+ Sakis Rouvas awards and nominations Rouvas in May 2009 Award Wins NominationsArion Music AwardsBalkan Music AwardsCyprus Music AwardsEurovision Song ContestJohnnie Walker Men of the Year Awards Lalore02 AwardsMAD TV/Vogue Fashion Icons AwardMAD Video Music AwardsOGAEMTV Europe Music AwardsPop Corn Music AwardsProsopa AwardsStatus Men of the Year AwardsTashir Armenian Music AwardsThessaloniki Song FestivalUnited NationsWorld Music AwardsTheatre Critics Association Awards Totals colspan="2" width=50 colspan="2" width=50 This page features a list of awards and nominations received by Greek recording artist and entertainer Sakis Rouvas from the beginning of his career in 1991 to present day. Rouvas has released thirteen studio albums: Sakis Rouvas (1991), Min Andistekese (1992), Gia Sena (1993), Aima, Dakrya & Idrotas (1994), Tora Arhizoun Ta Dyskola (1996), Kati Apo Mena (1998), 21os Akatallilos (2000), Ola Kala (2002), To Hrono Stamatao (2003), S'eho Erotefthi (2005), Iparhi Agapi Edo (2006), Irthes (2008), Parafora (2010) and Sta Kalitera Mou (2021). He has also released two live albums: Live Ballads (2006) and This Is My Live (2007). These album have been released through PolyGram Records Greece (1991–96), Minos EMI (1997–present), and abroad on Universal Music France (2002–2007). All of his albums have been certified gold or higher by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece. As of 2008, he has sold an estimated near two million albums, making him one of the best-selling Greek artists in history.
Rouvas is amongst the most awarded Greek entertainers of all time. In addition to his main domain, music, he has also been recognized in sports, television, fashion, and for his humanitarian work. Rouvas began his career as an athlete in 1987 and received awards at a national level. As a performer, he has won 15 Pop Corn Music Awards, six Arion Music Awards, four Status Men of the Year Awards —the most of any musician— and 26 MAD Video Music Awards — more than any other male artist and second overall. He has also received international awards such as a Balkan Music Award, an MTV Europe Music Award, a Tashir Armenian Music Award, and a World Music Award, as well as an Abdi Ipekçi Prize for his efforts in improving Greco-Turkish relations. Rouvas has also represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions, taking top ten positions both times: third (2004) and seventh (2009). Rouvas has received in excess of 52 awards out of 120 nominations, making him one of the most awarded Greek artists in history. In addition to these recognized awards, Rouvas was also named "Entertainer of the Decade" by Down Town in 2009, while in 2010 Forbes ranked him as the third most powerful and influential Greek celebrity and highest-ranked singer. He was also named Greek People'''s first "Sexiest Man Alive".
Note that this list includes only recognized awards and not polls and other awards. The list may be incomplete due to the lack of sources on Greek awards prior to the new millennium.
Arion Music Awards The Arion Music Awards are the official Greek music awards since 2002, and are the successor of the Hellenic Music Pop Corn Awards which were organized by the Greek magazine Pop Star from 1997–2001. The Arions were held for the first five years by Mega Channel and now are held by ANT1. The awards are usually held in April but in 2007 were held in October due to the network change, and thus, no ceremony for the 2008 edition was held. Rouvas has won six awards from 25 nominations.
