Haris Antoniou
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Harry Antoniou (born in Limassol
, Cyprus
on March 9, 1989) is a Greek-Cypriot singer and musician. On February 11, 2011 he won the third season
of the Greek version
of the television singing competition The X Factor
after singing Joe Cocker
’s "You Are So Beautiful to Me". He was awarded a recording contract.
Harry Antoniou (at times Xaris "Haris" Antoniou) is the third Cypriot to have won the Greek competition, after Loukas Giorkas
won in the first season
and Stavros Michalakakos
in the second season
Biography
Success for me is to manage through my music to make people feel emotions of joy or sorrow - even for a split of a second – since stress and the routine people live in don’t allow them to do so...
From an early age, Harry Antoniou knew that music would play a decisive role in his life! At the age of six he followed saxophone lessons for 3 months. He then continued as a self-taught and at the age of 15 he came third in a saxophone Pancyprian competition!
He discovered his talent in singing, when he began starring in famous musical and theatrical performances of the school where he studied. Working in his teens as a singer and saxophonist, he was able to attract more and more people creating is own fan club from a young age.
Immediately after the demobilization from the army he decides to follow his dream, risking his position at a university in England. He tries his luck in the Greek X-Factor. Fortunately his hard work paid off and he was announced the big winner, winning a two year contact with Sony Music Greece.
Influenced by various great artists like Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Dave Mathews Band, he has created his own alternative style.
He released his first digital single titled "Στον Κόσμο Μου Εγώ" with lyrics by Nikos Moraitis while he is preparing more work!
’Επιτυχία για μένα είναι να καταφέρνω μέσα απ’ τη μουσική μου να κάνω τους ανθρώπους να νοιώθουν συναισθήματα χαράς ή λύπης – έστω και για μια στιγμή- μιας και πλέον το άγχος και η ρουτίνα δεν το επιτρέπουν...
Από μικρή ηλικία ο Χάρης Αντωνίου ήξερε πως η μουσική θα έπαιζε καθοριστικό ρόλο στη ζωή του! Στα έξι του χρόνια έκανε μαθήματα σαξοφώνου για 3 μήνες. Συνέχισε ως αυτοδίδακτος και σε ηλικία 15 χρόνων ήρθε τρίτος σε παγκύπριο διαγωνισμό σαξοφώνου!
Ανακάλυψε το ταλέντο του στο τραγούδι, όταν άρχισε να πρωταγωνιστεί στα φημισμένα μιούζικαλ και θεατρικές παραστάσεις του σχολείου στο οποίο φοιτούσε. Δουλεύοντας στην εφηβεία του ως τραγουδιστής και ως σαξοφωνίστας, κατάφερνε να κερδίζει όλο και περισσότερο τις εντυπώσεις.
Αμέσως μετά την αποστράτευση του αποφασίζει να ακολουθήσει το όνειρό του, ρισκάροντας τη θέση του σε πανεπιστήμιο της Αγγλίας. Δοκιμάζει την τύχη του στο X-factor3 αναδεικνύεται ο μεγάλος Νικητής!
Επηρεασμένος από διάφορους μεγάλους καλλιτέχνες όπως Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Dave Mathews Band, έχει δημιουργήσει το δικο του εναλλακτικό στυλ.
Κυκλοφόρησε το πρώτο του digital single με τίτλο “Στον κόσμο μου εγώ” σε στίχους του Νίκου Μωραΐτη και ετοιμάζει ακόμη περισσότερη δουλειά!!
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
on March 9, 1989) is a Greek-Cypriot singer and musician. On February 11, 2011 he won the third season
The X Factor (Greece series 3)
The X Factor Greece is an Greek television reality music competition, based on the original series in the UK, to find new singing talent. The winner of which receives a recording contract with Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music Greece is Haris Antoniou. The third series began airing on ANT1 on 1...
of the Greek version
The X Factor (Greece)
The X Factor is the Greek version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions....
of the television singing competition The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
after singing Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
’s "You Are So Beautiful to Me". He was awarded a recording contract.
