Pavlo Simtikidis
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Pavlo in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pavlo Simtikidis |
| Born |
June 29, 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | New Flamenco, Instrumental, Latin, Jazz, World |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Sleeping Giant Music, Hejaz Entertainment, P.R.O. |
| Associated acts | Vasyl Popadiuk, Konstantine, Oscar Lopez, Rik Emmett |
| Website | www.pavlo.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar | |
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| Awards won | 0 | ||||||||||
| Nominations | 2 | ||||||||||
Pavlo Simtikidis (Pavlo) (born June 29, 1969) is a guitarist who plays, "a Mediterranean sound mixing the folkloric styles of Greek and Latin music with pop sensibilities." Born in Toronto, Canada, he is the son of Greek immigrants, George & Freda Simtikidis, of Kastoria, Greece. His albums Pavlo and Fantasia certified Gold in Canada, and album Fantasia was nominated in 2001 for a JUNO Award (Canadian Grammy) for Best Instrumental Album.
His next recording project Trifecta was released in 2009 in collaboration with Oscar Lopez and Rik Emmett (lead guitarist from rock group, Triumph) was nominated in 2010 for a JUNO Award (Canadian Grammy) for Instrumental Album of The Year.
Pavlo has sold more than a 500,000 records.
The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Pavlo received 2 nominations.
Juno Awards Artist Summary Pavlo
Pavlo (1998) Certified: Gold
Fantasia (2000) Certified: Gold
Music Canada Gold/Platinum Artist Summary Pavlo
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