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HeAntonis Remos was born in [[Düsseldorf]], [[West Germany]].<ref name=lgr/> Later, his family moved back to their native [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]], where he finished school. During his childhood he got involved with music and learned to play the guitar and drums.

After many appearances in Thessaloniki, in 1995 Antonis, Remos had his first live appearance in Athens. He performed live next to famous artists, such as [[Dimitris Mitropanos]], [[Stefanos Korkolis]] and [[Marios Tokas]]. This same year he signed his first contract with [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Greece]], planning to release his first album. The first album which was released in 1996 and was titled after his name, became platinum in a few months. In April 1998, his second album, ''Kairos Na Pame Parakato'' ("Time to Move On") was released. For the first time, some of the most-prestigious Greek [[composer]]s had given their songs to Antonis Remos, and for a second time in a row, the album gained platinum status. A year later, in December 1999, another album is released with the title “Pali ap’tin arxi” (Again from the beginning) in which he collaborates with big composers, such as Christos Nikolopoulos and Stamatis Spanoudakis. That record also becomes multi-platinum.

During winter 2001, Antonis Remos performed live next to [[Giannis Parios]]. A CD single was also released in 2001. In spring 2002 Remos released the new album ''Kardia Mou Min Anisiheis'' ("Don't worry, my love")., Its songs wereentirely written by [[Giorgos Theofanous]]. The album gained triple platinum status, becoming one of the most-popular albums through the years.

During winter 2002, Remos performed live next to [[Alkistis Protopsalti]]. They kept performing together during the summer in [[Thessaloniki]]. They also traveled abroad, giving concerts all over Canada and the USA. In 2003, he released a new album titled ''Mia Anapnoi'' ("A breath"), and the songs were written once again by Giorgos Theofanous. The album gained triple platinum status.

He released a live recording of the appearances next to the 5 big composers. The album gained double platinum status. Later that winter Antonis, Remos appeared live with [[George Dalaras]], in the brand-new "Athens Arena". After the discovery of a scandal, {{clarify|date=August 2016}} Antonis Remos was forced to serve his army obligations. Because of his age, he served only for forty days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omhroi.gr/article_2189.htm|script-title=el:Ο Ρέμος πάει ΦΑΝΤΑΡΟΣ.....|access-date=2005-03-14|language=el|title=Archived copy|archive-url=https://archive.today/20050405020302/http://www.omhroi.gr/article_2189.htm|archive-date=2005-04-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Also in 2005, his new album "''[[San Anemos]]''" ("Like a wind")was released. It was the third album with composer [[Giorgos Theofanous]]. In this album, 3 singers joined Antonis Remos in 3 different songs. The first song was with [[Marinella]], the second song with the famous singer [[Giorgos Margaritis]], and the third song was with the Italian artist [[Massimo Di Cataldo]]. The album gained double platinum status.