Ferto: Under the joke entry, Akylas speaks to an entire generation.
Fertile. En grec, la contraction de Where to «Bring it here,« “Give me that.” Two syllables, zero politeness. A demand. And that’s exactly how Akylas turns up in Vienna to talk about his generation and his dreams.
From Serrès to Vienna, the longest way
Akylas Mytilinaios is 27 years old and comes from Serres, in northern Greece. After music school, he obtained a culinary diploma, worked in catering, and then spent two years singing on cruise ships. In 2022, he participated in The Voice of Greece. In 2024, he released Studio, his first real hit. In February 2026, he won Sing for Greece and collapses in tears on stage. We already knew we had a candidate unlike any other.
«"Ferto »: bring me everything!"
On first listen, it’s the standout track among the other songs featured on *Sing 4 Greece*. A joke entry in all but name, built around a catchy hook – «Ferto »” – which rattles off a shopping list: real estate, sashimi tuna, gold coins, rally cars, yachting under the stars.
And then comes the sung bridge. The one that shows that under the joke entry, there is a voice. That of a big kid talking to his mother, telling her: Everything we've missed, I'll give it to you, houses, cars, holiday homes. If I win.
The production plays precisely on this duality: the surface is festive, almost chaotic, but the architecture is restrained. The video extends the metaphor with Akylas embodied as a video game character progressing level by level through Greek landscapes. The form is playful. The content speaks of voids we seek to fill.
The «"If I win »", ...it changes everything. It's no longer arrogance. It's the precise dream of a kid who grew up lacking and transformed that lack into fuel. And it's touching in its tenderness and authenticity.
What if it was him?
«Ferto » is a fun, absurd façade. Some will see it and won’t look beyond it. Beneath the surface, there is a much more lucid take on a generation growing up amidst a fast-paced world and a sense of deprivation. The real risk is that the spectacle will overshadow the message. But everything about Akylas’s career suggests that he knows exactly what he’s doing.”.
«Ferto « is the sort of entry that divides opinion in the early stages but could turn everything on its head in the final. Yet beneath those cat-like ears, Ferto » conceals a fierce social message, delivered by a profoundly humble artist. We were all moved by Akylas on the night of his victory in Sing 4 Greece, bursting into tears in her mother's arms Who was in the room.
The televote loves true stories and authentic artists. Akylas ticks all the boxes. With this contagious energy, between 8-bit folklore and impeccable vocal bridge, Akylas could well get close to the top 5 in Vienna!
