Nikolas Metaxas (born February 25, 1988) is a Cypriot-American singer and songwriter who became famous after coming second in the first season of the Greek version of ''

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

''. Nikolas Metaxas participated as the songwriter and composer of the Cypriot entry at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Eu ...

in Moscow, Russia as his younger sister Christina Metaxa won the national final on February 7, 2009. Nikolas himself participated in Cyprus's national final for

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

finishing four points behind the eventual winner

Evdokia Kadi Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "", composed by Nikos Evagelou, with lyrics by Vangelis Evangelou, and performed by Evdokia Kadi. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ...

. He released his first album, after The X Factor contest, Square one on April 17, 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Metaxas, Nikolas 1988 births Living people 21st-century Cypriot male singers Cypriot songwriters American male singer-songwriters Berklee College of Music alumni Singers from New York City Musicians from Queens, New York 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from New York (state)