Nikki Ponte (Greek: Νίκη Πόντε; born 1 August 1991), 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, in which she placed third. While still participating in the show, she signed with Sony Music Entertainment Greece and was one of six candidates who were selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Ponte competed in a national final held in March 2011 with the song "I Don't Wanna Dance", but did not manage to win. The song later entered the 2011 OGAE Second Chance Contest and came 6th out of 21 songs.
Nikki Ponte Νίκη Πόντε
Birth name
Nikki Ponte
Born
(1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nikki Ponte was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to immigrant parents; her father is Portuguese and her mother is originally from Cyprus. Ponte is fluent in English and proficient in Greek. She attended St. Monica Catholic School for elementary school, and later Saint Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering, Ontario. She took opera lessons for ten years and attended Sheridan College's renowned Music Theatre Performance program. Moreover, her uncle was the famous Cypriot actor Sotiris Moustakas.
The X Factoredit
In 2010, at age 19, Ponte auditioned for Greece's talent show The X Factor at auditions held in New York City. Ponte received approval from the judges and was invited to bootcamp in Athens, Greece, eventually making it through to the live shows. Throughout the competition, she was one of the favorites to win and would spend her free time in her hotel room alone practicing her songs. She ended up placing third.
After a few months of living in Greece, she was granted a citizenship in Republic of Cyprus due to her Cypriot descent. While still in the competition, she caught the attention of Greece's Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and was sequentially approached and signed by Sony Music Entertainment Greece.[1] On 11 January 2011, ERT announced that Ponte was one of six participants in a national final to select Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[2][3] She competed with the song "I Don't Wanna Dance" in the national final held on 2 March 2011, but did not manage to win. The song was released as a digital single in February 2011.[4]
In mid-2011, she was featured on Dimension-X's single "Hey You". She was also 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. In November 2011, Ponte released the single "Remembering The Summer Nights".[5]
One year later, after her successfully cooperation with Dimension-X, Nikki released "Love's Like Breathing" her new cooperation with the Dutch DJ and producer, DJ San.
2013 – present: New movieedit
On 2 March 2013, Nikki posted on her official Facebook page a photo from the new upcoming movie that she'll be starring in.[6]
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2011 OGAE Second Chance Contest and came 6th out of 21 songs Nikki Ponte Nikh PonteBirth nameNikki PonteBorn 1991 08 01 1 August 1991 age 32 Toronto Ontario CanadaOriginToronto OntarioGenresPop dance R amp B soulOccupation s SingerInstrument s Vocals pianoYears active2010 presentLabelsSony Music Greece Contents 1 Early life 2 The X Factor 2 1 Performances 3 Post The X Factor 3 1 2011 2012 Professional debut 3 2 2013 present New movie 4 Television 5 Discography 5 1 Digital singles 5 2 Music videos 6 Filmography 7 Awards and nominations 7 1 Mad Video Music Awards Greece 7 2 MTV Europe Music Awards 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editNikki Ponte was born in Toronto Ontario Canada to immigrant parents her father is Portuguese and her mother is originally from Cyprus Ponte is fluent in English and proficient in Greek She attended St Monica Catholic School for elementary school and later Saint Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering Ontario She took opera lessons for ten years and attended Sheridan College s renowned Music Theatre Performance program Moreover her uncle was the famous Cypriot actor Sotiris Moustakas The X Factor editIn 2010 at age 19 Ponte auditioned for Greece s talent show The X Factor at auditions held in New York City Ponte received approval from the judges and was invited to bootcamp in Athens Greece eventually making it through