Yannis Barnabas Emanuel Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is a Greek-born British singer, songwriter and guitarist.

While attending school, Philippakis faced many difficulties due to his father's absence; he would get into trouble with the teachers and was ill-tempered.

Philippakis then went on to study English literature at St John's College, Oxford; he dropped out before completing his degree to focus on the band.

In April 2024, Philippakis announced a band named Yannis & The Yaw and his upcoming EP with the late Nigerian musician Tony Allen titled Lagos Paris London, to be released on 30 August via Transgressive.

Where the night acts like a sort of dream collider of different musicians in the hope of the surprising, the life affirming & the downright dirty.

The Liverpool duo had stated they were "longtime fans of Foals" and "have always been on [their] list to collaborate with" in an interview with Forbes.