NIKOS VERTIS

Nikos Vertis was born on August 21, 1976 in Gorinchem, Netherlands. At the age of 6, Vertis and his family moved to Thessaloniki, Greece and at 7, he started playing the Bouzouki. By the age of 15, he started getting involved with singing. At age 16, he moved back to the Netherlands for 2 years, where he attended a technical high school. He returned back to Greece for his military duties, and once completed started getting involved with his love of singing. He started singing in small clubs in Thessaloniki and other locations around the region of Macedonia. In the summer of 2002, he started singing at the popular club "Rodon" where he made a big impact, and continued singing there until summer 2003.

In 2003, Vertis signed with Universal Music Greece and released his debut album titled Poli Apotoma Vradiazei (It becomes night quickly). The songs "Asteri Mou", "An Feigeis", "San Trelos Se Agapao" and the title track because radio hits in a short time, while Peggy Zina lent her voice for 2 duets on the album titled "Eimaste Horia" and "Hanomaste" which were also radio hits. For the winter season of 2003-2004, Vertis moved to Athens, Greece where he collaborated with Peggy Zina at club Apollon. At the 3rd annal "Arion Awards" in 2003, Vertis won the award for "Best New Artist".

In May 2004, Vertis started singing at club "Rodon" in Thessaloniki again, in successfully shows until August. In September 2004, he released his sophomore album "Pame Psihi Mou" (Lets go my soul) with songs by Giorgos Theofanos. The songs "Pos Tolmas", "Thimamai", and "Se Mena" become radio hits. At the same time, Vertis started performaning at club "Posidonio" for the winter season of 2004-2005. His performances at "Posidonio" were highly successfully, with some calling him "The next big Laiko singer". At the 4th annual "Arion Music Awards" in 2004, Vertis was nominated in the category "Best Male Laiko Singer".

In the spring of 2005, he started his second rounds of performances at club "Posidonio" for the whole summer. In the summer of 2005, he released his first single titled "Pes To Mou Ksana" (Tell me again), which became one of the top songs of the year, and the CD single was certified Platinum.

For the winter season 2005-2006 he continued singing at club Posidonio. In December 2005, Vertis released his third album, "Pos Perno Ta Vradia Monos" (How I pass the evenings alone). The CD featured music by Kiriakou Papadopoulou with lyrics by Ilias Filippou. The album was quickly certified Platinum, while the songs "Pes To Mou Ksana", "Pou Eisai", "Pos Na To Exigiso", "Den Se Niazei", and "Kapote Tha Deis" become radio hits. At the beginning of 2006, Vertis re-released the album as a special edition with a bonus DVD featuring 4 video clips.

For the winter season of 2006-2007 he continued singing again at club "Posidonon". In March, Vertis started recording his fourth studio album, titled "Mono Gia Sena" (Only for you), which was released in May 2007. From the album, the songs "Mono Gia Sena", "Matia Mou Glyka", "Parapono Mou", "Svista Ola" and "De M'Agapas" became instant radio hits and charted throughout the summer. In September 2007, the album was certified Platinum. For the winter season of 2007-2008, Vertis sang for the fourth year in a row at club "Posidonon". At the same time, Mono Gia Sena was re-released as a special edition with a bonus DVD. On January 14, 2008, Vertis finished his successful 4 year run at club "Posidonion". The final night was filled with guest appearances by fellow singers and friends such as Antonis Remos, George Dalaras, Antonis Vardis, and other celebrities. In February 2008, the album was certified 2x Platinum, bringing Vertis to a high point in his career and making him one of the top Male Laiko singers in Greece.

Nikos Vertis will tour throughout Australia, North America, Canada and Europe in the Fall 2008.

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