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Victor Vernicos
Vernicos in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Victor Vernicos Jørgensen
Born	(2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18) Athens, Greece
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Panik Records

Victor Vernicos Jørgensen (Greek: Βίκτωρ Βερνίκος Γιούργκενσεν; born 23 October 2006) is a Greek singer and songwriter. He represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "What They Say".

Early life and career

Victor Vernicos was born in October 2006 in Athens to a Danish father (businessman Lars Juul Jørgensen) and a Greek mother (Marina Vernicou). He started piano lessons at the age of four, singing lessons at eight, and guitar lessons at ten. He started writing his own songs at the age of eleven, and has been producing his own music since 2021. In 2021, Vernicos first released a song that was written and produced entirely by himself. He has described Ed Sheeran as an influence of his.

In 2022, Vernicos announced that he had submitted a song to the Greek public broadcaster ERT to be considered as a possible entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. On 28 December 2022, it was revealed that his entry "What They Say" was among the seven shortlisted acts. Vernicos wrote the song at the age of 14. He subsequently advanced to the final three candidates.

On 30 January 2023, it was announced by ERT that Vernicos had been selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. He is the youngest artist to have represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as the youngest artist in the 2023 contest. He performed in the second semi-final, but did not qualify for the grand final, finishing 13th out of 16 with 14 points.

Personal life

Through his maternal side, Victor is connected to the wealthy and influential Vernicos business family from Greece.

Discography

Singles

• 2020 – "Apart"
• 2021 – "Fake Club"
• 2021 – "Hope It's in Heaven"
• 2022 – "Youthful Eyes"
• 2022 – "Mean To"
• 2022 – "Out of This World"
• 2022 – "Brutally Honest with You"
• 2023 – "What They Say"
• 2023 – "The 968 Paradox"
• 2024 – "Fading"
• 2024 – "Enemy Lines"
• 2024 - "1s2s3s4s"

References

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2. ^ "Victor Vernicos: Με βαθιές ρίζες στη ναυτιλία ο 16χρονος που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα στην Eurovision - Mononews.gr". mononews.gr (in Greek). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. Giagkinis, Ioannis (30 January 2023). "Ο 16χρονος Βίκτωρ Βερνίκος εκπρόσωπος της Ελλάδας στη Eurovision 2023". Euronews. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. "Victor Vernicos: Γνωρίστε τον 16χρονο που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα στη Eurovision 2023". Neolaia. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
5. "Greece's young hopeful: What they say about Victor Vernicos". eurovision.tv. 8 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
6. Ventzios, Nikos. "Eurovision 2023: Ολοκληρώθηκε η υποβολή συμμετοχών στην ΕΡΤ – Ποιοι είναι υποψήφιοι! [UPDATE]". OGAE Greece. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
7. Pappas, Konstantinos. "ΕΛΛΑΔΑ: Τα εφτά τραγούδια που βρίσκονται στην τελική ευθεία για την Eurovision 2023!". OGAE Greece. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
8. Psomiadis, Giorgos (11 May 2023). "Victor Vernicos ahead of Eurovision 2023: 'My voice will be for all Greeks, wherever they live'". Greek Herald. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
9. Argyriou, Giannis (19 January 2023). "It's the final countdown: One of them will represent Greece at Eurovision 2023!". Eurovision Fun. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
10. Skalioni, Dafni (19 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Τα τρία τραγούδια που προκρίνονται στην τελική φάση για την ελληνική συμμετοχή". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
11. "Eurovision 2023: Την Ελλάδα θα εκπροσωπήσει ο 16χρονος Βίκτωρ Βερνίκος με το τραγούδι «What they say»". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT). 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
12. "Smaller budget, bigger dreams as Greece gears up for Eurovision 2023 – POPXD". Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
13. "Greece's Eurovision song 'What They Say' by Victor Vernicos among audience favourites". NEOS KOSMOS. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
14. Adams, William Lee (11 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final 2 results and qualifiers". wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
15. "Victor Vernicos για Ανδρέα Μικρούτσικο: Όποιο κι αν είναι το όνομά του, δεν το θυμάμαι, αλλά ο Θεός να σε ευλογεί". ProtoThema (in Greek). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

• 2006 births
• Living people
• 21st-century Greek male singers
• English-language singers from Greece
• Greek pop singers
• Greek people of Danish descent
• Greek male singer-songwriters
• Greek singer-songwriters
• Singers from Athens
• Panik Records artists
• Greek socialites
• Greek billionaires