YearNominated workAwardResult2001"Disco Girl"Best Pop SongWonBest Male Pop SingerNominatedSong of the YearNominated2003"Ola Kala"Best Pop SongNominatedOla KalaBest Pop AlbumNominatedBest Male Pop SingerNominated"Ola Kala"Video of the Year (Xavier Gens/Bullring)Nominated2004"Pes Tis"Best Pop SongNominatedTo Hrono StamataoBest Pop AlbumNominatedBest Male Pop SingerWon"Pes Tis"Video of the Year (Xavier Gens/Bullring)Nominated2005Shake ItBest Pop SongNominatedVideo of the YearNominatedMale Artist of the YearNominatedBest-Selling Greek Single of the YearWon2006"S'eho Erotefthi"Best Pop SongNominatedS'eho ErotefthiBest Pop AlbumWonBest Male Pop SingerWon"Mila Tis"Video of the Year (White Room)NominatedS'eho ErotefthiRecord of the YearNominated2007Iparhi Agapi EdoBest Pop AlbumNominated"Ola Giro Sou Gyrizoun"Best Pop SongWonIparhi Agapi EdoPop Artist of the YearNominated"Ego Travao Zori"Video of the YearNominated"Ola Giro Sou Gyrizoun"Song of the YearNominated
Balkan Music Awards The Balkan Music Awards is an award ceremony organized by Balkanica TV since 2010, celebrating the best in music from Balkan countries. Rouvas has won one award from one nomination.
YearNominated workAwardResult2010"Spase To Hrono"Best Balkan Song from GreeceWon
Cyprus Music Awards The Cyprus Music Awards are the official Cypriot music awards, held annually by Cyprus College in Nicosia, Cyprus since 2006. Rouvas hasn't managed to win any awards from four official nominations, and six overall (Although the top five highest-selling records are reviewed for the "best-selling" categories, the nomination is not considered official unless won).Winners of 2007
YearNominated workAwardResult2006S'eho ErotefthiMale Artist of the YearNominatedBest-Selling Greek Album of the YearNominatedAlbum of the YearNominated2007Iparhi Agapi EdoMale Artist of the YearNominatedBest-Selling Greek Album of the YearNominatedAlbum of the YearNominated
Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the EBU. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its début in 1956, is one of the longest-running television programs and most watched in the world. It is the world's largest music festival, with viewing rates of 100-600 million recorded. In 2004, Rouvas won third place with the song "Shake It", which was tied for the highest placement Greece had ever received in the contest since the 1974 début, up until that year. In 2006, Rouvas would go on to host the contest in Athens along with hostess Maria Menounos. Rouvas will also be Greece's representative in the 2009 contest with the song "This Is Our Night" in May in Moscow, Russia.
YearNominated workResultPlacePointsSemiPoints2004"Shake It"Nominated3rd Place2523rd Place2382009"This Is Our Night"Nominated7th Place1204th Place110
Johnnie Walker Men of the Year Awards The Johnnie Walker Men of the Year Awards is a Cypriot award ceremony held annually to honour men who have excelled in their field of work. YearAwardResult2010Presenter of the YearWon2011Greek of the YearWon
MAD TV/Vogue Fashion Icons Award The MAD TV/Vogue Fashion Icons Award were a one-time award organized by MAD TV and the Greek edition of Vogue Magazine held in 2003 to recognize the most fashionable Greek television personalities and style icons. Rouvas was one of the only two musicians awarded, the other being Despina Vandi for the title "Best-Dressed Woman in Showbiz".
