OLGA XANTHOPOULOU
(Vocalist, Pianist, Educator)
Olga Ksanthopoulou is a singer, pianist and music teacher (since 2003). She started piano lessons at the age of 6. At the age of 19 she received her Diploma from the Conservatory of Athens (Greece) in classical piano performance with Distinction and 2nd place award. From her teenage years, she has been participated in numerous bands as a leader or side artist.
Olga holds a Bachelor of Music in Classical Piano and Jazz Vocal Performance from the University of Nicosia (Cyprus) where she has been awarded the prize as the Top Graduate in her graduating class. Throughout her years of studies, she was also awarded the highest scholarship. She has been the lead singer and organizer of the music program of the “Holocaust” in 2014 & 2017 at the Strovolos Municipal Hall & Latsia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia (Cyprus). She is currently the lead singer in numerous jazz bands in Cyprus collaborating with some of the best musicians of the Island.
christina argyri
(Singer, Composer)
Singer and composer Christina Argyri studied Jazz Performance at the Berklee College of Music in Boston Massachusetts. Since then she writes music for musicals and theatrical productions. Christina, counts numerous collaborations with the biggest theaters in the island with great success, like THOC, SATIRIKON etc.
Her voice has been chosen by Disney USA and has been "lent" it to many Disney heroes in Greek-dubbed productions.
She counts numerous participations in album recordings and live performances with Greek and Cypriot artists.
CHARA MILLER
(jazz singer/educator)
Chara Miller is a singer and a singing teacher, passionate for jazz music.
She received her bachelor’s degree in Music, from Royal Holloway University of London, in 2017 and her master’s degree in Jazz Vocal Performance, from European University Cyprus, in 2022.
Chara performs at jazz gigs and events across the island, collaborating with respected musicians. She is the singer of ‘Melodies & Frets Trio,’ a jazz-based trio founded in 2019.
She has recently beccome a member of Sing Jazz International, a community of jazz vocalists and teachers.
Her music is often referred to as “The velvet experience in jazz.”
K Y R A….a bright newcomer!
Kyriaki Pantelidou (Kyra) is a young performer. She recently graduated with First Class Honours from B(mus)degree of Jazz, Popular and Commercial Music at Sage Gateshead. From an early age Kyra was performing regularly in school events, school festivals and regional talent shows. At the age of 16 Kyra took part on the Greek version of “The Voice” which was watched nationally on TV. Working on a 4-part choir of the Municipality of Latsia since the age of 12, Kyra had opportunities to perform in several music festivals across Cyprus, Italy and Athens with famous Greek and Cypriot artists . As a part of her university course Kyra has performed several times at the Prestigious Sage Gateshead (UK) and “The Cluny” alongside talented musicians including guitarist Bradley Johnston. Whilst studying in the UK she was a part of choir ensembles including “Polyphonia” and “Mouthful” in Newcastle and has taken part in the “Fellowship of Hill and Wind and Sunshine”, a participatory song Cycle in summer 2018 on the summits of mountains that was supported by National Trust and covered by BBC and the press. She has also taken part in numerous jam sessions at The Jazz Café (Newcastle Art Council) wowing audiences with her unique voice. In December 2018 for her final recital she performed her project called “Viatores” for a jazz band. “Viatores” (travelers in Latin) presented a program of music from Kyra’s vast knowledge of western and world music with the aim to travel the audience across the Mediterranean and the World. July 2019 she was awarded with the Ede and Ravenscroft Prize for outstanding students by the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries of University of Sunderland. The Faculty identified her as ‘one to watch’ as a student who displayed great flair, enterprise and potential in her studies