Lex

Alexis Lanaras (; born September 25, 1984), known professionally as Lex, is a Greek rapper from Thessaloniki and ex-member of the Greek hip-hop bands and Anapoda Kapela.

Biography Lex has kept a lot of information about his personal life private. He was born in Faliro, Thessaloniki, on September 25, 1984, and comes from , Chalkidiki. He started off as a graffiti artist with his crew, 2G (Golden Globes or Good Guys), consisting of , , Zenon, and Mondi, with whom he formed the hip-hop band in 1999. In 2003, they released their first album, Xalara. The next year, they released their second album, titled Xalarotera. They went on to release 2 albums: Den Mas Kses Kala (2007) and Film Noir (2012). With little promotion, the album was very successful and its lyrics were described as "raw and unfiltered". In 2019, after several sold-out live events, he performed a concert in Athens that counted 10,000 attendees. The album was a critical and commercial success and was certified 2x Platinum, leading to a concert in Athens with 30,000 attendees.

In 2024, (acronym for Gia tin Koultoura, For the Culture), was released. The album was produced by Dof Twogee and Ortiz, and features the Italian rapper Guè. In the track "Xeiroteri Genia" (Worst Generation), he samples journalist Aris Portosalte's controversial reaction to Lex's concert in Nea Smyrni with 20.000 attendees in 2022. The album was positively reviewed. In 2025, the rapper performed two back-to-back concerts in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OACA). The first show was sold-out in less than 24 hours, gathering 60,000 people. A second concert was later announced, set to take place in OACA the day after the first concert. The second concert brought in 40,000 people, with both concerts combined surpassing 100.000 attendees. The first concert set the record for the biggest rap concert of all time in Greece, surpassing Bloody Hawk's concert in OACA just a week earlier with 45,000 attendees.

Discography

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Singles