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Nicolas Georgakis also known as Niki Tall is an Afrobeats artist, a DJ, Multi-Instrumentalist and music-producer. He was born in Germany, where he was raised by his Greek father and German mother. He is also known as "Oyinbo boy" which is a Nigerian slang used to describe a white or light skinned person, this name was given to him from his Nigerian audience when he just started his career as an artist in 2008.
Over the last decade, Niki tall has been under the spotlight after he released the cover of a popular song "Gongo Aso" by a Nigerian artist "9ice" sometime in 2008, of which he performed a unique acoustic guitar version of the song. This performance which gathered over 200.000 views on YouTube served as his stepping stone into the Nigerian music industry. His passion for music started at the age of 5 when he learnt how to play a guitar from his father who is also a music lover,and together they normally make traditional Greek folks music in there home when he was young.
Aside being a regularly booked DJ in Germany, Niki Tall has been the bedrock for well known Afrobeats artists and has shared the stage with artists such as P-Square, Davido, Wizkid, 9ice, Olamide, Flavour-Nabania, Bracket, Kcee, Iyanya, Timaya, Mc Galaxy, Fuse ODG, Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Mc Loph, Duncan Mighty and Wande Coal.
His unique and energetic live performance has been requested by many, he has performed in more than 36 different countries such as England, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium and with his personal highlights Canada, USA, Japan and Russia.
In 2014 and early 2015 following the successes of his cover for DJ Arafat songs, he released four more videos, covering the songs of international Nigerian artists: Double Wahala by Oritse Femi, Woju by Kizz Daniel, Ojuelegba by Wizkid and Collabo by P-Square and Don Jazzy. In these videos he mastered the Yoruba and Pidgin English(Yoruba and pidgin English which is a local spoken language in Nigeria) lyrics of the songs, both languages which were new to him. He continued by exhibiting his numerous talents by playing multiple instruments and incorporating instruments such as: drums, guitar, piano and bass into his covers and also adding his own lyrics to the songs, to give his listeners a little introduction to his style.
With the help of his Nigerian friends in Germany, he got fluent with the Nigerian Pidgin English and learnt the Yoruba language by himself, which he later started using for his own songs.
All this preliminary work he used to build his fan base in which he can release his own songs later.
Niki Tall has released several albums such as 10 Years or InTallNational, the Talltasic EP, many singles and appeared on different collaborations since 2016 till today.
Niki Tall founded two Record Labels one in 2013 and a German Rap Label called Macher Musik in 2019 which took him to a greater height. He owns a studio in Germany where he produces and manages different artists.
On the 14th of May 2021 the King (Onikosi of Ikosi Ketu, Lagos State, Nigeria). Oba Alamo Oloyede Kehinde, bestowed Niki Tall with a Chieftaincy title as chief Gbasalaruge (which is translated to English as Promoter of Culture) of Ikosi Kosofe Land.
He feels very honored, to be given a Chieftancy Title in Nigeria.
Niki Tall is also a recipient of numerous awards to celebrate his outstanding career,such as:
- Diaspo Award 2017 „Best African Act“
- Diamond 7th Edition Award 2017
- Accolades Award 2020 Afrobeat Icon of the Year
Niki Tall performed almost all over the globe
2008 he had his debut show in England Portsmouth booked by JC Collins (MyNaijaUnion)
2010 he had his first Canada Tour booked by Aj Bone (AJB MUSIC)
2012 he had his debut show in Russia Moscow booked by Moving Train Entertainment
2015 he visited Nigeria for the first time and made his debut performance at the Freedom Park Lagos with the Live Band Ade Bantu at the Afropolitan Vibez Festival.
2017 he performed in London at the One Africa Music Fest at the SSE Wembley Arena alongside 9ice
2018/19 he performed in USA and Japan.
Till Today he is regular booked all over Europe and visits Africa, Canada, America and Asia once in a while.
Niki Tall is known for his very recognizable, unique and powerful voice and his signature sounds, like: Mr Niki Tall on the beat Baby or simply Mr Niki Tall Baby.
His music represents most of the time: positivity, hope, love, life and happiness.
