Nikos Sofis Explained

Nikos Sofis
Birth Date:10 May 1992
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Nationality:Greek
Alma Mater:American College of Greece
Years Active:
  • 2011–present (songwriter)
  • 2014–present (sports manager)

Nikolaos "Nikos" Sofis[1] (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Σοφής; born 10 May 1992) is a Greek sports manager and lyricist, from Larissa, Greece.[2] He used to serve as vice president for Greek Super League club AEL and as an advisor to Super League 2 club Kavala. Since 2011, he also is engaged in songwriting, best known for his bids in the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] In 2019, together with Sebastian Ekstrand, he formed the EDM pop project VoColor.[4]

Personal life

Born in Munich, Germany, and growing up close by to Frankfurt, he attended the Frankfurt International School from where he graduated in 2011. In 2013, he attended the EU Business School in Barcelona, Spain, where he began his sports management studies. In 2014, he continued his studies at the American College of Greece in Athens from where he obtained a bachelor's degree in 2018. He is fluent in Greek, German, and English.

Sports management

AEL

2016–2018

On 9 September 2016, Greek Super League team AEL proposed the inclusion of Sofis into the executive board to its stakeholders.[5] As of 24 September 2016, Sofis has been elected and announced as third vice president.[6] The team managed to reach the goals set by the administrative board, which expected the team to not get relegated and remain in the Superleague.

During the 2017–18 season, AEL managed an impressive run in the Greek Cup, making it to the semi-finals. The team was eventually eliminated by AEK Athens through the away goals rule. On 4 October 2017, Sofis announced his resignation as vice president.[7] However, on 24 November 2017, Sofis got announced as member of the newly formed executive board. On 23 September 2018, Sofis announced his resignation from the position he was holding at the club.[8]

Kavala

From 1 January 2022 until 30 June 2022, Sofis has been acting as an advisor to Super League 2 club Kavala.

Songwriting

Songwriting
Occupation:Lyricist
Years Active:2011–present

Since 2011, Sofis also has been engaged in songwriting, best known for his bids in the Eurovision Song Contest. During the years he has collaborated with a variety of songwriters and artists from across Europe. As of 2019, he also is the main lyricist for Polish rock band Clödie. Since March 2021, he collaborates with Italian record label Frontiers Music.

Entries in Eurovision Song Contest pre-selections

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Additional contest participations

2014

2015

Further songwriting credits

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

VoColor

VoColor
Years Active:2019–2023
Current Members:

VoColor was a Swedish-Greek EDM pop project formed in 2019, consisting of Swedish singer-songwriter Sebastian Ekstrand and Greek lyricist Nikos Sofis.

Ekstrand and Sofis first met and started working in early-2016, resulting in Ekstrand's solo single "Come To Me".[25] With both sides being satisfied with the collaboration, Sofis involved Ekstrand on the song "If I Could" for Moldovan artist Max Fall, a song that was submitted to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The same year, the two worked on Ekstrand's next solo single, "Hold On". During the same year, Ekstrand involved Sofis into the writing process of Escape the Day's comeback single "Breaking the Tide", released in early-2018.[26] Ekstrand and Sofis have also worked together on the song "Hypnotized", released in 2018, by popular Azerbaijani pop star Samra.[27] In 2019, Ekstrand and Sofis collaborated once again and wrote the song "Stop Breathing" for Angelika Pushnova, who tried to represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[28]

In late-2019, Ekstrand and Sofis decided to form VoColor and released their debut single "Savior" on 6 December 2019. Following the release of the debut single, on 10 April 2020 VoColor released the remix EP, Savior: Remixed, containing five alternate versions of the song. On 22 May 2020, they released their second single, "Until the End", featuring Eurovision Song Contest 2011 winner Eldar from Azerbaijan.[29] An orchestral remix of "Until the End" was released on 4 December. On New Year's Eve, VoColor released the Until the End EP, containing all of the previously released versions of the song as well as the previously unreleased instrumental version. On 24 September 2021, they released their third single "Home" with Danish singer Kenny Duerlund. On 17 June 2022, the duo released their fourth single "Illogical".

