USarbel ungumGreki owakhulela e-UK. Yena, njengoyise, wafunda umculo kusukela ebuntwaneni, waba umculi by ubizo. Umculi waziwa kakhulu eGreece, eCyprus, nasemazweni amaningi angomakhelwane. USarbel waduma emhlabeni wonke ngokubamba iqhaza ku-Eurovision Song Contest. Isigaba esisebenzayo somsebenzi wakhe womculo saqala ngo-2004. Usemusha, ugcwele amandla nezinhlelo zokudala.
Umndeni, ubuntwana Sarbel
USarbel wazalwa ngoMeyi 14, 1981. Ubaba wakhe ungumculi wamaGreki waseCypriot nomdlali we-bouzouki, kanti umama wakhe ungowokudabuka eLebanon, ungummeli ngokomsebenzi. Umndeni womfana wawuhlala eLondon, lapho achitha khona bonke ubuntwana nobusha bakhe.
Waya esikoleni wabe eseya e-St. Ignatius College. Phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo, umkhaya wawuya eGreece futhi uvakashele naseKhupro. Kwakukhona izihlobo eziningi lapho, isimo esikhethekile sasibusa, esikhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kokudala.
Uthando lomculo
Kusukela ebuntwaneni, uSarbel wayezungezwe umculo, owakhanga imvelo yakhe yokudala. Akumangalisi ukuthi ubaba, naye owayengumculi, waba nesandla ekujwayeleni komfana ukucula, ukudlala izinsimbi. USarbel wayekujabulela ukufunda amazwi, idrama, futhi wayenentshisekelo kwezobuciko. Kusukela eneminyaka engu-5, lo mfana uvele esiteji se-London opera izindlu. Wacula ingxenye yomalusikazi eTosca.
Kusukela ngisemncane, ngajwayelana nomculo wesizwe samaGreki, ngilalela ngenjabulo, kodwa angizange ngizame ukuhlanganyela kwezobuciko besizwe ngokukhethekile. Lapho ineminyaka engu-18, le nsizwa, ngokungalindelekile kuwo wonke umuntu, yanquma ukuya eKrethe. Lapha waqala ukuthanda umculo wesintu.
Lo mfana wathatha ngokushesha lonke ulwazi, ngokushesha waqala ukucula e-Heraklion Palladium. Le nsizwa yaqashelwa abakhiqizi abadumile baseGreece, abamnika inkontileka nehhovisi elimele lendawo le-Sony BMG. Ngo-2021, uSarbel wasayina inkontileka yokuqopha iminyaka engu-6.
Phakamisa ukubonga ku-duet no-Irini Mercouri
Ngo-2004, uSarbel wahlangana no-Irini Mercouri. Lo mculi osemncane ubesanda kukhipha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ne-Sony BMG kanti udumo lwakhe belukhula. Umbhangqwana wokudala wanquma ukuqopha ingoma esekelwe ku-Eastern hit "Sidi Mansour". I-Mercury yayisivele yaziwa kakhulu emphakathini waseGreece, eCyprus, eLebanon. Ngosizo lwakhe, uSarbel ukwazile ukwenza isitatimende esihle kubabukeli abaningi. Ukubona impumelelo yokuqala, lo mbhangqwana ukhiphe entsha.
Ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu yokuqala
Ngo-2005 waqopha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi Parakseno Sinesthima. Irekhodi lokuqala elilodwa kwaba igolide eliqinisekisiwe. Lokhu kwenze lo mculi ukuthi aphinde ayikhiphe i-albhamu. Wengeze inguqulo yakhe yasekuqaleni yeqoqo ngezingoma ezintsha ezimbalwa. Omunye wabo ubexhaswe nguWella, owesibili lo mculi wafuna ukwenza ingoma eshisa izikhotha, nowagcina ephumelele.
