Vicky Psarakis

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Vicky Psarakis
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Vicky Psarakis (2022)
Background information
Born (1988-06-22) June 22, 1988 (age 36)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres Heavy metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, rap metal, nu metal
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, voice actor
Years active2010–present
Labels Century Media, Napalm
Spouse(s)Robert Joseph Fonts

Vicky Psarakis (born June 22, 1988) is an American singer, best known as the former vocalist of Canadian metal band The Agonist. She joined the band in 2014, replacing original vocalist and co-founder Alissa White-Gluz. With The Agonist, she has released two EPs, titled Disconnect Me and Days Before The World Wept, as well as three albums titled Eye of Providence , Five and Orphans. In 2021, she launched a new band called Sicksense. She has also worked on other projects like E.V.E and Rage of Romance. Psarakis also voices Ada Wong in the asymmetrical horror video game Dead By Daylight.

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Personal life

Psarakis was born in Chicago to Greek parents. She moved to Greece at the age of 10.[ citation needed ]

She has a YouTube channel where she mainly uploads vocal covers. [1] In August 2020, she joined creator platform Patreon. [2] In early 2021, she also started streaming on Twitch. [3]

Psarakis provided spoken word vocals for one track on Epica's 2021 album Omega . [4]

She's married to Stuck Mojo vocalist Robby Fonts who is also her Sicksense bandmate. [5]

Discography

E.V.E.

Rage of Romance

The Agonist

Sicksense

Filmography

Video games

YearTitleRole
2021 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Additional voices
2022 Dead by Daylight Ada Wong

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References

  1. "Vicky Psarakis – YouTube". YouTube .
  2. "Vicky Psarakis – Patreon".
  3. "vickypsarakis - Twitch" via www.twitch.tv.
  4. "Interview – EPICA : jour, nuit !". MetalFrance.net. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  5. Price, Jason (May 4, 2022). "SICKSENSE: Vicky Psarakis and Robby J. Fonts on Laying the Foundation of a Nü-Metal Powerhouse!".