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Artist
Giorgos Alkaios
12+ albums
GreekpopgreeceEurovisionGreek Pop
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Giorgos Alkaios-Vasiliou (Greek: Γιώργος Αλκαίος) was born on December 24, 1971, in Athens. Shortly after his birth, he moved to Boston, where he lived until he was three years old. When his parents divorced, he moved back to Greece with his father, Giannis Vasiliou. He grew up in Halandri, a suburb of Athens, and was mostly raised by his grandmother, Anna. He got his first job, working at his uncle's fish shop, at the age of twelve. Throughout his adolescence, he held many different jobs. He first became interested in music at a young age, when he attended the Happy Village, a summer camp in Varimpompi, near Athens. There he participated in music and theater activities for four years, first as a camper and then as a camp counselor. Vasiliou quit his school at the age of sixteen to study electronics at a private school, from which he eventually got a degree. His first TV appearance came in 1989, when he participated in the show "Come to the Light," the first Greek reality TV program. Out of 1,500 young actors, singers, and dancers, only 20 made it to the finals. Vasiliou was one of them. He won the opportunity to study dance, acting, and music with many great artists. During the summer of that same year, he auditioned for a part in the classic Greek drama "Antigone," featuring the famous actor Aliki Vougiouklaki and the music of Mikis Theodorakis. Rehearsals lasted over two months and the play opened at the ancient theater of Epidavros. Vasiliou considers his participation
