Nikolas Metaxas

Born in NYC and raised in Cyprus, Nikolas started playing guitar by the age of 7 and piano by the age of 12, while also singing in choirs. Nikolas' greatest talent is his rare ability to capture listeners at his acoustic performances with his raw emotion and poignant songwriting. Even though he has not signed with a major label, Nikolas has a following of more than 21,000 fans. When he was 18, Nikolas released an EP called 'Lonely' which sold 1,500 copies in its first 6 months after release. A little known fact about Nikolas is that "Lonely" was written while serving 25 months as a cadet in the Cyprus Army. When he was 20, he took part in the televised singing competition called 'The X-Factor' (equivalent to American Idol) and placed second. Shortly after he represented his country Cyprus, as a composer in the biggest singing competition in the world, the 'Eurovision Song Contest' with the song 'Firefly' performed by his sister Christina Metaxas. After that he went to Berklee for his musical studies. Currently, Nikolas is touring the USA, with occasional shows in Europe. His last show in the UK was sold out,with fans flying in from as far as Greece and Cyprus! Nikolas is currently working on his first official EP set to be released in the 4rth quarter of this year. Fans of his can expect more of the musician they've grown to love plus material that expresses his new and growing talents.