Andreas Mikroutsikos

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Andreas Mikroutsikos, born on June 6, 1951, in Patras, is a Greek composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. His well-known songs include Hameno Nisi (Lost Island), To Koutsouraki (Little Log), Kiklopaki (Little Cyclops) and Oso Girizei i Gi (As Long As The Earth Turns Around). In 1991 Greece entered Eurovision with his song Anixi, performed by Sophia Vossou, finishing 13th; an album with the same title came out that year.

In the 1990s he hosted the popular game show To Megalo Pazari (The Great Bazaar) and then moved from Mega Channel to ANT1, where he helped introduce reality TV to Greece. He presented the first two series of Big Brother on ANT1 and also hosted Fame Story, ANT1’s music academy. Later he moved to Alpha TV to host Apo Kardias (By My Heart). The show was banned by Greek authorities after an episode in which a woman accused her husband of forcing her to consent to bestiality with their dog. Mikroutsikos defended the program as a reflection of life’s puzzles, saying ignoring uncomfortable truths is not the solution. He was nicknamed "realitaras" (reality show pioneer).

He has been married three times — to Maria Dimitriadi, Foteini Georganta, and Dimitra Roubessi — and had a long relationship with singer Sophia Vossou. He has a son, Stergios, from his first marriage. He is the son of a mathematician and holds a degree in mathematics. As a young man, he was a member of the Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece.