11-Year Old Prodigy from Cyprus Goes International

Konstantinos Chrysostomou from Cyprus will represent Greece at the musical happening Wunderkindz in Buenos Aires, Argentina in August. Wunderkindz is the first international scale audiovisual production to document and relay the life stories of ten performing arts child prodigies living around the world. Konstantinos’ performances in the Greek talent show ‘Greece You Got Talent’ attracted the attention of the well-known Argentinean pianist, songwriter and producer, Ezechiel Palmieri, who invited the 11-year old wunderkind to take part in the show. The participants will be travelling to Argentina accompanied by their families to perform in a prestigious musical called WK: The Gathering at the City of Buenos Aires’ Coliseum Theatre. Despite his young age, Konstantinos has already enjoyed significant success, but remains down to earth. At the age of nine he gave his first recital in the Louis Cristal cruise ship’s Metropolitan Theatre and has also performed at other state events, such as his performance at the House of Representatives during Cyprus’ Residency in the Council of the European Union. Recalling his time in the Greek talent show, he said that it was an unforgettable experience that helped open doors to other opportunities, such as this one. At Wunderkindz, Konstantinos will be performing Icarus’ Sirtaki, a song dedicated to the Greek myth written in the Castilian dialect of Spanish with just one part in Greek by Palmieri. Apart from his vocal and musical talents, Konstantinos is also an excellent pupil at G.C. School of Careers’ Greek-language primary school. His mother, Chloe, being a music educator had spotted his talent early on and supported him. His family has encouraged him to consider all his options reminding him that winning competitions at this age does not mean a child is destined for a musical career as an adult. Whatever career he decides to pursue later on, Konstantinos is now looking forward to his participation in Wunderkindz in Argentina. “I am very excited about taking part. I believe it will be a great experience,” the young singer stated.  

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