Snik


Dimitris Giannoulis better known by his stage name Snik is a Greek trapper. He has been described as the most popular Greek trapper and an absolute online phenomenon, having more than 200 million views on his official YouTube channel.

Early life

Dimitris Giannoulis was born and raised in Kifissia until the age of 11. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Viktoria, a central neighborhood of Athens, till the age of 18. He was writing lyrics at the time but he did not show them to anyone because he wanted them to be perfect.

Career

From an early age he had a passion for music singing and making songs on an amateur level. In 2012 he released his first single "Thema Chronou" which quickly reached 100,000 views on YouTube. Following this success, he signed his first contract with the Panik Records label. Immediately, he released the first two songs with his label; "Kounisou Dipla Mou" and "Ti Zoi Mou Grafo". During this time, SNIK gained a lot of reputation on the internet, with many critics judging his songs negatively.
After almost two years break, in 2015, he returns with his new hit single "Tony Montana" in collaboration with the rapper Light, with whom he once again collaborated for the song "Gucci Mane". Snik has stated that "Tony Montana" is his favorite song from his discography. In this period of his career, SNIK released some singles; "Ferrari", "Harry Houdini" and "DAB", in a collaboration with the rapper Ypo. Subsequently, he reached a new level of success, releasing five new songs that became pretty popular in Greece and Cyprus, these are; "Ath", "9", "Gangsta", "Gango" and "Medusa". The last song remains Snik's most popular song on YouTube, having collected more than 15 million views, until April 2019.
Snik performed the song "To Gucci Forema" with Giorgos Mazonakis on Mad VMA 2018.

Discography

Singles

Awards

MAD Video Music Awards

YearNominated workAwardResult
2018HimselfBest Hip Hop ArtistWon
2018"Harry Houdini" feat. A.M. SNiPERBest Duet/CollaborationNominated