YearNominated workAward 2003Awarded for fashion senseCelebrity with Best Personal Style
MAD Video Music Awards The MAD Video Music Awards are held annually in June by MAD TV since 2004. In its first two years, the awards were televised on ANT1 for non-satellite viewers, but have since moved to Alpha TV. Rouvas holds a number of records at the MAD Video Music Awards. At the 2010 ceremony, he tied the record for most wins in one night, with four, while his five-time nominee "Spase To Hrono" broke the record for most nominations received by a single video (later tied with "Tora") until he broke his own record in 2012 with "I Dyo Mas", which received six nominations between 2011 and 2012. Since 2009, Rouvas has won the most coveted prize, Artist of the Year, an unprecedented four times. Rouvas has won 26 awards from 69 nominations, making him the male artist with the most wins, and second most-honoured artist overall.Winners of 2004Winners of 2007 Winners of 2008 2009 Nominations MAD Video Music Awards 2011. MAD TV. Airdate: 14 June 2011
YearNominated workAwardResult2004"Pes Tis"Best DirectionWonSexiest Appearance in a VideoWon2005"Se Thelo San Trelos" (feat. Philipp Kirkorov)Best-Dressed Artist in a VideoNominated"Shake It"Sexiest Appearance in a VideoNominated2006"Na M'agapas"Best Pop VideoNominatedBest Video by a Male ArtistWonBest Video of the YearNominatedArtist of the Year with Most-Played VideoNominatedBest Direction (White Room)Nominated"Mila Tis"Best-Dressed Artist in a VideoWon2007"Ego Travao Zori"Best Pop VideoNominated"Ola Gyro Sou Gyrizoun"Best Dance VideoWon"Ego Travao Zori"Best Video by a Male ArtistNominatedBest Video of the YearNominatedArtist of the Year with Most-Played VideoNominated2008"Zise Ti Zoi"Best Pop VideoNominatedBest Male ArtistWonArtist of the Year with Most-Played VideoNominated2009"Irthes"Best Pop VideoNominated"This Is Our Night"Male Artist of the YearWonArtist of the YearWon"Irthes"Best DirectionNominatedFashion Icon of the YearNominated"This Is Our Night"Best Lyric that Became a QuoteNominated2010"Spase To Hrono"Best Pop VideoWonMale Artist of the YearNominated"Tharros I Alitheia" (Tamta feat. Sakis Rouvas)Best Duet or Collaboration VideoWon"Spase To Hrono"Artist of the YearWonFashion Icon of the YearWonSexiest Appearance in a VideoNominated2011"Parafora"Best Pop VideoWonVideo of the YearWon"I Dyo Mas"Male Artist of the YearNominatedArtist of the YearWon"Emena Thes" (for "Emena thes")Best LineNominated2012"I Dyo Mas"Best Pop VideoNominatedVideo of the YearNominatedMale Artist of the YearWonArtist of the YearWon2013"Tora"Best Pop VideoNominatedVideo of the YearWonMale Artist of the YearWonArtist of the YearNominatedTop 50 Media Inspector TracksNominated"+ Se Thelo" (MAD VMA 2008)Best Performance of the Past 10 YearsNominated"Pio Dynata" (MAD VMA 2009)Best Performance of the Past 10 YearsNominated2014"Mia Hara Na Pernas"Best Male ArtistWonArtist of the YearNominated2015"Pio Psila"Best Pop VideoNominatedBest Video of the YearNominatedBest Male ModernWonArtist of the YearNominated2016"Fila Me"Best Pop VideoWonBest Male ModernWonArtist of the YearNominated2017Best Male ModernNominatedSuperfans of the YearNominated2018Best Male ModernWon2019Best Male ModernWon2020Best Male ModernNominated"Etsi Einai I Fasi"Best Duet (with Helena Paparizou)Nominated2021Best Male ModernNominated "Yperanthropos"Best Video Clip BalladNominated2022"Sta Kalytera Mou"Best Male ModernNominatedBest Pop Video Clip Nominated2023MAD Icon Honorary AwardWon2024"Thema"Best Duet (with 3SUM)NominatedBest Pop ArtistNominated2026"Kounia Bella"Video of the Year (with FY)Nominated MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards is an awards ceremony organized annually since 1994 by MTV Networks and celebrate the best in European music. The network began a Greek branch in 2007, thus making the country eligible for the ceremony since 2008. Rouvas has won one award, with another nomination. YearAwardResult2010Best Greek ActWonBest European ActNominated
OGAE OGAE Song Contest OGAE, is the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries. Every year, the organization puts together four non-profit competitions (Song Contest, Second Chance Contest, Video Contest and Homessed Song Contest). The OGAE Song Contest is an audio event in which all OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song released in the previous 12 months in their countries and sung in one of the country's official languages. In honor of his selection to be the Greek 2009 eurovision entrant, Rouvas was chosen by local clubs to be entered in the 23rd OGAE in Zaragosa, Spain on October 25, 2008, where he won third place with 130 points, coming in only behind Croatia and the United Kingdom, respectively.OGAE Song Contest 2008
YearNominated workResultPlace2006"Stous 31 Dromous"Nominated3rd Place
OGAE Video Contest