Maxi Nil (born 4 June 1981) is a Greek singer, and currently as of 6 December 2013, the lead singer of her new project Jaded Star. Maxi is best known for her work as lead vocalist in the Austrian

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from mid 2009 to late 2013. In 2003 she joined the Greek metal band

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and in the same year she also joined the band

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as both a singer and a songwriter.

Musical career

Born and raised in Athens, Maxi's love for music started at the age of 5. She took flute, guitar and piano lessons and at the age of 16 she joined her first rock band as a singer-songwriter. In 2003, she joined her first Greek-based gothic rock band

, in the band, she recorded one album which was expected to be released in 2010 until their label closed down, and the album has not been revealed yet, but still already recorded and waiting to be released. In the same year while being with Thorns I Lay, she also joined the band

as singer-songwriter. In 2008 after recording their first album, Maxi parted ways with the band and the album was released with another singer in 2009. Maxi's career as a singer, she supported

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in 2004, The Gathering in 2007,

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in 2008,

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in Vienna, sharing the stage with Star Industry in the song "Last Crusades" which is also included in their live album called "Black Angel White Devil," and singing twice on stage with

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in Athens. In February 2009, while working on her solo project, she also supported the Dutch band

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. In 2008, after leaving

, Maxi sent an email to Napalm asking them if there was a band looking for a singer. A few hours later she had gotten an answer, a week later she went there to meet with Visions of Atlantis and played at Metalcamp with

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, Testament and

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in March 2015. In May 2015, she held the opening act alongside guitarist Kostas Vrettos for

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unplugged appearance.

Discography

Elysion

Demos: *''Demo'' (2007)

Visions of Atlantis

Studio Album: *''

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'' (2011) *'' Ethera'' (2013) EPs: *'' Maria Magdalena'' EP (2011)

Eve's Apple

Compilations: *''Siren's Garden'' (2012) (track 12: "Cave Behind the Waterfall")

Jaded Star

Studio Album: *''Memories from the Future'' (2015) *''Realign'' (2020)

Guest Appearances

* ''Rest in Keys'' (Bob Katsionis, Vocals on "Another World", 2012) * ''The Bivouac'' (Vexillum, Additional vocals on "The Oak and Lady Flame", 2012)

External links

Official myspace page
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