Nino (Greek singer)
| Nino Νίνο |
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|---|---|
| Birth name | Stefanos Sakellarios Xypolitas |
| Born |
29 June 1981 |
| Origin | Greece |
| Genres | Modern laika, pop, dance, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, electric guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels |
Heaven Music (2004-2009) The Spicy Effect (2009-2013) |
| Website | http://spicymusic.gr/καλλιτέχνες/ΝΙΝΟ.html |
Nino Xypolitas (Greek: Στέφανος "Νίνο" Ξυπολητάς, Greek pronunciation: [ˈstefɐnos ˈnino ksipoliˈtɐs]), known professionally as Nino, is a Greek singer. He rose to fame in 2003 after appearing as a contestant on the debut season of the television show Fame Story. He has since released five studio albums.
Nino was born as Stefanos Sakellarios Xypolitas in on 29 June 1981, and shortly after moved with his family to Rhodes. His first experience with music was at age three, when his parents gave him a piano as a gift. At a young age Nino wrote his first song, titled "Eisai To Pio Omorfo Pou Iparhi" ("You are the most beautiful that exists"), dedicated to his mother. He learned to play the harmonium, guitar (electric classical), drums, harmonica, accordion, and bass by the age of 16. His first real performance was at age 15 live at a night club, were he gained impressions. He started to take music seriously at the age 16. After school, Nino moved to Athens to pursue a music career, where he attended various auditions, while attending college for sound designing at the same time. Shortly after, Nino accepted to perform at a large night club back in Rhodes, and moved back. After a successful concert-series, Nino then went on and performed in Patras.
After a few years of performing at small venues, Nino decided to audition for the first season of "Fame Story".
After being eliminated from "Fame Story", he received offers from various Greek labels acting as second optionners, as he was bound to sign to Heaven Music, the record company that had the management rights on the players of the game, and which a subsidiary of Ant-1 TV, airing Fame story. During the winter season of 2003-2004, Nino appeared alongside Anna Vissi, Konstantinos Christoforou, and Hi-5 for a series of concert at club "Diogenis Studio". Follow those appearances, in early 2004, he appeared alongside Apostolia Zoi, Elena Paparizou, and Thanos Petrelis in a series of concerts at club Thalassa.
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