Nikos Vertis
| Nikos Vertis Νίκος Βέρτης |
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Nikos Vertis in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 21, 1976 Gorinchem, Netherlands |
| Origin | Greece |
| Genres | Modern Laika, Pop |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
| Labels | Universal Music Greece |
| Website | www |
Nikolaos "Nikos" Vertis (born Nikolaos Vertis Arvantidis; Greek: Νίκος Βερτης Αρβανιτίδης; August 21, 1976) is a popular Greek singer who was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands. To date, he has released five studio albums along with one CD single, and two special edition CD/DVD albums.
At the age of six, Vertis and his family moved to Thessaloniki, Greece and at seven, 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 two years, where he attended a technical high school. He returned 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 suddenly). The songs "Asteri Mou", "An Feigeis", "San Trelos Se Agapao" and the title track became radio hits in a short time, while Peggy Zina lent her voice for two 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 third 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 successful shows until August. In September 2004, he released his second 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 performing 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 fourth annual "Arion Music Awards" in 2004, Vertis was nominated in the category "Best Male Laiko Singer".
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