Take one look at Takis, and you’ll swear you’ve seen her before. Take one listen, and you’ll never forget her.
If her striking figure seems familiar it might be because Takis has been a performing artist since early childhood. In both New York, and Miami, Takis has excelled in musical theater, dance, acting, and the visual arts. All her early training culminated in a scholarship to Miami’s New World College of Fine arts, and award winning performances in New York’s Harlem Theater.
Based on the success of her musical theater projects, Takis became a talk show host for WPLG’s “By Kids For Kidsâ€, where she added “on-air-personality†to her ever-growing list of accomplishments. Her on-screen presence matched with her transcendent voice was unstopable as Takis crooned her way to win Miami’s Star Search competition.
South Florida record producers immediately took notice, and Takis began working on projects for Sony, Sony Latin, and MP Records. Her voice was featured on projects for “Azul Azulâ€, Jon B, T’Nice, “Caribbean Funkâ€, and Maverick recording artist Jorge Moreno. She became a fixture on AT Molina’s productions, and her work ethic and talent continued to develop.
Following her tenure as a professional studio singer, Takis felt it was time to focus all her skills on her own project. She first reached out to long time friends “PM Dawn†for guidance and support, and in 2007 she was signed as an artist to BinaryStar Music. Takis is currently in the studio developing songs for her upcoming EP. Her first single from that EP, “I Am Womanâ€, was leaked to local clubs, where it is already on heavy rotation.
If asked, an unassumig Takis will tell you that her love of music mainly comes from her grandmother. An aspiring Afro-Cuban singer, her grandmother introduced her to the likes of Latin legends Benny Moré, and La Lupe. Perhaps you may still hear the echoes of their amazing voices in Takis’ own instrument. But her singing was also influenced by Billie Holiday, PM Dawn, and The Roots. In today’s music scene Takis enjoys the artistry of Mary J. Blidge, Jill Scott, Macy Gray, Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, James Taylor, and Amy Winehouse.
Takis’ exceptional joy ride in the music industry is about to be re-launched. Though it may seem that you’ve known her for years, get ready to get to know Takis all over again. Let her voice take you in, let her music turn you out, and her talent turn you on.
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