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Dimitris Kontopoulos — an outstanding Greek composer, famous for his unique musical compositions and collaborations with famous performers such as Sergei Lazarev, Sakis Rouvas, Anna Vissi, Ani Lorak and many others. His contribution to the music industry is particularly noticeable through his participation in international competitions such as the Eurovision Song Contest.
Kontopoulos began his journey in the world of music by participating in the Eurovision qualifying rounds. In 2008, he presented the composition «μια στιγμή» for Yiannis Vardis, which, despite not being selected for the competition, stayed on the Greek charts for 11 weeks. In 2006, he tried his luck again with the song “Welcome to the Party.” for Anna Vissi. However, this time his composition was not selected for participation in the competition.
In 2009, Dimitris Kontopoulos presented three compositions for Sakis Rouvas: “Out of Control”, “Right on Time” and “This is our Night.” The latter of them was chosen to participate in Eurovision and took 7th place in the final of the competition in Moscow. In 2014, Kontopoulos, together with Philip Kirkorov, wrote the song “Shine” for the Tolmachev Sisters, who took 7th place at Eurovision.
Sergey Lazarev represented Russia twice at Eurovision with songs written by Kontopoulos: “You Are The Only One” in 2016 and "Scream" in 2019. Both compositions took an honorable 3rd place. In 2021, Stefania represented Greece with the song "Last Dance", also written by Kontopoulos, and took 10th place.
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