Sfakianakis on Remos: “He’s not a big name — he’s a small one”

An old interview between Notis Sfakianakis and Giorgos Liagas has resurfaced, after the veteran singer spoke in characteristically blunt terms about the idea of sharing a stage with Antonis Remos.

The conversation turned to nightclub collaborations, with Liagas putting a hypothetical to Sfakianakis: the two singers appearing together on the same dance floor. The presenter framed it as a possible “act of the year” and argued that the pairing would generate huge public interest.

Sfakianakis was unconvinced.

“Remos–Sfakianakis would be a disaster”

When Liagas pressed him on why he would reject such a collaboration, Sfakianakis said he had no reason to follow a formula already used by others.

“I have my own trick,” he said, explaining that from the start of his career he had chosen to follow his own path.

Liagas then asked whether Sfakianakis was ruling out collaborations with major names in general, or only with Remos. The singer stuck to the same line.

“Since I started, the trick has been mine. It is not borrowed,” he said, making clear he did not want his career to rest on joint appearances with other established artists.

Liagas described Remos as “a big name in the artistic world.” Sfakianakis disagreed.

“Remos is not a big name, it’s small”

His reply was typically sharp. In his view, Remos was not a “big name” but a “small one” — a remark that also played on the two syllables of Remos’s surname. He added that he had no interest in collaborating with artists already established in the scene.

The discussion did not stop there. Liagas raised comments Remos had made about Sfakianakis and asked for a response. Sfakianakis said he did not care what Remos said or did.

“To each his own”

He then spoke more broadly about the role of artists, arguing that they have both rights and obligations and should express their views. He even invoked Pink Floyd, calling them “prophets” and saying that what certain artists create is not accidental.

He closed with a direct message to Remos:

“Hey Antonis, to me? Are you kidding? Mind your own business! Each in his own cubicle! Do you understand? Let’s not go crazy — young and old in the same café.”

The interview remains a typical example of how Sfakianakis has publicly spoken about colleagues, collaborations and the place of artists in Greek entertainment.

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