Panayotis Tsakalakos was born and raised in New York city. From an early age, he began writing songs and singing and strutting his talent.
He completed his studies in the New York/ New Jersey area, (Bachelor in Music at Rutgers University and Masters in Music Composition at S.U.N.Y Purchase College) and since then he has been working towards his dream. Last night he was crowned this year's Greek Super Idol and his career will now get the deserving chance it needs to excel.