Nikos Kourkoulides, also known as Nikos Kourkoulis, was born on August 27, 1972, in Kavala, Greece, and is a Greek folk singer. His breakthrough came with the album Κίνδυνος (1997), followed by Παίζεις με τη φλόγα (1998) and Μια νύχτα στον παράδεισο (2000). Subsequent releases, includes Μόνος μου (2001), Τώρα (2004), Ζούμε μεγάλες στιγμές (2006), Τόσες μέρες... τόσες νύχτες (2007), Σε περιμένω (2008), and Η σκέψη μου μόνο (2011). He collaborated frequently with the Philippou - Papadopoulos duo.