Ebona ukusabela okuhle komphakathi emsebenzini wakhe, uSarbel wanquma ukusheshisa ukukhululwa kwe-albhamu elandelayo ethi "Sahara". Ngo-2006, kwavela i-disc Sahara. I-albhamu efanayo yayihlanganisa ingoma eyenziwe yi-duet nomculi ongumGreki uNatasha Feodoridou.
Ukubamba iqhaza kuka-Sarbel ku-Eurovision Song Contest
Ukuthandwa okwandayo komculi kwaba isizathu sokuqokwa kwakhe esikhundleni sokubamba iqhaza ku-Eurovision Song Contest. Emzuliswaneni wokuhlunga, uSarbel ulwe noChristos Dantis, owaduma kuleli. Imbangi yesibili yomculi kwakungumculi osafufusa uTampa. USarbel uqokwe ukumela izwe emqhudelwaneni wango-2007.
Wathatha indawo yesi-7, wathola ithuba lokuduma e-Europe. Lo mculi uthe akanandaba nokungena ezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe, ufuna ukuthuthukisa eGreece.
Ukukhishwa kabusha kwe-"Sahara"
Ngemva kokubamba iqhaza emqhudelwaneni wamazwe ngamazwe, kunqunywe ukuthi kuphinde kukhishwe i-albhamu yeSahara. Okuhlukile kwakuhloselwe umphakathi waseYurophu. Okufakiwe emncintiswaneni othi "Yassou Maria" bekungowodwa ophambili.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umculi wakhulula i-disc enezinguqulo eziningana zalokhu kuqanjwa. Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa izinguqulo zesiNgisi, isiGreki, kanye nengxube ye-duet nomculi wasePheresiya. EnoCameron Kartio, uSarbel uqophe inguqulo engajwayelekile ngokuphelele exubeni lesiGreki, isiNgisi, kanye neSpanishi nesiPheresiya.
USarbel: Ukuqopha enye i-albhamu
Ngo-2008, ukuze alondoloze ukuthandwa kwakhe, waqala ukudlala e-Votanikos club e-Athens. Lapha umculi umemezele ingoma yakhe entsha ethi "Eho Trelathei". Bekuyingxubevange yomculo odumile wamaGreki nowaseMpumalanga ohlanganisa izici ze-rock. Leli culo lakhethwa ukuthi lihambisane nomdlalo wamanqamu womqhudelwano kazwelonke wezwe ngo-2008. Ngawo lowo nyaka, umculi wakhulula i-albhamu yakhe yesithathu "Kati San Esena".
Ngemva kwe-Eurovision Song Contest, ukukhululwa kwenguqulo yamazwe ngamazwe ye-albhamu eyedwa i-Sarbel yaziwa emphakathini emazweni ahlukene. Ukugxila okuyinhloko komculi kuqondiswe e-UK. Ukhulele kuleli, izihlobo nabangani bakhe babehlala lapha. Ngo-2008 uSarbel wadlala eLondon eCyprus Outing Festival.
Ukushintsha ilebula, ukuvakasha okusebenzayo
USarbel usayine inkontileka entsha ngo-2009. Ukukhetha kwawela ku-studio E.DI.EL. Umculi wakhipha ngokushesha icwecwe elisha lezingoma ezi-2. Enye yezingoma ibhalwe nguyena umculi. Ngemva kwalokho, wahamba wayovakashela e-Australia futhi wabe esehlanganisa i-Egypt. Lapho ebuya, waqopha i-albhamu entsha, i-Mou pai, wabe esehambela amazwe aseGulf.
Ngo-2013, u-Sarbel uqophe ingoma entsha ethi "Proti Ptisi", wabe esehamba eGreece naseCyprus. Umdwebi waqala ukwakhiwa kwenkampani yokuqopha i-Honeybel Music, eyayigxile emculweni wasendlini yokuphumula, owawudingeka kakhulu eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Umculi wamenywa ukuba enze umcimbi ngaphambi kwe-Eurovision Song Contest, ekhuluma ngokuhlonishwa kwakhe kuzwelonke ezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe.
