Super Sako
Sako in 2017
Sako in 2017
Background information
Birth nameSarkis Balasanyan
Born (1978-08-17) August 17, 1978
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • DJ
  • record producer
Websitewww.supersako.com

Sarkis Balasanyan (Armenian: Սարգիս Բալասանյան; born August 17, 1978), professionally known as Super Sako (Armenian: Սուպեր Սաքո), is an Armenian rapper, DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his hit single "Mi Gna". He currently has two children, "Giana" and "Levon."

Career

As early as 2000, he started rapping and became more involved with Armenian singers such as Suro and Tatul Avoyan. He was most famous for collaborating with the “Twinz”, who were also Armenian rappers.

Later in 2008, Super Sako would release his first official album known as Saint Sarkis and it was a big hit. He would later release more albums throughout the years, which include Saint Sarkis 2, Saint Sarkis 3, Saint Sarkis 4, Sako and Friends, and his latest album Love Crimes.

His 2016 single "Mi Gna" taken from his album Love Crimes, and featuring rabiz singer Spitakci Hayko, became a hit in Armenia, the Armenian diaspora, Turkey,[1] the Arab countries,[2][3] and elsewhere. Artists who have covered the song include French rapper Maître Gims.

Discography

Albums

  • Voch 1-in Chases (with Emmy) (2007)
  • Saint Sarkis (2008)
  • Saint Sarkis 2 (2009)
  • Saint Sarkis 3 (2010)
  • Saint Sarkis 4 (2012)
  • Sako and Friends (2012)
  • Love Crimes (2016)

Charted singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL
(Fl)
[4]		 BUL
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 ROM
[7]		 SWI
[8]
"Mi Gna"
(with Maître Gims featuring Spitakci Hayko)		 2018 21144274 Love Crimes / Ceinture noire

Other singles

  • 2016: "Mi Gna" (Armenian: Մի գնա) (feat. Spitakci Hayko)
  • 2017: "Amena Lavnes" (Armenian: Ամենալավն ես) (feat. Harout Balyan)
  • 2017: "She's Mine" (Armenian: Իմն է նա, romanized: Imn e na) (feat. Armenchik)
  • 2018: "Mi Gna" (feat. Spitakci Hayko & Maître Gims)
  • 2019: "Gna Gna/La Tghibi" (Armenian: Գնա Գնա, Arabic: لا تغيبي) (feat. Eyad Tannous & Suro)
  • 2019: "Señorita" (feat. Fadi Kod)
  • 2019: "Amenur es" (Armenian: Ամենուր ես) (feat. Saro Tovmasyan)
  • 2019։ "Samo tvoia" (feat. Andrea)
  • 2020: "Tik Tok" (feat. Mohamed Ramadan)
  • 2021: "Sunshine & Rain" (feat. Kan)
  • 2021: "Amor Mio" (feat. Gipsy Kings)
  • 2019: "Yes" (Karl Wolf feat. Super Sako, Deena, Fito Blanko)
  • 2021: "Sirts Patrasta" (Armenian: Սիրտս պատրաստ ա) (OFI feat. Hak & Super Sako)

References

  1. ↑ "'Mi Gna' by Armenian rapper Super Sako becomes top hit in Turkey". Armenpress. 30 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Hakhverdyan, Nune (29 December 2017). "Newsmakers in Armenia in 2017". media.am. Media Initiatives Center.
  3. ↑ "Под "взрывной" армянский хит "Ми Гна" в Египте "заснули"?". Rambler (in Russian). 23 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Maître Gims & Super Sako feat. Hayko – Mi gna (Maître Gims Remix)". Ultratop.
  5. ↑ "Mi Gna". Acharts.co.
  6. ↑ "Maître Gims & Super Sako feat. Hayko – Mi gna (Maître Gims Remix)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  7. ↑ "Un site de muzică". www.unsitedemuzica.ro.
  8. ↑ "Maître Gims & Super Sako feat. Hayko – Mi gna (Maître Gims Remix)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ "French single certifications – Maître Gims & Super Sako feat. Hayko – Mi Gna" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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