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Georgios Kalpakidis

Georgios Kalpakidis,[1] also known as George Kalpakidis, Gorgi or GK (Greek: Γιώργος Καλπακίδης; born on 27 April 1978 in Tübingen, Germany), is a Greek songwriter, former journalist, radio & TV host, best known for having composed the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Moldova, "Stay" by Anna Odobescu. He started his radio work at the age of 13 and continued his career in the media field until 2015. He made his television debut as a host on Europe One channel, with a show called "Join Me" and also started appearing as a guest host in several projects over the next few years, on other local stations. His breakthrough came in middle 2006, when a new contract brought him to one of the biggest national networks, Macedonia TV. It was during the Eurovision 2006 period in Athens, where he was given the task to cover the event and report daily on live TV. His "ESC '2006" special, entitled "Hard Rock Hallelujah", was noted as one of the shows with the highest ratings of the year.

Georgios Kalpakidis
Also known asGorgi
Born (1978-04-27) April 27, 1978 (age 45)
Germany Tübingen, Germany
OriginGreece Thessaloniki, Greece
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2002–present

Kalpakidis has been covering the Eurovision Song Contest as a journalist for radio and TV stations, magazines and newspapers from 2000 until 2008. He's also starred in two horror films in 2009 and 2010, directed by Nick Samaras. His musical steps began in 2003 when he decided to enter an online remix contest. He was the winner of the competition, having scored the maximum points, awarded by the voters who chose his rendition of the original "Adrenaline" by singer Maria Louiza Vasilopoulou (aka MLV). Even though it was announced that the prize would be a collaboration with the artist on her next album, MLV was dropped by her label therefore Kalpakidis didn’t receive his reward. The next year would mark the beginning of a still ongoing course, in the Eurovision Song Contest. Kalpakidis counts several entries in national selections, all over Europe.

Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest edit

Year Country Artist Song Music // Lyrics Final Semifinal
Place Points Place Points
2019   Moldova Anna Odobescu "Stay" Gorgi, T. Reil, J. Reil, M. Broberg Failed to qualify 12th 85

Entries in Eurovision Song Contest Pre-Selections edit

Year Country Artist Song Result Music // Lyrics
2004   Lithuania EVA "Be My Baby" 10th Gorgi
2005   Lithuania EVA & Ceslovas Gabalis "I'll Be There"[2] 8th Gorgi
2008   Lithuania My Magic "Lady"[3] 5th (semifinal) Gorgi // S. Engel
  Ireland Nikki Kavanagh "Destiny"[4] – Gorgi
  Spain Crystina Maez "Nuestro Destino" – Gorgi // Santana, Loredo
2009   Poland Nasty Ladies "For Once In My Life"[5] – Gorgi // S. Engel
  Georgia Tika Patsatsia "Miracle"[6] 4th Gorgi
2010   Lithuania Audrius Zavadskis "Right Now"[7] 8th (semifinal) Gorgi
  Ireland Nikki Kavanagh "Sacred Fortune"[8] – Gorgi
2011   Switzerland Evelyn Zangger "Who Do You Love?"[9] – Gorgi
  Switzerland Natalia Wohler "Voulez Vous"[10] – Gorgi
  Moldova Marcel Rosca "Voulez Vous"[10] – Gorgi
  Lithuania Aurelija Slavinskaite "The End"[11] 11th (semifinal) Gorgi
  Portugal Tania Tavares "Se Esse Dia Chegar"[12] 10th Gorgi // T. Tavares, N. Valerio
2012   Belarus George Koldun "Heavy On My Heart"[13] – G. Koldun // Gorgi
  Malta Kaya "First Time"[14] 13th Gorgi
  Moldova Mariana Mihaila "Live On Forever"[15] 12th Gorgi // A. O' Connor
  Lithuania Donata Virbilaite "Superman"[16] 8th (semifinal) A. Anastasiou // Gorgi
  Lithuania DAR "Home"[17] 2nd Gorgi, A. Martynenas // Gorgi
2013   Lithuania DAR "Jump!"[18] 4th Gorgi, A. Martynenas // Gorgi
  Lithuania Samanta Tina & Vudis "Hey Chiki Mama"[19] 4th (first round) A. Martynenas, Gorgi
  Belarus Ivan Buslay "Looking For Love"[20] – Gorgi
2014   Lithuania Vaidas Baumila "Worlds Apart"[21] 4th Gorgi, Y. Malachi // Gorgi
2015   Switzerland Kaya "In And Out Of Love"[22] – Gorgi, E. Rydmark
  Cyprus Anastasia Liberos "Unicorn"[23] – Gorgi, Y. Persson, L. Persson, M. Antoniou // Gorgi
2016   Moldova PRIZA "Rewind"[24] 11th (semifinal) Gorgi, M. Huskic // Gorgi
  Moldova Anna Gulko "Never Let Go"[25] 12th (semifinal) Gorgi, W. Taylor // N. Sofis
  Malta Corazon "Falling Glass"[26] 8th Gorgi, J. Gladnikoff, S. Ljunggren
2017   Moldova Max Fall "If I Could" – Gorgi, S. Ekstrand // Gorgi, N. Sofis
  Lithuania Virgis Valuntonis "Victorious" 12th (first round) Gorgi, J. Gladnikoff, S. Ljunggren
  Lithuania Audrius Janonis "Run" 8th (first round) Gorgi, M. Huskic // N. Sofis
2018   Armenia Suren Poghosyan "The Voice" 10th (semifinal) Gorgi, N. Turner, J. Gladnikoff
  Lithuania Milda Martinkėnaitė "Hurricane" 7th (first round) Gorgi, T. Reil, J. Reil, M. Broberg
  Moldova Anna Timofei "Endlessly" 11th Y. Persson, L. Persson, N. Bergqvist, S. Johansson // Gorgi
2019   Belarus Angelika Pushnova "Stop Breathing" – Gorgi, S. Ekstrand // Gorgi, N. Sofis
  Moldova Anna Odobescu "Stay" 1st Gorgi, T. Reil, J. Reil, M. Broberg
2021   Belarus CHAKRAS "Waterfall" – George Kalpakidis

