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Emilios Nikolaou:
Emilios Nikolaou, (Emil Nikolov) (Αιμίλιος Νικολάου in Greek, Емил Николов in Bulagrian), born 2 January 1992, is a greek singer, songwriter (lyrical tenor), audio engineering and pianist. He has been taking private piano lessons since he was 7. His talent was developed by many of the best music teachers through the years.

Genres:
New Age / Pop / Pop - rock / Jazz/ Blues /Country - Rock/

Early Life:
Emilios was born in the Greek part of Pomorie, where both Greek and Bulgarian are spoken. As numerous other world known artists, Emilios didn’t have a good childhood. He was the first baby for 1992 in his hometown. By the age of 7 he took his first piano lessons and became a part of the school choir. Later on, he participated in the Bulgarian-Greek association “Anchyalo”. Earlier in his life, he sung in the Old Greek Orthodox Church choir (“Transfiguration of God”) in Pomorie.

His teacher Rozalina Kotzeva was preparing him to attend the school for music and scene arts “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” in Bourgas but his parents intruded his endeavor. He continued taking piano private lessons from a Russian teacher named Elena Ilieva who also prepared Emilios for attendance at the same musical school but he was stopped by his parents for a second time.

In 2008, he decided to go to the High School of Music “Dimcho Debelyanov” in Bourgas. His profile is Pop and Jazz singing. Emilios studied there 2 years. In 2010 Emilios organized a charity concert for the victims of the Earthquake in Haiti. The concert took place in Cultural center “Svetlina” in Pomorie.

Emilios is half Greek. Greek culture has a major influence on his life. During his senior year, he was homeschooled because he had to move to Athens, Greece.

On 20th of September, Emilios arrived in Athens. In the spring of 2011, he returned to Bulgaria for a couple of weeks to pass his final exams at school. He says that his home and heart are in Greece and he is proud of his Greek origin. After he moved to Athens, he attended a 10-months course in a Private school (September 2011 - June 2012) to improve his fluency in Greek. He passes the final exam with 19 out of 20 points.

Emilios is fluent in Greek, English, Spanish and Bulgarian.

Music career:
First attempt in music recording:

The bad moments of his life reflected on his career and made the sound of the music that he composes more emotional, passionate and a bit melancholic yet full of hope and joy.

To collect money so he can record a song, Emilios saves by skipping meals. When he finally has enough money and goes to the studio for a recording session, he loses a beat and messes up the rhythm. This is how his first attempt in recording a song fails because he doesn’t have enough money to pay the studio for a make-up record.

Later on, Emilios has recorded many songs, much of them are not released yet. He is an author of many other songs, that are waiting to be recorded. He confesses that the most inspirational time for him to compose is at night.

In 2012 he becomes one of the youngest Vocal Techniques Teacher in Greece.

Personal life:
Emilios loves spending time with his friends and loves the nature. He likes reading books and considers the sound of the falling rain relaxing. He loves all people and is always ready to help them anyway that he can. Emilios likes to say: “ I love the simple things in life because they make life big and priceworthy.”