Nikki Ponte, is a Cypriot-Canadian singer who rose to fame in Greece and Cyprus through her participation in the third season of Greece's version of the singing competition The X Factor, which she placed third.
13 Facts About Nikki Ponte
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Nikki Ponte was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to immigrant parents; her father is Portuguese and her mother is originally from Cyprus.
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Nikki Ponte attended St Monica Catholic School for elementary school, and later Saint Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering, Ontario.
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Nikki Ponte took opera lessons for ten years and attended Sheridan College's renowned Music Theatre Performance program.
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In 2010, at age 19, Nikki Ponte auditioned for Greece's talent show The X Factor at auditions held in New York City.
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Nikki Ponte received approval from the judges and was invited to bootcamp in Athens, Greece, eventually making it through to the live shows.
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On 11 January 2011, ERT announced that Nikki Ponte was one of six participants in a national final to select Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
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Nikki Ponte competed with the song "I Don't Wanna Dance" in the national final held on 2 March 2011, but did not win.
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Nikki Ponte was featured on the soundtrack of Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure with the song "Mesa Ston Thavmaton Ton Kosmo", performing the theme song to the film.
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In November 2011, Nikki Ponte released the single "Remembering The Summer Nights".
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One year later, after her successful cooperation with Dimension-X, Nikki Ponte released "Love's Like Breathing" her new cooperation with the Dutch DJ and producer, DJ San.
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On 2 March 2013, Nikki Ponte posted on her official Facebook page a photo from the new upcoming movie that she'll be starring in.
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Nikki Ponte was nominated for one Mad Video Music Awards in 2012.