After much anticipation, Nikos Vertis has been announced at the main act for the 2022 Antipodes Festival presented by Bendigo Bank.
Vertis will take to the main stage on Saturday 22 October for a night of free entertainment for the visitors of Antipodes Festival performing his greatest hits.
“It is always an amazing experience to perform here in Australia and the atmosphere it is always electric,” Vertis said in a previous interview.
Nikos Vertis was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands, and lived there until he was 6 years old. He then moved to Greece and lived there for 10 years before returning to the Netherlands. Two years later he came to Greece to serve the Greek army. There, he met a musician that convinced him to stay in Greece and become a professional singer. In his free time, he likes to paint, play music or watch movies and relax with his friends. His first performance as a singer in front of an audience was at age 15.
Some of his greatest hits include Thelo Na Me Nioseis, An Eisai Ena Asteri, De Me Skeftesai, Giati To Metanionis, Ena Psema, An Eisai Ena Asteri, Thimose Apopse i Kardia, Mi m’ Afineis.
Along with Nikos Vertis, The Festival will offer Melbourne’s biggest variety of live Greek entertainment, with over 70 hours of performance including, live music and dancing.
“There is no doubt that for the past 33 years the Antipodes Festival has ignited Melbourne’s Greek community,” Cultural Programs Chair of the GCM Leo Vlahakis said.
“The inclusion of popular artist Nikos Vertis in this year’s program offers a unique opportunity to see one of the most in-demand Greek artists perform here in our own back yard for free. I would like to in particularly thank Chris Andrianopoulos and the Andrianopoulos family for supporting the Festival and helping make the Vertis performance a reality.”
