Yuri Melikov
| Gioúri Melikov Γιούρι Μελικοβ | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gioúri Melikov (Greek legal name) |
| Also known as | Yuri Melikov, Yuri |
| Born |
1997 (age 18–19) |
| Origin | Ammochostos, Cyprus |
| Genres | pop-folk, pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | EMI Music Greece |
| Associated acts | Michalis Kouinelis, Helena Paparizou |
| Website |
www |
Gioúri "Yuri" Melikov, usually referred to as Yuri Melikov is an Armenian-Cypriot singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Cyprus to an Armenian father and a Cypriot-Russian mother, he launched his musical career in 2014 as a contestant of The Voice of Greece season 1. In 2015, he entered the Eurovision Song Project (the Cypriot national selections for Eurovision Song Contest 2015) with his song "Victorious".
Early life
Yuri Melikov was born in 1997 to an Armenian father and a Cypriot-Russian mother. He lived with his family in the town of Paralimni in the Famagusta District of Cyprus. His mother enrolled him in a conservatory where he took classical and modern music lessons for six years.[1] This was after his mother suggested him that he take music lessons because he listens to music all day yet she doesn't hear him sing.[2] His father taught him to play the violin along with his cousins and served as his manager as well.[1]
Career
2014: The Voice of Greece and first singles
Melikov started off his music career when he auditioned for the first season of The Voice of Greece at the age of sixteen. "[1] He appeared on the third of the eight blind auditions and auditioned with "Delilah" by Tom Jones. He was made part of Michalis Kouinelis' team in the contest.[3] During the battles, he performed "It's Now or Never" alongside Panos Patagiannis with Michalis crowning him as the winner. He went on to perform in the first live show with the song "Let the Music Play" which resulted to him being saved from elimination via public votes. In the third live show, he performed "She's a Lady" and was once again saved by the public along with Areti Kosmidou. In the fourth live show, he performed "Kiss" and was, for third time, saved by the public. In the semi-final, he performed "Valerie" and for his duet, he performed "Kenouria Agapi" along with Helena Paparizou. Melikov failed to proceed to the final after getting 47 points from his coach and 43 points from the public.
On December 3, 2014, Melikov released his first singles - "Merry Christmas" and its Greek version, "Hristougenniatikes Agapes" through iTunes[4][5]
2015: Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and second single
In 2015, Melikov attempted to represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 through the Eurovision Song Project, the national selections of Cyprus. He auditioned to the contest with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan as well as his original song "Victorious" and secured a "Yes" from all the four judges resulting to his qualification into the contest.[6] On January 16, 2015, he performed "Victorious" for the Eurochallenge 1 of the contest and ended in the 11-20 placing, resulting to his elimination from the contest. .[7]
On February 23, 2015, Melikov released his second single "You Got Me (Aha Aha)".[8] He also released the accompanying music video of the song on the same day.[9]
Personal life
On April 23, 2014, Melikov admitted to Star.gr (a Greek news website) that he is in a relationship with a girl named Valentina. Given that Valentina lives in Paralimni, she has not been able to watch Yuri's performances live at the studio of The Voice of Greece in Athens. He also stated that he dedicated a song to her during his TV interview in the semi-finals round of the contest. He has also mentioned in the same interview that he has plans of continuing his singing career outside of Greece because with his style of music, he wouldn't be able to do much in the country and that he would be willing to take his singing career to the United States or to the United Kingdom.[2]
See also
- Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- List of The Voice of Greece finalists (season 1)
- The Voice of Greece (season 1)
References
- 1 2 3 "Profile: Uri Melikov" (in Greek). ANT1. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- 1 2 "ΔΕΙΤΕ την κοπέλα του Γιούρι από το "The Voice"!". Star.gr. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Voice: Η Βανδή "μαγνήτης" των ροκάδων, η απόρριψη του Σαντικάι, τα σχόλια Ρέμου-Βανδή για Νότη!". Tralala. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Merry Christmas - Single by Yuri Melikov". itunes.apple.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Hristougenniatikes Agapes - Single by Yuri Melikov". itunes.apple.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (5 January 2015). "Results of fifth audition show in Cyprus". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Ioannou, Dimitris (16 January 2015). "Cyprus: 10 out of 20 qualify to the second Eurochallenge". escXtra. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - You Got Me (Aha Aha) - Single by Yuri Melikov". itunes.apple.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Yuri Melikov - You Got Me (Aha Aha) - YouTube". YouTube.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.