Minus One - Band Members
Antonis Loizides | Bass
Antonis is the "senior" member of the Band. He started playing the guitar at the age of 17 but he also plays many other Instruments. He joined M1 in 2010.
He had previously played for many years in Greece with many local bands, Aderfoi Katsimicha, Ellopia, Stavros tou Notou and Gnostoi Agnostoi, 1996-2001 and 2009-2010, recording two records.
From 2001 to 2009 he played with Armageddon, one of the most active rock bands of Cyprus.
From 2013 to 2015 he played as guest bass player with Marianne's Wish.
Antonis is the computer guru of the group, and is a semi-professional photographer.
Christopher Ioannides (Chris J) | Drums
Chris J has been playing with Minus One since 2009, and was the drummer of Marianne's Wish from 2011 to 2015. He is a co-author of all of Marianne's Wish songs.
From 2008 to 2013, he played in Winter's Verge, where he met Harrys, recording two albums in Germany with the production house Massacre records.
From 2003 to 2005 he played with Armageddon, with Antonis, participating in the drafting of an album. Armageddon has been for years the most popular rock bands of Cyprus, getting an underground hit with Raiders of Steel. From 2003 to 2009 he was also the drummer of Avlea, another band very popular in Cyprus.
Outside of the band, Chris J has a very strong passion for cooking, almost at professional level since the family is from the catering sector and Chris spends hours to cook and experiment with new recipes.
François Micheletto | vocalist
An extraordinary singer, of Franco-Italian origins (the grandfather came from the Veneto), Francois has been singing for 11 years. He loves many musical genres, from hard rock to classic rock, but also metal, blues and jazz. In 2011 he joins Marianne's Wish, involved in both of the albums, writing the lyrics of almost all the songs. Always with the band he participate the tour in the States.
Previously, from 2005 to 2008 he was the lead singer of the band Unreal, and from 2008 to 2011 of the Triple Jam blues band.
In 2015 he was "discovered" by one of the French judges of Eurovision, and invited to participate in the broadcast The Voice France https://www.eurovisionary.com/minus-ones-francois-micheletto-competes-voice-france/ ; he left the competition on the second episode. In addition to singing, he plays guitar and harmonica.
Francois has a strong passion for fitness activities and martial arts; he trains several hours a day, has a perfect body and is skilled in the martial art Wing Kung Fu.
Harrys Pari | Guitarist
Harrys is the "baby" of the band, since he is the youngest and has joined the group in 2015, replacing George Solonos (www.georgesolonos.com), exceptional guitarist and a founding member of both Marianne's Wish and of Minus One, who left the band for personal reasons.
Harrys began playing the guitar at age 11, and already at 16 he received a recognition of his skills as a guitarist at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in England (school of many musicians including the Beatles producer George Martin, who passed away recently).
At age 17 he joined the band of Heavy Metal Winter's Verge with whom he recorded four albums, three of them under the label Massacre Records. The band was called as an opening act for the group Stratovarius in 2010. In 2015 he played with the Winter's Verge at the Melodic Alliance Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In 2015 he was involved in a project with the Slovak-Cypriot Barebone band, which saw him touring Slovakia and participating in several musical events.
Harrys has a degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering.
Antonis is the "senior" member of the Band. He started playing the guitar at the age of 17 but he also plays many other Instruments. He joined M1 in 2010.
He had previously played for many years in Greece with many local bands, Aderfoi Katsimicha, Ellopia, Stavros tou Notou and Gnostoi Agnostoi, 1996-2001 and 2009-2010, recording two records.
From 2001 to 2009 he played with Armageddon, one of the most active rock bands of Cyprus.
From 2013 to 2015 he played as guest bass player with Marianne's Wish.
Antonis is the computer guru of the group, and is a semi-professional photographer.
Christopher Ioannides (Chris J) | Drums
Chris J has been playing with Minus One since 2009, and was the drummer of Marianne's Wish from 2011 to 2015. He is a co-author of all of Marianne's Wish songs.
From 2008 to 2013, he played in Winter's Verge, where he met Harrys, recording two albums in Germany with the production house Massacre records.
From 2003 to 2005 he played with Armageddon, with Antonis, participating in the drafting of an album. Armageddon has been for years the most popular rock bands of Cyprus, getting an underground hit with Raiders of Steel. From 2003 to 2009 he was also the drummer of Avlea, another band very popular in Cyprus.
Outside of the band, Chris J has a very strong passion for cooking, almost at professional level since the family is from the catering sector and Chris spends hours to cook and experiment with new recipes.
François Micheletto | vocalist
An extraordinary singer, of Franco-Italian origins (the grandfather came from the Veneto), Francois has been singing for 11 years. He loves many musical genres, from hard rock to classic rock, but also metal, blues and jazz. In 2011 he joins Marianne's Wish, involved in both of the albums, writing the lyrics of almost all the songs. Always with the band he participate the tour in the States.
Previously, from 2005 to 2008 he was the lead singer of the band Unreal, and from 2008 to 2011 of the Triple Jam blues band.
In 2015 he was "discovered" by one of the French judges of Eurovision, and invited to participate in the broadcast The Voice France https://www.eurovisionary.com/minus-ones-francois-micheletto-competes-voice-france/ ; he left the competition on the second episode. In addition to singing, he plays guitar and harmonica.
Francois has a strong passion for fitness activities and martial arts; he trains several hours a day, has a perfect body and is skilled in the martial art Wing Kung Fu.
Harrys Pari | Guitarist
Harrys is the "baby" of the band, since he is the youngest and has joined the group in 2015, replacing George Solonos (www.georgesolonos.com), exceptional guitarist and a founding member of both Marianne's Wish and of Minus One, who left the band for personal reasons.
Harrys began playing the guitar at age 11, and already at 16 he received a recognition of his skills as a guitarist at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in England (school of many musicians including the Beatles producer George Martin, who passed away recently).
At age 17 he joined the band of Heavy Metal Winter's Verge with whom he recorded four albums, three of them under the label Massacre Records. The band was called as an opening act for the group Stratovarius in 2010. In 2015 he played with the Winter's Verge at the Melodic Alliance Festival in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In 2015 he was involved in a project with the Slovak-Cypriot Barebone band, which saw him touring Slovakia and participating in several musical events.
Harrys has a degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering.