Georgios Kalpakidis

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Georgios Kalpakidis
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Born (1978-04-27) April 27, 1978 (age 46)
Tübingen, Germany
Nationality Greek
Other names Gorgi
Occupation Songwriter, Journalist, Radio & TV host
Years active 2003–present
Style Pop, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, Dance
Home town Thessaloniki, Greece

Georgios Kalpakidis,[1] also known as Gorgi (Greek: Γιώργος Καλπακίδης; born on 27 April 1978 in Tübingen, Germany), is a Greek songwriter, former journalist, Radio & TV host. 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 '06" special, was noted as one of the shows with the highest ratings of the year.

Georgios 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 Georgios didn’t receive his reward. The next year would mark the beginning of a still ongoing course, in the Eurovision Song Contest field. Gorgi counts several entries in national selections, all over Europe.

Entries in Eurovision Pre-Selections

Year Country Title Artist Result Music // Lyrics
2004 LithuaniaLithuania Be My Baby EVA 10th Gorgi
2005 LithuaniaLithuania I'll Be There[2] EVA & Ceslovas Gabalis 8th
2008 LithuaniaLithuania Lady[3] My Magic 5th (Semifinal) Gorgi // S. Engel
Republic of IrelandIreland Destiny[4] Nikki Kavanagh - Gorgi
SpainSpain Nuestro Destino Crystina Maez Online Round Gorgi // Santana, Loredo
2009 PolandPoland For Once In My Life[5] Nasty Ladies - Gorgi
Georgia (country)Georgia Miracle[6] Tika Patsatsia 4th
2010 LithuaniaLithuania Right Now[7] Audrius Zavadskis 8th (Semifinal)
Republic of IrelandIreland Sacred Fortune[8] Nikki Kavanagh -
2011 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Who Do You Love?[9] Evelyn Zangger
Voulez Vous[10] Natalia Wohler
MoldovaMoldova Voulez Vous[10] Marcel Rosca
LithuaniaLithuania The End[11] Aurelija Slavinskaite 11th (Semifinal)
PortugalPortugal Se Esse Dia Chegar[12] Tania Tavares 10th Gorgi // T. Tavares, N. Valerio
2012 BelarusBelarus Heavy On My Heart[13] George Koldun - G. Koldun // Gorgi
MaltaMalta First Time[14] Kaya 13th Gorgi
MoldovaMoldova Live On Forever[15] Mariana Mihaila 12th Gorgi // A. O' Connor
LithuaniaLithuania Superman[16] Donata Virbilaite 8th (Semifinal) A. Anastasiou // Gorgi
LithuaniaLithuania Home[17] DAR 2nd Gorgi, A. Martynenas // Gorgi
2013 LithuaniaLithuania Jump![18] DAR 4th Gorgi, A. Martynenas // Gorgi
Hey Chiki Mama[19] Samanta Tina & Vudis 4th (Quarterfinal) A. Martynenas, Gorgi
BelarusBelarus Looking For Love[20] Ivan Buslay - Gorgi
2014 LithuaniaLithuania Worlds Apart[21] Vaidas Baumila 4th Gorgi, Y. Malachi // Gorgi
2015 SwitzerlandSwitzerland In And Out Of Love[22] Kaya Online Round Gorgi, E. Rydmark
CyprusCyprus Unicorn[23] Anastasia Liberos Auditions Gorgi, Y. Persson, L. Persson, M. Antoniou // Gorgi
2016 MoldovaMoldova Rewind[24] PRIZA 11th (Semifinal) Gorgi, M. Huskic // Gorgi
Never Let Go[25] Anna Gulko 12th (Semifinal) Gorgi, W. Taylor // N. Sofis
MaltaMalta Falling Glass[26] Corazon 8th Gorgi, J. Gladnikoff, S. Ljunggren

Participations in other festivals and contests

Year Festival/Contest Location Title Artist Result Composer
2003 Online Contest GreeceGreece Adrenaline (Free Your Mind Remix) MLV 1st Gorgi (Remix)
2004 Sunflower Festival SerbiaZrenjanin, Serbia Be My Baby EVA Finalist Gorgi
2007 B.O.S. World Contest RomaniaRomania On My Own Gorgi 3rd Gorgi
2009 International Short Film Festival GreeceDrama, Greece Original Soundtrack Gorgi - Gorgi

Further Discography

Year Artist Song Composer(s)
2002 Gorgi (Is There) Anyone Out There (Duran Duran Cover) Duran Duran
2006 EVA Busiu Ten Gorgi
Istripstu Tenai
Make It Right
2008 Christian Deussen Lady (Remix) Gorgi (Remix)
2009 Aleks Volasko Fant Gorgi
2010 Filipa Azevedo Ha Dias Assim (Official Remix of Portugal's ESC entry) A. Madureira // Gorgi (Remix)
Vilija Mataciunaite Lyg Pasaka Gorgi, V. Mataciunaite
2011 Vudis Gimme Your Love Vudis, Gorgi
Jan Johansen It's Not Real (Gorgi's Emperor Remix) Gorgi (Remix)
Alejandro Sanchez Es Logico Gorgi, J. J. Santana Rodriguez
Joe Jonas Love Slayer (Gorgi's King-of-Sorrow Remix) N. Hills, K. Cossom, M. Araica, J. Jonas // Gorgi (Remix)
Vudis & Bartas Brand New Day 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
DAR Anytime A. Martynenas, Gorgi
Take Me Far
Everybody Knows
Nikos Karakalpakis Turning The Tide Gorgi
2013 G. Koldun & A. Severenko Hold Me Close G. Koldun, Gorgi
Silva Hakobyan Leave A Light On Gorgi
2015 Daumantas I Come Undone A. Martynenas, Gorgi

Filmography

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

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