Snik

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Snik
Δημήτρης Γιαννούλης
Birth nameDimitrios Giannoulis
Born (1987-05-04) May 4, 1987 (age 34)
Kifissia, Athens, Greece
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2012–present
Labels

Dimitris Giannoulis (Greek: Δημήτρης Γιαννούλης, born 4 May 1987) also known by his stage name Snik (stylized as SNIK) is a Greek rapper.

Career[]

In 2012 Giannoulis released his first single "Thema Chronou" which reached 100,000 views on YouTube.[citation needed] He subsequently signed a contract with the Panik Records label.[2] He released the first two songs on the label: "Kounisou Dipla Mou" and "Ti Zoi Mou Grafo" (with DJ Young). During this time, SNIK gained significant exposure on the internet, with many critics judging his songs negatively.[3]

In 2015, he returned with his new single "Tony Montana" in collaboration with the rapper Light, with whom he also collaborated on the songs "Gucci Mane", "Gia Panta" and "bosses". Giannoulis stated that "Tony Montana" is his favorite song from his discography.[4] In this period of his career, Giannoulis released the singles; "Ferrari", "Harry Houdini" and "DAB", in a collaboration with the rapper Ypo. Subsequently, he released five new songs in Greece and Cyprus, these are; "Ath", "9", "Gangsta", "Gango", "Medusa "Senorita'. The last song remains his most popular song on YouTube, having collected more than 35 million views, as of April 2021.[5]

Giannoulis performed the song "To Gucci Forema" with Giorgos Mazonakis on Mad VMA 2018.[6] In 2019, his song "Colpo Grosso" reached number 1 in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, and number 10 in Switzerland. In 2020, he released his debut album "Topboy" which charted at number 1 on Greek Spotify charts. Before the release of the Topboy album he announced that he has a second album finished.

Discography[]

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GRE
[7]
"Thema Chronou"
(feat. Bret) 		2012 — Non-album single
"Kounisou Dipla Mou" —
"Ola Allazoun"
(feat. Josephine) 		2013 —
"Epistrofi sto Mellon" —
"Ti Zoi Mou Grafo"
(with DJ YOUNG) 		—
"So Fly" —
"Booty"
(feat. Diamond) 		2015 —
"Tony Montana"
(feat. Light) 		—
"Gucci Mane"
(Light feat. SNIK) 		—
"Gia Panta"
(feat. Light) 		2016 —
"Ferrari" 1
"DAB"
(feat. YPO) 		1
"Harry Houdini"
(feat. A.M. SNiPER)[8] 		2017 6
"E.S.M., Pt. 2" —
"Gucci Store" —
"Selfmade" —
"Cognac & Valeriana" —
"Ath"
(feat. Mente Fuerte) 		18
"9" 14
"Sou Eipa Tha Anevo 2018 —
"Medusa" 1
"211"
(feat. Mente Fuerte) 		—
"To Gucci Forema (MAD VMA 2018 Uncensored Version)"
(Giorgos Mazonakis feat. Snik) 		8
"GANGSTA"
(feat. A.M. SNiPER) 		1
"GANGO"
(feat. Noizy) 		1
"MONOS MOU" 2019
"NEW BENZ"
(feat.Noizy) 		1
"KILO" 1
"SENORITA"
(feat.Tamta) 		1
"COLPO GROSSO"
(feat.Capo Plaza Noizy Gué Pequeno) 		1
2021
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Awards[]

MAD Video Music Awards[]

Year Nominated work Award Result
2018 Himself Best Hip Hop Artist Won
"Harry Houdini" feat. A.M. SNiPER Best Duet/Collaboration Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Ο SNIK στην MINOS EMI
  2. ^ Vogiari, Athanasia (21 September 2012). "Γνωρίστε τον SNIK, το νέο αστέρι της Panik Records!". tralala.gr (in Greek).
  3. ^ "Snik: Είναι αυτός ο τύπος νούμερο ένα; Σοβαρά τώρα;". Andro.gr (in Greek).
  4. ^ "Tony Montana - Snik".
  5. ^ "Το νέο τραγούδι του Snik "Medusa" έγινε viral". Youmagazine.gr (in Greek). 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης & SNIK - Ακούστε την uncensored έκδοση για το "To Pucci Φόρεμα" από τα MAD VMA 2018". mikrofwno.gr (in Greek). 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ IFPI Digital Singles Charts Greece
  8. ^ ""Harry Houdini" - Νέα συνεργασία από τον SNIK με τον A.M. SNIPER". Mikrofwno (in Greek).


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