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Petros Kyrkos (Greek: [Πέτρος Κύρκος] born on 6 April 1999), better known by his online alias (stage name) PKGDJ (pee-k-g-d-j), is a Greek web-based comedian, producer, musician and dubstep - electro house DJ, best known for his Let's Play commentaries on YouTube with the gaming channel GamersDestination and his DJ shows all around the globe. PKGDJ first gained recognition in 2013 for his appearance at the "Fête des Fleures" (French: The Flower Festival) of Nice. He founded his own radio show and podcast, "PKGDJ's remixes and mushups" in 2014. He has since released three compilation albums through his label.

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Early life

Born in Ioannina, Greece, He started learning classical guitar and DJing. Petros was first inspired to become a DJ after watching a documentary about DJs on the Greek MTV. PKGDJ has started the YouTube account named GamersDestination the 22 of June 2014.In the meanwhile he continued his career as a music producer by publishing the album "Three More Stars".

The same year he finished the compulsory education by graduating from the junior high school of "Zosimaia School" (Greek: Ζωσιμαία Σχολή) and he started attending high school education at "Λύκειο Ζωσιμαίας".

Youtube career

PKGDJ refers to his fanbase as the "Gamers", and individual fans as "Derp". Personally, he has chosen to live a generally anonymous and reserved life in Ioannina with his friends and family.The main focus of PKGDJ's videos is his commentary and reactions to various games as he plays through them. Due to this, his videos fall under the Let's Play umbrella. There are also some walkthroughs in certain type of games. Variety details that "PKGDJ acts like he’s spending time with a friend" .In his early years as a YouTube personality, PKGDJ was known for playing stategy and simulation video games, most notably Football Manager.

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