Akylas
Akylas Ακύλας | |
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.jpg) Akylas in 2026 | |
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| Born | Akýlas Mytilinéos 11 February 1999 Serres, Greece |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Akylas Mytilineos (Greek: Ακύλας Μυτιληναίος; born 11 February 1999), also known mononymously as Akylas, is a Greek singer and songwriter. He represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Ferto" and he finished in 10th place with 220 points.
Early life
Akylas Mytilineos was born on 11 February 1999 in Serres, where he grew up. He is of Pontic Greek ancestry and his parents grew up in Georgia. He has been passionate about music since his childhood and studied at The Serres Music School and also took theatre classes.
After completing his secondary education at the 1st High School of Serres, he moved to Thessaloniki, where he graduated from a culinary school and worked in restaurants. He also worked for two years as a singer on cruise ships of the Aida Cruises company. He has commented that, "I graduated from a music high school, and I’ve done plenty of theater workshops and things like that, but I hadn’t really focused on vocal training or anything like that. On the cruise ship where I worked for two years, I sang every day—disco, pop, rock. So it was like a masterclass. I was there for two and a half months, then I’d go home for two months... ...So it was a good training ground to get ready for the Eurovision stage,...". After the two years he spent singing on cruise ships, Akylas then moved to Athens.
Career
It was in 2021 that Akylas first major contact with the Greek public began thanks to his cover videos published on TikTok in which he accompanies himself on the ukulele. He taught himself to play the ukulele by watching YouTube tutorials whilst he was at home during the quarantine for the COVID pandemic. In 2021 he also released his first single, Cheap Wine, Φθηνόκρασο (Fthinókraso), the first song he ever wrote, which discusses life in Athens, the difficulties and dreams.
In 2021, he participated in the eighth season of The Voice of Greece, where he joined Panos Mouzourakis's team.
On 4 January 2026 during the show Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós Eurovision 2026 – I finalist, broadcast on ERT1, it was announced that Akylas would compete in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, dubbed Sing for Greece 2026, with the song Ferto. After advancing from the first semi-final, he won in the final on 15 February 2026, thus earning the right to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria, where he managed to finish in the 10th place with 220 points.
Personal life
Akylas is openly queer.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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13 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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| "Fthinokraso" | 2021 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "To plithos (La Foule)" | — | |||
| "Didymes floges" | 2022 | — | ||
| "To avrio" | — | |||
| "Ela konta" | — | |||
| "Ma ego" | 2023 | — | ||
| "Ekdilosou" | — | |||
| "Arga" | — | |||
| "Atelié" | — | |||
| "Taseis fygis" | 2024 | — | ||
| "Ekdilosou" | — | |||
| "Ferto" | 2026 | 8 |
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Press Start |
| "To Party" | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
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| "Parto" | 2026 | 28 | Press Start |
| "SpastoSpasto" | 54 |
Other collaborations
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "Gia sena" (Exhale featuring Akylas) |
2024 | Panta Neoi |
Notes
- ↑ Greek pronunciation: [aˈcilas mitiliˈne.os]
References
- ↑ "Eurovision 2026 Akylas: Ήθελα από την αρχή να βάλω στο Ferto κάτι από τις ρίζες μου". toprotoselido.gr. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 Nikós Gkágias (30 June 2023). "Ο Ακύλας είναι ο καλλιτέχνης που μισεί τη σοβαροφάνεια στη ζωή του" (in Greek). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ποιος είναι ο Akylas που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα στην Eurovision 2026: Η πρώτη του ανάρτηση μετά την νίκη του στο Sing for Greece" (Εικόνες & Βίντεο)". www.parapolitika.gr (in Greek). 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ Eva Plakas (16 February 2026). "Eurovision 2026: Ο Akylas ανέβασε τη μητέρα του στη σκηνή και ξέσπασαν όλοι σε δάκρυα". Hellenic Daily News NY (in Greek). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Akylas, Eurovision 2026: The queer pop phenomenon who became a favorite – His origins, his mother's emotion, the Voice and the viral "Ferto"". tlife.gr. TLife. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Akylas: Η ιστορία πίσω από το «Ferto», η αναπηρία του πατέρα του και το «The Voice» | ΣΚΑΪ". www.skai.gr (in Greek). 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Akylas: Από τον σχολικό εκφοβισμό και τα κρουαζιερόπλοια στη Eurovision". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "ΕΡΤ1 – «Sing for Greece» | Εθνικός Τελικός Eurovision 2026 | Οι Φιναλίστ - Κυριακή 4 Ιανουαρίου". eurovision.ert.gr (in Greek). 29 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (4 January 2026). "🇬🇷 Greece: Sing for Greece – Ellinikós Telikós 2026 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ Darshan Bijuvignesh (14 February 2026). "Greece: Akylas to Eurovision 2026". Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2026 – Τελικός: Sashimi tuna FERTO και ο Akylas φεύγει για Βιέννη". ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). 15 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2026 Final Results: Greece takes 10th place after Akylas's striking performance". GREEK REPORTER. 17 May 2026. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Καρτσάκη, Κάλλια (11 February 2026). "Akylas, Eurovision 2026: Το queer pop φαινόμενο που έγινε φαβορί - Η καταγωγή, η συγκίνηση της μητέρας του, το Voice και το viral «Ferto»". TLIFE (in Greek). Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Akylas (GR)". Athens Music Week. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Official IFPI Charts Top-100 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 23/2026" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 17 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Press Start - Album by Akylas". Apple Music (GB). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- 1 2 Peak chart positions in Greece:
- "Ferto": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 08/2026" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- "Parto" and "SpastoSpasto": "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 21/2026" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (Local) Εβδομάδα: 19/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026. Note: Scroll to position 37 and see Award column for certification.
External links
Media related to Akylas at Wikimedia Commons
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