I wake up relatively early because I always like to win the day. In recent years, I decided to stay more in my holiday home, in the beautiful Porto Rafti and the magical sea, the big planetarium, as you know, what makes you and you easily decide to leave your beloved Athens, which is so beautiful. close for relaxation, but so far away for moments of contemplation.

The first concern of the day is the demanding but unique company of my three dogs who can’t wait and know how to wake me up forever when they take me out for a walk… So after a quick coffee, I put on my athletic shoes and the first walk begins the day and first exercise. Go run, run go, I wake up like this forever. Then there is the garden, which needs daily care. Quick cleaning, relaxed inspection and if anything is needed, I also take on the role of gardener. Next comes a second coffee, always decaffeinated, a little social media browsing, and then I open the piano. I have a habit of starting with the classic daily warm-up exercises. Then I’ll look at my live timeline, change never stops because I’ll always come up with something new. I’ll play songs, and somewhere there I’ll be interrupted by a few phone calls. No, I don’t talk much on the phone, although that’s just my opinion. Meanwhile, my two big dogs, Kiara and Nina, will bark until I come out to play and pet. The one who does not have animals does not understand this absolute love relationship at all, and I would always like this world to understand how important it is to take care of the homeless who ask for our care and return it tenfold.

At this time, morning shopping and various other activities are usually done, some of which are always forgotten, and I have to put them in a row. If you are lucky enough to have coffee with friends or colleagues, it will make the morning even more beautiful.

I prefer simple meals, and this condition saves me valuable time, as it frees me from the time needed for complex meals. After eating, I open the computer for mail or some other stuff that I need to sort through, but it’s basically a studio music program where I record some tunes. During these hours I will receive my share of kisses and hugs from my little nephew. My great-nephew is no longer at the age to kiss and cuddle, so while the word “small” is a micro-cross, I’m using it!

“I take my bike and the two of us ride to the highest point of the mountain. One hour in absolute silence is enough to balance you again.”

Usually this is the time for tennis, with friends or at tournaments where I participate. Tennis, in addition to being a very good exercise, also offers you incredible relaxation, clears your mind and leaves you no time to think about anything else. Other moments that I also like when I need an immediate injection of freedom and a little escape, I take my motorcycle, which I have had for many years, I have been on it in the most difficult parts of Greece, in the mountains and on the beaches – and we go to the most high point of the mountain, that’s near the square. You feel like you are in low flight. One hour in absolute silence, if the weather is very calm, you can only hear your own breathing, is enough to balance you again.

It’s that magical moment of the day again when I find myself in my hideout, in my home studio, in a room made with love and, of course, technology. At a time when everything around begins to calm down, the soul spills over the keys. I play the piano, sing songs according to the mood of the moment and mostly those that are included in my schedule of live performances. If an idea comes to mind, if some kind of stimulus or inspiration helps, maybe a new composition is born, and then the mood completely changes, and I enter moments of creativity!

The evenings that I spend live are a different state, completely different. I take one last look at my notes and find myself in the live zone early. I enjoy the moments when I meet the musicians and we start recording together right before we go on stage. Then everything will be very beautiful, never the same as last time, thanks to the magical contact through music with the world!

When there are no live performances, cinema or theater, a glass of wine with friends and conversations, it is always a very pleasant end to the day. Another time I watch a movie and at the end, when I lie down, I take a book to read, not for long, because somewhere on the fifth page I already fall asleep …

Singer-songwriter Crinio Nicolaou recently released her new song “The Color of Silence” with lyrics by Nicolas Ciorvas.