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Thodoris Voutsikakis studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on scholarship from the Greek State Scholarship Foundation. He graduated with honors from the lyric song class of Thalia Mavridou at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory. He attended on scholarship contemporary singing and musical theater courses at the Andrew Loyd Webber Arts Educational Schools of London in the class of Ceris Deverill and acting with the actor and director of the State Theater of Northern Greece Christos Papastergiou.
Thodoris Voutsikakis is believed to be one of the most promising artists of his generation. He has stood out for his collaborations with distinguished artists, for the roles he has performed in musical theater but mostly for his unique way of performing and his remarkable artistic temperament.
His long lasting collaboration with Lina Nikolakopoulou has led to his first big personal tour bearing the signature of the great lyricist as well as to the iconic partnership for a new record with the Italian Oscar - winning composer Nicola Piovani, that has made all Greeks sing that “Life is Beautiful”. He enchanted both audience and critics with his performance as “Erotokritos” at the Greek National Opera in a musical composed by Dimitris Maramis giving justice to the acceptance he received when his first album (“Emotional Age”) was released. He has collaborated with Stavros Xarhakos, Christos Leontis, Dimitris Papadimitriou, Nikos Xidakis, Dulce Pontes, Maria Farantouri, Mario Frangoulis, Luis Borda etc. His Greek origins, his family’s big record collection, his love for cinema and the long studies on singing, musical theater but also law has formed his artistic foundation. Motivated by this versatile Mediterranean mosaic he constantly carries on evolving his musical identity. Piovani said about Voutsikakis: “Listening to my songs being sung in Greek, dressed in his voice, is a very powerful feeling. Moving.”
From the academic year 2024-25 Thodoris Voutsikakis begins his collaboration with the Philippos Nakas Conservatory as educator in the field of contemporary singing.