Participations in other festivals and contests edit

Year Festival/Contest Location Artist Song Result Songwriters
2003 Online Contest   Greece MLV "Adrenaline (Free Your Mind Remix)" 1st Gorgi (Remix)
2004 Sunflower Festival   Zrenjanin, Serbia EVA "Be My Baby" Finalist Gorgi
2007 B.O.S. World Contest   Romania Gorgi "On My Own" 3rd Gorgi
2009 International Short Film Festival   Drama, Greece Gorgi Original Soundtrack – Gorgi
2011 Gayvision Song Contest   Torremolinos, Spain Alejandro Sanchez "Es Logico" 2nd Gorgi, J. J. Santana Rodriguez
2017 Eurokids International Contest   Maiori, Italy Charlotte Summers "Unicorn" 1st Gorgi, Y. Persson, L. Persson // Gorgi
2019 Golden Stag Festival   Braşov, Romania Anna Odobescu "Dreaming" – Gorgi, N. Bergqvist, S. Johansson, G. Gorceag

Further discography edit

Year Artist Song Songwriters
2002 Gorgi "(Is There) Anyone Out There" (Duran Duran Cover) Duran Duran
2006 EVA "Busiu Ten" Gorgi
"Istripstu Tenai"
"Make It Right"
2009 Aleks Volasko "Fant" Gorgi
2010 Vilija Mataciunaite "Lyg Pasaka" Gorgi, V. Mataciunaite
2011 Kaya "Your Touch" Gorgi
Vudis "Gimme Your Love" Vudis, Gorgi
Vudis & Bartas "Brand New Day" A. Martinenas, Gorgi
Tomas Bareika "Sometimes" T. Bareika, Gorgi
2012 Kaya "Lonely Day" Gorgi, A. O' Connor
Vicky Cornick "Hear What I Say" Gorgi
George Koldun "Hypnotized" G. Koldun, Gorgi
"Song With No Name"
"Through The Light"
DAR "Anytime" A. Martynenas, Gorgi
"Take Me Far"
"Everybody Knows"
Nikos Karakalpakis "Turning the Tide" Gorgi
2013 George Koldun & Anastasiya Sheverenko "Hold Me Close" G. Koldun, Gorgi
Silva Hakobyan "Leave A Light On" Gorgi
2014 George Koldun "Stop" G. Koldun, Gorgi
"The Girl With The Mysterious Eyes"
2015 Daumantas "I Come Undone" A. Martynenas, Gorgi
2016 George Koldun "You Make Me Wanna Kiss You" G. Koldun, Gorgi
2017 Benjamin "Still Believe" Y. Persson, L. Persson, N. Bergqvist, S. Johansson, Gorgi
2018 Olga Przybysz "Forever" Gorgi, J. Gladnikoff, S. Ljunggren
2020 Sigurjón Örn "Burn" Gorgi, N. Bergqvist, S. Johansson, S. Böðvarsson
VoColor feat. Eldar "Until the End" Gorgi, S. Ekstrand, N. Sofis
Anna Odobescu "My Oh My" Gorgi
2021 Julian Lesiński "Before I Go" Gorgi, N. Bergqvist, S. Johansson

Remixes edit

Year Artist Song Remix
2003 MLV "Adrenaline" Free Your Mind Remix
2008 Christian Deussen "Lady" Gorgi Remix
2010 Filipa Azevedo "Ha Dias Assim" Official Remix
2011 Jan Johansen "It's Not Real" Gorgi's Emperor Remix
Joe Jonas "Love Slayer" Gorgi's King-of-Sorrow Remix

Filmography edit

Year Title Role
2009 Greek Psycho Cannibal Guy in car
2010 Conspiracy of Blood Evil stepbrother

References edit

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  2. ^ "Eva & Ceslovas Gabalis - I'll be there (Lithuanian Eurovision Final 2005)". 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2015-12-19 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Eurovision 2008 Mymagic - Lady". 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2015-12-19 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Nikki Kavanagh - Destiny (video)". 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2015-12-19 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Nasty Ladies - For once in my life {Eurovision Preselection 2009} Poland". 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2015-12-19 – via YouTube.
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  9. ^ "Evelyn - Who Do You Love?". Retrieved 2015-12-19 – via YouTube.
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