For Kiki Botonaki, house music has always carried a sense of place. Based in Thessaloniki, the DJ and producer has developed a sound shaped by warm grooves, melodic movement and a distinctly Mediterranean sensibility — equally at home under an open sky as it is on a late-night dancefloor.
Her relationship with electronic music extends well beyond the DJ booth. Since 2016, she has been a daily presence on Thessaloniki’s FLY104, where her radio show has given her another platform through which to explore and share contemporary electronic music. Behind the decks, years of performances and residencies have allowed her to develop an instinctive approach to pacing a set, moving between atmosphere, emotion and dancefloor energy.
Her path has taken her from her hometown to some of Greece’s best-known electronic music destinations. She has appeared at reworks Festival and reworks agora, performed at Cavo Paradiso and Super Paradise in Mykonos, and held residencies at Thessaloniki venues including Aigli Geni Hamam and the historic Bar Thermaikos.
Production has gradually become an increasingly important part of her artistic identity. “We Fly”, created alongside Manuel Kane and Christos Fourkis, reached No. 3 on Beatport’s Afro House chart, while collaborations and releases such as “Tension” with Lazarusman and “I Know What Love Is” on Fiona Kraft’s Non Merci Music have introduced her work to a wider international audience.
Since 2025, Kiki Botonaki has been represented by NON, opening a new chapter focused on expanding her presence beyond Greece. Rooted in Thessaloniki but increasingly looking outward, her music brings together the warmth of the Mediterranean and the pulse of the contemporary house dancefloor.