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.

Freaky Fortune
Background information
OriginGreece
GenresDance, Pop
Years active2011–2014
Associated actsRiskyKidd
Members
  • Nick Raptakis
  • Theofilos Pouzbouris

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
Main article: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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
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 46773110
"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
  1. "Με Freaky Fortune και o RiskyKidd η Ελλάδα στη Eurovision". Euronews. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. "Freaky Fortune feat. Risky Kidd for Greece". Eurovision.tv. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Freaky Fortune". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  4. Peak positions in Ireland:
  5. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
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"
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