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Nicholas Benjamin Megalis (born April 8, 1989) is an American visual artist, singer-songwriter, director, and social media personality. He is best known for his videos on Vine.
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| Born | April 8, 1989 |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | www.nicholasmegalis.com |
History
editMegalis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Cleveland, Ohio at age 13. In Cleveland he found relatively quick success performing solo and with various bands at local venues, all under his name. At age 16, he met a producer in Cleveland and recorded a studio album titled "I See The Moon". Up until that point, Megalis had mostly recorded in his bedroom, playing guitar to a drum machine.[1] He moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2009. Starting in March 2013,[2] he began to publish content on the social networking video sharing service Vine, on which as of May 2014 he had 4.9 million followers.[3] As of January 2019 Megalis was finishing a studio EP titled “Not Funny” with producer Frankie Siragusa. Megalis is producing fine art and lives in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. He has one child named Lady Ophelia.
Discography
edit- Hands To The Sky, We All Wave Goodbye To Our Mothers
- I See The Moon
- Whatever I Am, You'll Understand
- Praise Be, Hype Machine
- I Find It Sexy How You Mislead Me
- Side A
- Gummy Money
- Forget It in a day
- Not Funny
References
edit- ^ Petkovic, John (1 August 2013). "Nicholas Megalis of Cleveland is an Internet superstar with two million followers on Vine". Northeast Ohio. Cleveland.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Langer, Eli (July 21, 2013). "Vine tips from the video-sharing app's most popular user". CNBC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ Taintor, David (1 September 2013). "This Guy Has the Second-Most Followed Account on Vine. Marketers are taking notice". Adweek. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
External links
edit- Official website
- Nicholas Megalis on Vine
- Nicholas Megalis' YouTube page
- I Find It Sexy... download page
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