Media & Interviews
Interviews, features, and television appearances
Greece’s state broadcaster ERT dedicated a rich, three-part radio documentary to the life and career of Apostolos Nikolaidis on ERA Sport (101.8), broadcast November 26, December 3, and December 10, 2024. Drawing on Maria Nikolaidis’ testimony, the book, and personal testimonies, the series was researched, documented, and presented by Thomas Sideris. In Greek with plenty of music.
Listen on ERT ↗As part of its series “On the Fields of History,” ERA Sport aired this documentary paying tribute to two remarkable individuals who share the same name: the athlete and Panathinaikos official Apostolos Nikolaidis, and the laïká singer whose stages spanned Greece and North America. Researched, documented, and presented by Thomas Sideris. In Greek.
Listen on ERT ↗A wide-ranging feature on Apostolos Nikolaidis and interview with his daughter Maria by Iota Sykka that appeared in Kathimerini’s English Edition. In English.
Read at Kathimerini English Edition ↗Maria Nikolaidis joined Grigoris Arnaoutoglou (one of Greece’s most beloved television hosts) on “The 2night Show” on ANT1 TV. The appearance was both a tribute to Apostolos Nikolaidis and a wide-ranging conversation: why Maria undertook this project, her research process, what she discovered along the way, and what her father’s life and career meant to Greek music. In Greek with English subtitles.
Maria Nikolaidis was a guest on “Laikoi Dromoi” hosted by Elena Falirea on ERT International (Voice of Greece), discussing the book and her father’s career. Esteemed journalist and publisher Yiorgos Kontogiannis, who wrote the book’s foreword, participated by phone. In Greek.
Listen on YouTube ↗An in-depth interview with magazine editor Yanna Katsageorgi for Ethnikos Kirikas, the Greek-language edition of The National Herald — the paper of record of the Greek-American community since 1915. In Greek.
Read at Ethnikos Kirikas ↗Excerpts from Maria Nikolaidis’ book published in Ethnikos Kirikas, featuring recollections from diaspora Greeks who knew and worked with Apostolos Nikolaidis. In Greek.
Read at Ethnikos Kirikas ↗Australia’s largest Greek community newspaper, published in Melbourne since 1957, covered the book’s release.
Read at Neos Kosmos ↗Written by Ariadne-Panagiota Fatsi for OffLine Post — a young, independent opinion and commentary outlet with hundreds of contributors. In Greek.
Read at Offline Post ↗Maria spoke with The National Herald, the paper of record of the Greek-American community, about the two decades of research behind her book, the decision to publish bilingually, and what it meant to finally give her father’s story the documentation it deserved.
Read at The National Herald ↗Maria Nikolaidis was a guest on “Hour of Greece,” hosted by Nikolas Angelidis on the Voice of Greece, where she spoke about her father, family moments, his life in the US and Canada, and fellow artists. The show featured two rare live recordings from the Minore nightclub in Astoria, New York (1998), from Angelidis’ personal archive. In Greek.
Listen on ERT ↗“A book that is, and will remain, a model for many years — a unique, even insurmountable measure of comparison in terms of how a popular Greek music artist can be presented in printed literature.” Written by veteran music critic Phontas Troussas for LiFO, one of Greece’s leading content websites with over 4.8 million unique visitors per month. In Greek.
Read at LiFO ↗Coverage of the book’s release by Thanasis Gioglou for Ogdoo, a Greek culture and current affairs platform. In Greek.
Read at Ogdoo ↗On the occasion of the book’s release, Maria Nikolaidis joined Alexis Vakis (who also wrote the afterword of the book) for a two-hour programme on Sto Kokkino 105.5 FM, a prominent Athens-based news and talk radio station. Alongside the interview, rare unreleased recordings from Maria Nikolaidis’ personal archive were broadcast. In Greek with plenty of music.
Listen on YouTube ↗Ahead of the book’s publication, Maria Nikolaidis joined Elena Falirea on “Laikoi Dromoi” to discuss the project in progress. Recorded on June 30, Apostolos Nikolaidis’ birthday and name day, when he would have turned 81. In Greek.
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