I am a Thessaloniki-born songwriter with Eastern roots; my great-grandparents—bearing the surname Magkas—lived in the historic Greek city of Bursa. Since childhood, I have loved writing lyrics and composing music, recording my vocals on a cassette player. My first album was the rock collection *Dakry pou emeine stegno* (A Tear That Remained Dry, 2014)—featuring my own lyrics, music, and vocals—which was compiled in February 2013, with videos subsequently posted on Facebook. I began creating *laiko* (Greek popular) music in January 2015 with the recording of the song "To myalo mou" (My Mind), which also served as the title track for that playlist. The video for "To myalo mou" was selected—from among countless entries—for the top 100 in Media Markt’s "mmyoutubers" competition during the 2015