to the live shows Throughout the competition she was one of the favorites to win and would spend her free time in her hotel room alone practicing her songs She ended up placing third Performances edit Week 1 Teenage Dream Katy Perry Week 2 Mamma Mia ABBA Week 3 You Lost Me Christina Aguilera Week 4 Take It Off Kesha Week 5 I Who Have Nothing Tom Jones Week 6 Ta Paidia Tou Peiraia Melina Mercouri Week 7 Like a Prayer Madonna Week 8 Monday Morning Melanie Fiona Week 9 Respect Aretha Franklin Week 10 Only Girl Rihanna Empire State of Mind Alicia Keys Week 11 All That Jazz Musical Chicago Telephone Lady Gaga ft Beyonce Week 12 When You Tell Me That You Love Me Diana Ross Baby One More Time Britney Spears Week 13 Woman in Love Barbra Streisand Kommati Ap Tin Kardia Sou Despina Vandi Week 14 Bad Michael Jackson Hurt Christina AguileraPost The X Factor edit2011 2012 Professional debut edit After a few months of living in Greece she was granted a citizenship in Republic of Cyprus due to her Cypriot descent While still in the competition she caught the attention of Greece s Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ERT and was sequentially approached and signed by Sony Music Entertainment Greece 1 On 11 January 2011 ERT announced that Ponte was one of six participants in a national final to select Greece s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 2 3 She competed with the song I Don t Wanna Dance in the national final held on 2 March 2011 but did not manage to win The song was released as a digital single in February 2011 4 In mid 2011 she was featured on Dimension X s single Hey You She was also 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 In November 2011 Ponte released the single Remembering The Summer Nights 5 One year later after her successfully cooperation with Dimension X Nikki released Love s Like Breathing her new cooperation with the Dutch DJ and producer DJ San 2013 present New movie edit On 2 March 2013 Nikki posted on her official Facebook page a photo from the new upcoming movie that she ll be starring in 6 Television editTelevisionYear Title Role Notes2010 2011 The X Factor Herself Contestant3rd place2011 National Song Selection Herself Contestant2nd place2011 Dancing with the Stars Herself Guest Star2011 Mad Video Music Awards Pre Show Herself Guest Star2012 Mad Video Music Awards Pre Show Herself Guest Star2012 MTV Concert Herself Guest StarDiscography editDigital singles edit 2011 I Don t Wanna Dance 2011 Hey You Dimension X Feat Nikki Ponte 2011 Mesa Ston Thavmaton Ton Kosmo Winx Club 3D Magical Adventure OST 2011 Remembering The Summer Nights 2012 Love s Like Breathing DJ San Feat Nikki Ponte Music videos edit 2011 I Don t Wanna Dance 2011 Hey You Dimension X Feat Nikki Ponte 2011 Remembering The Summer Nights 2012 Love s Like Breathing DJ San Feat Nikki Ponte 2012 Dance Diaries with Nikki Ponte Dance Clip Filmography edit2017 Rock Paper Scissors R P S 7 Awards and nominations editMad Video Music Awards Greece edit Nikki Ponte was nominated for one Mad Video Music Awards in 2012 Year Nominee work Award Result2012 Herself Best Newcomer Artist NominatedMTV Europe Music Awards edit Year Nominee work Award Result2012 Remembering The Summer Nights Best Greek Act 8 NominatedReferences edit Konstantopoulos Fotis 19 February 2011 Meeting Nikki Ponte NF 2011 Oikotimes com Retrieved 21 November 2011 Floras Stella 11 January 2011 Greece Newcomers to fight for the ticket to Dusseldorf ESC Today Archived from the original on 10 July 2011 Retrieved 20 November 2011 Poioi kophkan gia Eurovision Who was cut from Eurovision SportDog 12 January 2011 Retrieved 22 May 2011 I Don t Wanna Dance Single iTunes Store Apple Inc 14 February 2011 Retrieved 21 November 2011 Jiandani Sanjay 19 November 2011 Greece Nikki Ponte releases new song ESCToday com Archived from the original on 21 November 2011 Retrieved 21 November 2011 Scene from the new movie Retrieved 2 March 2013 Rock Paper Scissors R P S at IMDb Nikki Ponte Nominated for Best Greek Act External links editNikki Ponte on Facebook Nikki Ponte on Twitter nbsp Nikki Ponte s channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikki Ponte amp oldid 1163077956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
