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Giorgos Theofanous
1968Jan, 9

Giorgos Theofanous

Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
Giorgos (George) Theofanous (Greek: Γιώργος Θεοφάνους, pronounced [ˈʝorɣos θeoˈfanus]) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom he has written and produced for include Nana Mouskouri, George Dalaras. His work has received a total of nine Arion Awards, which was an award show by IFPI Greece. He served as a judge on five seasons of the Greek edition of The X Factor.He studied guitar, piano, and music theory at the national conservatory of Greece. He continued his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, majoring in arrangement. He has received several awards as a songwriter/producer both in Greece and Cyprus. In 1990 he settled in Athens, Greece where he began his career in the Greek music industry. In April 1993, he married Cypriot singer Evridiki with whom he has collaborated extensively. Together they have one son, Aggelos, who was born in 1996. The couple divorced in 2000.

In 1999, Theofanous put together boy band ONE who became very popular in Greece and Cyprus, reaching platinum sales.

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