The band Christiana Soull + Bikk\u00f8 took<\/strong> first place in the competition.<\/p>\n With great success and the participation of dozens of young music groups from across the country, the first youth music competition Stage Z \u2013 Youth Band Battle, a new initiative by TIF-HELEXPO, concluded within the framework of the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair, held from September 6 to 14. The event offered unique moments of live music to exhibition visitors, while showcasing the vitality of Greece\u2019s contemporary youth music scene.<\/p>\n The competition\u2019s conclusion was marked by an award ceremony held a few days ago by the management of TIF-HELEXPO, attended by representatives of the co-organizing record label Fine Records, the ERT3 broadcasting network (communication sponsor of Stage Z \u2013 Youth Band Battle), and members of the jury panel. The contest drew significant interest, with 41 young bands submitting applications. Of these, 36 advanced to the next round, and finally 28 bands performed live, turning the specially designed open-air area between Pavilions 9, 10, and 13 into a vibrant music arena.<\/p>\n The demanding task of evaluating the participants was undertaken by a distinguished panel of professionals from the music industry:<\/p>\n \u2022 Joseph Powell<\/strong> \u2013 Fine Records, Musician & Senior Project Manager After an intensive evaluation process, the jury selected the three top winners who stood out for their quality and artistic excellence:<\/p>\n 1st Place: Christiana Soull + Bikk\u00f8<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Christiana Soulioti 2nd Place: Viceroy<\/strong> 3rd Place: Moses Remax<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Nikos Grapsas The prizes awarded to the winners are particularly significant, offering tangible opportunities for their professional development. Specifically, the first-place winner earns a record deal with Fine Records. The second and third-place winners each receive a live recording session at ERT3\u2019s state-of-the-art radio studios, along with interviews on the station\u2019s television and radio programs. The jury highlighted the high level of talent among the participants, noting that many of the bands demonstrated the quality and artistic potential required for a promising career in the music industry. The enthusiastic response from the young musicians and the outstanding artistic quality of the entries serve as the best reward for TIF-HELEXPO\u2019s effort and provide a strong foundation for the continuation of the Stage Z \u2013 Youth Band Battle in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Winners of the 1st Youth Music Competition \u201cStage Z \u2013 Youth Band Battle\u201d Honored at Special Ceremony The band Christiana Soull + Bikk\u00f8 took first place in the competition. With great success and the participation of dozens of young music groups from across the country, the first youth music competition Stage Z \u2013 Youth Band … Read More “Winners of the 1st Youth Music Competition \u201cStage Z \u2013 Youth Band Battle\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1511,1323],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-3","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53225"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53227,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53225\/revisions\/53227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helexpo.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Mema Binopoulou<\/strong> \u2013 Fine Records, Manager & Public Relations
\n\u2022 Aki Rei<\/strong> \u2013 Music Producer
\n\u2022 Elena Angelidou<\/strong> \u2013 Radio Producer
\n\u2022 Nikos Stefanidis<\/strong> \u2013 Music Producer<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Vasilis Angelogiannos<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Giorgos Giavasidis
\n\u2022 Nikos Kamakas
\n\u2022 Alexandros Iliadis<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Alkis Belos
\n\u2022 Vasilis Padiotis
\n\u2022 Marios Ziavros<\/p>\n