Harry Antoniou (at times Xaris "Haris" Antoniou) is the third Cypriot to have won the Greek competition, after Loukas Giorkas
Loukas Giorkas
Loukas Giorkas , is a Cypriot singer and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series The X Factor. In September 2009 he released his first EP album, Mazi, which attained gold status. He studies Biology at the University of Patras...
won in the first season
The X Factor (Greece series 1)
The first series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 04 October 2008 and was won by Loukas Giorkas of Larnaca, Cyprus on 30 January 2009. The show was presented by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations.-Auditions:Public...
and Stavros Michalakakos
Stavros Michalakakos
Stavros Michalakakos is a Greek-Cypriot singer. On 12 February 2010 he won the second season of the Greek version of the television singing competition The X Factor. He was awarded a recording contract and a car...
in the second season
The X Factor (Greece series 2)
The second series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 2 October 2009, and was won by Stavros Michalakakos of Limassol , Cyprus on 12 February 2010. The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas...
Biography
Success for me is to manage through my music to make people feel emotions of joy or sorrow - even for a split of a second – since stress and the routine people live in don’t allow them to do so...
From an early age, Harry Antoniou knew that music would play a decisive role in his life! At the age of six he followed saxophone lessons for 3 months. He then continued as a self-taught and at the age of 15 he came third in a saxophone Pancyprian competition!
He discovered his talent in singing, when he began starring in famous musical and theatrical performances of the school where he studied. Working in his teens as a singer and saxophonist, he was able to attract more and more people creating is own fan club from a young age.
Immediately after the demobilization from the army he decides to follow his dream, risking his position at a university in England. He tries his luck in the Greek X-Factor. Fortunately his hard work paid off and he was announced the big winner, winning a two year contact with Sony Music Greece.
Influenced by various great artists like Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Dave Mathews Band, he has created his own alternative style.
He released his first digital single titled "Στον Κόσμο Μου Εγώ" with lyrics by Nikos Moraitis while he is preparing more work!
’Επιτυχία για μένα είναι να καταφέρνω μέσα απ’ τη μουσική μου να κάνω τους ανθρώπους να νοιώθουν συναισθήματα χαράς ή λύπης – έστω και για μια στιγμή- μιας και πλέον το άγχος και η ρουτίνα δεν το επιτρέπουν...
Από μικρή ηλικία ο Χάρης Αντωνίου ήξερε πως η μουσική θα έπαιζε καθοριστικό ρόλο στη ζωή του! Στα έξι του χρόνια έκανε μαθήματα σαξοφώνου για 3 μήνες. Συνέχισε ως αυτοδίδακτος και σε ηλικία 15 χρόνων ήρθε τρίτος σε παγκύπριο διαγωνισμό σαξοφώνου!
Ανακάλυψε το ταλέντο του στο τραγούδι, όταν άρχισε να πρωταγωνιστεί στα φημισμένα μιούζικαλ και θεατρικές παραστάσεις του σχολείου στο οποίο φοιτούσε. Δουλεύοντας στην εφηβεία του ως τραγουδιστής και ως σαξοφωνίστας, κατάφερνε να κερδίζει όλο και περισσότερο τις εντυπώσεις.
Αμέσως μετά την αποστράτευση του αποφασίζει να ακολουθήσει το όνειρό του, ρισκάροντας τη θέση του σε πανεπιστήμιο της Αγγλίας. Δοκιμάζει την τύχη του στο X-factor3 αναδεικνύεται ο μεγάλος Νικητής!
Επηρεασμένος από διάφορους μεγάλους καλλιτέχνες όπως Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Dave Mathews Band, έχει δημιουργήσει το δικο του εναλλακτικό στυλ.
Κυκλοφόρησε το πρώτο του digital single με τίτλο “Στον κόσμο μου εγώ” σε στίχους του Νίκου Μωραΐτη και ετοιμάζει ακόμη περισσότερη δουλειά!!