evident not only from the reactions that were amplified the day after his appointment to the deputy ministry but also because the appointment of Lina Kassianidou as his replacement was ready immediately after the announcement of his resignation letter. This move indicated that the two sides had been in agreement for some time regarding the resignation of the deputy minister.

"K" had reported since last June that Michalis Hatzigiannis was on the verge of leaving.

The truth is that the appointment of Michalis Hatzigiannis to the Ministry of Culture was a personal choice of Nikos Christodoulides, with whom, according to information, he had a friendship.

"K" had reported since last June that Michalis Hatzigiannis was on his way out, as a series of events that had preceded had caused intense discomfort to Nikos Christodoulides. His appointment triggered a strong reaction from a portion of the cultural community, who immediately responded. However, the first move that was heavily discussed on social media was the use of the official account of the Ministry of Culture to promote the birthday celebration of the President of DIKO, Nikolas Papadopoulos, along with the song dedicated to him by Michalis Hatzigiannis. It was strongly criticized that the official account of the ministry was being used for social purposes instead of promoting the proposals and actions of the ministry.

The final straw, however, was the collaborator of the Deputy Minister of Culture, who, as it emerged, had been accused of ticket fraud in the past. The news came out immediately after the revelation by the 19-year-old collaborator of the Deputy Minister of Tourism, thus intensifying the pressure on Nikos Christodoulides and the criticism he received regarding poor choices and favoritism. Furthermore, the handling of the appointment

Michalis Hatzigiannis (Greek: Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης; born November 5, 1979 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998. In 2010, Forbes listed Hatzigiannis as the 22nd most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece and fifth highest ranked singer.

He is a graduate of the Cyprus Music Academy (Royal College of London) with a degree in piano, guitar and music theory. When he was 15, he participated in a song contest in Cyprus, "Afetiries" where he won the first prize. In 1995, he participated in the Cypriot National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Filise Me", although he did not win. He started his career in Cyprus with three records that all went platinum: "Senario", "O Mihalis Hatzigiannis Traguda Doro Georgiadi" and "Epafi". He also participated in a musical production in Cyprus called "Pygmalion".

In May 1998 he represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. He performed the song "Γένεσις" (Yenesis - Genesis), a composition of his own and took the 11th position.

Later in Athens, Greece, he collaborated with the composer Yiorgos Hadjinassios and the lyricist poet Michales Bourboulis to create the album "Άγγιγμα ψυχής" (Angigma Psychis - Touch of Soul), which was released in December 1998. The album had music pieces and songs for the TV series bearing the same title. The album went platinum. The two songs main songs are "Άγγιγμα Ψυχής" (Angigma Psychis - Touch of Soul) and "Το Σώμα Που Ζητάς" (To Soma pou Zitas - The Body You Seek).

In March of 2000 Hatzigiannis released his first solo album with BMG Greece, "Παράξενη Γιορτή" (Paraxeni Giorti - Strange Celebration). Other

Where did you get the info about the album going 5x plat? I checked his site and MAD TV and they did not say anything and MAD would usually be the first to report. IFPI does not really "announce" certifications, the media networks do. And by the way it seems very unlikely that the album would go 5x plat. None of his other albums have ever had sales like that, not even fili&ehtri. Even though f&e went 4x plat, it only sold 120,000, contrary to 160,000 regularly needed because in 2006 IFPI lowered the standards, so it only sold as much as Akatallili Skini sold. This album is nowhere even close to F&E in success and radio airplay and it was off the chart by march, so where would those sales be coming from? His bio says that:

• Paraxeni Giorti = Plat
• Kryfo Fili = Plat (however, it apparently sold over 70,000 copies so it may have possibly been certified 2x plat, but not 3x like the discography page states).
• Akatallili Skini = 3x plat
• F&E = 4x
• 7 = 2x
• Live = 2x plat (i think, but i've also read 3)
• Zontana sto lycavitto = 2x plat

GreekStar12 (talk) 20:35, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Greekboy got an email from IFPI. He copy pasted it to me, but I didn't save it. The email said 5x plat, but I don't know if they applied the new numbers to it or if was with the old ones. Grk1011/Stephen (talk) 21:43, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds interesting. I looked everywhere and even googled it in Greek but couldn't find anything. I guess we can just wait for the ref whenever it comes. I noticed that on one of the Antique albums you found an archive. Did you have to email them to obtain that? GreekStar12 (talk) 01:51, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It was on [1] which can show you versions of a website on a list of dates at least 6 months old. I've used it before, but I got this link from Paparizou Forum (forum.elenapaparizou.eu) of which I am a member. Grk1011/Stephen (talk) 01:54, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]