User:Sean Achilleos

Born in Port Elizabeth (PE) South Africa, Sean Achilleos is a singer, songwriter and performer. 1989 Sean’s voice coach (Mandy Gurr) invited Sean to sing at all the local Red Nose Day (Child Welfare) functions, as well as the summer opening of the Kings Beach Super Tube. He has experimented with different styles of song writing, such as Pop, Rock, Ballads & Folk music. Achilleos performed at the PE Opera House in the early 90’s when he partook in the annual On the Go show.

Achilleos’ first encounter with live radio came about when he was interviewed by Martin Bester (now with Radio Jacaranda & Kyknet TV) on Algoa FM in the early nineties. Martin played a demo by Sean Achilleos called “Tonight” on the air. 1993 Sean ventured into theatre where he landed a part as a backing singer in the “Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s” stage production of the musical Grease. 1994 Sean Achilleos performs at the PE Sports Oval variety concert hosted by Gaynor Terrero.

Achilleos then moved forward by forming a three piece band named Mirrors. The band played a gig at the PE diner Cadillac Jacks, as well as at PE Brookes Pavilion where they participated in a competition named The Battle of the Bands in the mid 90’s. Mirrors also performed at the annual PE Splash festival.

Sean then joined a group of artists called The Micah Group. The group consisted of a cluster of talents such as; dancers, comedians and singers etc. The Micah group toured around the Eastern Cape performing at a variety of different functions. Later the same year Sean returned to being a solo act, when he performed as a guest singer at a modeling show. This was soon followed by an appearance at the PE “Barn” Opera House where he shared the stage with other local artists.

1998 Sean won the gold prize award (overall winner) in an originality singing competition held at PE Happy Valley. 1999 Sean was approached by local producer Billy Paulson who came up with the idea to record a spiritual album named “4 His Glory”. The idea was that it would consist of 4 artists who would each contribute 4 original songs. The launch of the 4 His Glory project took place at the PE Opera House with large media coverage. Sean’s self penned song namely “Choose to Forgive” was considered the hit from the album and also most played on Christian radio across the country. Further steps were taken to market the 4 His Glory project by making TV appearances on the Trinity Broadcast channel in East London. The show created a platform for Achilleos to perform three of the songs from the album on live television. The show also included a short interview.

2001 Sean wrote a song titled Rastaman. Achilleos decided to have the song recorded and continued working on Rastaman by filming an amateur video which accompanied the song. He submitted the video to the television game show Bambanani who took an interest in local talent at the time. Months later a snippet of the video was screened on television.

2005 Sean performed at the Cell C Amphie Theatre at the PE Boardwalk in aid of a fund raising event for underprivileged children.

2006 Sean performed at the KKNK (Klein Karoo Nationale Kunstefees). He filled a 30-minute time slot.

Achilleos also performed at the Tsitsikamma Game Lodge when he performed at the 2006 On the Go show where he performed one of his own songs namely “Into the Light” and the well known 80’s classic “Ballad of Lucy Jordan”. The show was hosted by Jill Stewart from King Fisher FM 2006 Sean’s self penned song namely “Stuck Between” was twice featured on Algoa FM’s demo bag which was presented by Buli G at the time 2006. More recently “Stuck Between” has also been featured on the Morning Glory Show hosted by Daron Mann on Algoa FM’ 2008. His music has been featured on Algoa FM, King Fisher FM, CBFM (now Bay FM) as well as most of the retail stores countrywide.

2008 Sean also shared the stage with legendary SA singer Jody Wayne well known for his hits such as Patches, The Wedding & Sixteen Candles. The show turned out to be a huge success and video clips of the show are available on YOU TUBE. 2008 Sean Achilleos won the most promising/original artist award in the Bay FM singing competition with his most recent original song titled “Over You” which Sean penned himself. 2009 Sean performed at the annual Chilli festival as well as another shared show with Jody Wayne, where Sean appeared as Jody’s opening act. 2009 Sean Achilleos performed at the PE Barn for the NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) Latin American dance organization. Sean also received good publicity later the same year when he appeared in the newspaper as singer/songwriter who would be judging the annual Cat Show held in Port Elizabeth. Sean Achilleos performed at the 2009 ”Onnerdiekoppie” Festival in Lady Slipper at the Falcon Rock holiday resort where he delivered an impressive performance. Later the same year he performs outside the Sasol garage in Summerstrand PE for promotional purposes. 2009 is a promising year for Sean Achilleos as he once again finds himself fronting a new band named “Project 66”. The five piece band landed a permanent gig at 66 Butterfield country Club every Tuesday and Thursday night where audiences are captivated by Achilleos’ charismatic stage persona. “Project 66” twice played at the German Club 2009 “Stomp” festival where the band was received with great enthusiasm.

October 2009 Sean Achilleos received airplay on UK based internet radio when “Over You” one of Sean’s own compositions received airplay on “Radio Gets Wild”.

2010 Sean Achilleos releases his new album namely Over You. The album receives great exposure when it gets play listed on Radio Today (DSTV audio channel).

2011 Sean Achilleos performs at The Italian Job Restaurant. Sean Achilleos performs as guest artist at Young Face of the Eastern Cape beauty pageant 2011 held at African Sky’s. Sean debuts his new song “Who Am I” and the event is filmed by Bay TV. 2012 Sean Achilleos is interviewed by Viv Bozack Ngomane on Algoa FM’s Music Club. The program includes a short interview and Sean’s newly recorded song namely “Who Am I” is featured on the show. 2012 Sean’s song namely Rasta Man receives airplay on “Bay FM”. 2012 Sean Achilleos releases a compilation album called “Collage”. [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sean+Achilleos+&oq=Sean+Achilleos+&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=youtube.3..0.4734.8922.0.10125.15.14.0.1.1.0.406.1625.2-2j2j1.5.0. Sean Achilleos - YouTUBE]