Members

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

(with Eldar) (with Eldar) (with Eldar)

References

  1. Web site: Nikos Sofis. Facebook.
  2. Web site: Ο ταλαντούχος Νίκος Σοφής ανοίγει την καρδιά του…. Γκατζούλη. Βάσω. athleticlarissa.gr.
  3. Web site: Nikos Sofis – Lyricist. SoundCloud. 2015-12-20.
  4. Web site: VoColor. facebook.com. en. 2019-12-03.
  5. Web site: AEL FC Official Site Larissa – Greece – Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ. 2016-09-10.
  6. Web site: AEL FC Official Site Larissa – Greece – Ανακοίνωση ΔΣ ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ. 2016-09-26.
  7. Web site: Παραίτηση Σοφή από την ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ. athleticlarissa.gr. 2017-10-04.
  8. Web site: Σοφής: "Δεν επιθυμώ να συνεχίσω ως μέλος του Δ.Σ. της ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ". athleticlarissa.gr. 2018-09-23.
  9. Web site: 2015-12-19 . Moldova: Semi-finalists selected for O Melodie Pentru Europa 2016 . 2020-01-19 . Eurovisionworld.
  10. Web site: 2016-12-31 . Lithuania: Participants and song titles revealed for "Eurovizijos" . 2020-01-19 . ESCXTRA.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2018-01-16 . Eurovizijos atranka 2018: LRT reveals all the acts in Lithuania's national selection . 2020-01-19 . wiwibloggs . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2018-01-25 . Μολδαβία : Αυτοί είναι οι φιναλίστ του O Melodie Pentru Europa 2018 . 2020-01-19 . InfeGreece . el.
  13. Web site: 2019-01-27 . ΛΕΥΚΟΡΩΣΙΑ: Δύο Έλληνες υποψήφιοι για τον εθνικό τελικό! . 2020-01-19 . OGAE Greece . el.
  14. Web site: 2019-01-26 . Iceland: RÚV discloses the participants of Söngvakeppnin 2019! - ESCToday.com . 2020-01-19 . Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2019-01-18 . ΜΟΛΔΑΒΙΑ: Ο Νίκος Σοφής υποψήφιος στο «O Melodie Pentru Europa 2019»! . 2020-01-19 . OGAE Greece . el.
  16. Web site: Argyriou . Giannis . 2019-01-23 . Στις επιλογές της Πολωνίας, Μολδαβίας και Λευκορωσίας συμμετέχει ο δημιουργός Νίκος Σοφής . 2020-01-19 . Eurovision News Music Fun . el.
  17. Web site: Bogiannos . Apostolos . 2020-01-27 . Λευκορωσία: Οι 12 φιναλίστ του εθνικού τελικού Μεταξύ των υποψηφίων η συμμετοχή του Νίκου Σοφή! . 2020-01-27 . Eurovision News Music Fun . el.
  18. Web site: Herbert . Emily . 2020-01-22 . Belarus: 49 Artists to Through to Eurovision 2020 Auditions Round . 2020-01-26 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  19. Web site: Argyriou . Giannis . 2020-01-19 . Μολδαβία: Οι Δημήτρης Στάσσος και Νίκος Σόφης φιλοδοξούν να βρεθούν μαζί με την C. Sandu στο Ρότερνταμ! . 2020-01-19 . Eurovision News Music Fun . el.
  20. Web site: 36 Songs submitted in Moldova's selection! . 2020-01-20 . ESCBubble . en-GB.
  21. Web site: 2021-01-30 . ΛΕΥΚΟΡΩΣΙΑ: Ο Νίκος Σοφής ενώνει τις δυνάμεις του με την Kazna! - . 2021-01-30 . OGAE Greece . el.
  22. Web site: 2022-01-26 . Μολδαβία: Με τρεις συμμετοχές διαγωνίζεται ο Νίκος Σόφης! . 2022-01-27 . Eurovision News Music Fun . el.
  23. Web site: Bogiannos . Apostolos . 2023-01-17 . Μολδαβία: Ο Νίκος Σόφης μαζί με την Vera Țurcanu υποψήφιοι στο Etapa Naţională! . 2023-01-29 . Eurovision News Music Fun . el.
  24. Web site: Argyriou . Giannis . 2023-12-26 . Μολδαβία: Οι Νίκος Σόφης και Dimitri Stassos υποψήφιοι στο Etapa Nationala 2024! . 2024-01-30 . Eurovision News Music Fun . el.
  25. Web site: 2020-05-30. Eldar Gasimov releases new single "Until the End" in collaboration with VoColor. 2020-07-28. ESCXTRA.com. en-GB.
  26. Register. limited. etday. 968015211172188160. 2020-07-28. en.
  27. Web site: 2018-03-03. From Cyborg to Human: Azerbaijan's Samra finds love in "Hypnotized" music video. 2020-07-28. wiwibloggs. en-US.
  28. Web site: Shalom. Nir Raz. 2019-01-23. Angelika Pushnova Returns To Belarussian National Finals. 2020-07-28. ESCBEAT. en-US.
  29. Web site: Eldar Gasimov releases new single "Until the End" in collaboration with VoColor. 2020-05-30. ESCXTRA.com. en-GB. 2020-05-30.

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