Biography
Who is Victor Vernicos?
Early life and musical background
Victor Vernicos Jørgensen was born in Athens. His father, Lars Juul Jørgensen, is from Denmark, while his mother, Marina Vernicou, is Greek. He grew up connected to the prominent and wealthy Vernicos business family through his maternal side.
He began learning the piano at age four. By the time he was eight, he started taking singing lessons. When he turned ten, Victor Vernicos began learning to play the guitar. He started writing original compositions at age eleven. Since 2021, he has also been producing his own music.
Eurovision Song Contest experience
In 2022, he submitted a song to the Greek public broadcaster ERT for consideration in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. His track, titled What They Say, was selected as one of the seven shortlisted entries. Victor had written this specific song when he was fourteen years old.
On January 30, 2023, ERT announced that Victor Vernicos would represent Greece. He holds the record as the youngest artist to represent Greece in the contest and was also the youngest participant in the 2023 event. During the second semi-final, he performed What They Say but did not advance to the grand final, placing 13th out of 16 participants with 14 points.
Musical career and discography
Victor Vernicos released his first self-written and self-produced song in 2021. He counts Ed Sheeran among his musical influences. His discography includes a variety of singles and an extended play titled Waterfall, which was released in 2024.
Over the years, he has released several singles including Apart, Fake Club, Hope It's in Heaven, Youthful Eyes, Mean To, Out of This World, and Brutally Honest with You. His more recent work features tracks like The 968 Paradox, Fading, Enemy Lines, 1s2s3s4s, Toothache, Go Away, As Long As I Win, and Where'd You Smell the Smoke Love?
Birthday and age
Victor Vernicos was born on October 23, 2006, which makes Victor 20 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Victor shares the date with 41 other famous people.
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