 He has sold over 5 million records in Greece alone and in addition to these he has sold over 900,000 copies of his albums as newspaper covermounts.One of the more popular of his 21st century tracks is "Genethlia" (or "Gennethleia" as it was spelled when it featured on later albums and compilations).This song (the title of which translates as 'Birthday') was originally performed by Cretan lyra player and singer Stelios Mpikakis.