Nikos Sofis
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Alma mater | American College of Greece |
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Years active | 2011–present (songwriter) 2014–present (sports manager) |
Nikolaos "Nikos" Sofis[1] (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Σοφής; born 10 May 1992 in Munich, Germany), is a Greek sports manager and lyricist, from Larissa, Greece.[2] He used to serve as Vice President for Greek Superleague club AEL.[3] Since 2011, he also is engaged in songwriting, best known for his bids in the Eurovision Song Contest.[4] In 2019, together with Sebastian Ekstrand, he formed the EDM and electronic pop project VoColor.[5]
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.[2] He is fluent in Greek, German, and English.
Sports management
AE Vounena
2014–2015
Sofis was appointed as second Vice President at the beginning of the B' EPSL 2014–15 season, due to his Sports Management studies. Due to the relegation of AE Vounena in the previous season, the aim of the team and the new governing body, was to return the team back to A1 EPSL. The team quickly managed to deliver results, assuring Vounena winning the B' EPSL at the end of the season, returning to A1 EPSL as planned.[6] Sofis resigned from his position before the end of the season.[7]
2016–2019
For the 2016–17 A1 EPSL season, Sofis returned to the board of AE Vounena. In his first season back with the team, Vounena barely missed out, finishing third, on promoting to the A' EPSL, the 4th tier in the Greek football league system. However on 10 August 2017, it got announced that Vounena got promoted to the A' EPSL, due to another team not submitting their license. This marks the first time Vounena will be playing in the highest amateur league.[8]
In the A' EPSL 2017–18 season, and as newcomers to the highest Greek amateur division, AE Vounena faced several issues throughout the whole season and were relegated back to the A1 EPSL, after going through the relegation playoffs.
Back in the A1 EPSL, the 2018–19 season was meant to bring the team back up to the A' EPSL, which also looked like a goal to be achieved, but during the second half of the season things didn't work out as smooth. The team ended up in fourth position, thus barely missing out on the three promotion spots.
In the 2019–20 season, the focus was heavily set on returning the team to top amateur division. On 7 June 2019, it was announced that Sofis took charge as Interim President.[9] Vounena, as the big favorite of the category, started the season as expected and won match after match. With the team performing steadily, Sofis announced his retirement from his position as Interim President on 11 November 2019, stating that the team is on a secure path and that it's "the right time to step down and give the presidency on".[10]
AEL
2016–2018
On 9 September 2016, Greek Superleague team AEL proposed the inclusion of Sofis into the executive board to its stakeholders.[11] As of 24 September 2016, Sofis has been elected and announced as 3rd Vice President.[12] 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. On 4 October 2017, Sofis announced his resignation as from AEL.[13] 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.[3]
Songwriting
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Occupation(s) | Lyricist |
Years active | 2011–present |
Since 2011, Sofis also has been engaged in songwriting, best known for his bids in the Eurovision Song Contest.[4] During the years he has collaborated with a variety of composers and artists from across Europe.
Entries in Eurovision Song Contest pre-selections
Year | Country | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Result | |
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2014 | ![]() |
Ovidiu Anton | "Love Will Find a Way" | Primož Poglajen, Erik Mjörnell, Michael Gunnarsson, Nikos Sofis | – | |
2015 | ![]() |
Alen Hit | "Alive" | Will Taylor, Nikos Sofis | ||
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Anewta C | "Unshakable" | Will Taylor, Nikos Sofis | |||
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Ryan Axisa | "C'est Moi" | Alex Leu, Ryan Axisa, Nikos Sofis | |||
2016 | ![]() |
Anna Gulko | "Never Let Go" | Will Taylor, Georgios Kalpakidis, Nikos Sofis | 12th (Semifinal) | [14] |
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Omar Naber | "Take Me Far" | Will Taylor, Nikos Sofis | – | ||
2017 | ![]() |
Alen Hit | "Let's Make a Party" | Alen Hit, Nikos Sofis | ||
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Audrius Janonis | "Run" | Georgios Kalpakidis, Mickey Huskic, Nikos Sofis | 8th (First Round) | [15] | |
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Dana Rogovski | "Gave You Everything" | Mattias Törnell, David Gällring, Nikos Sofis | – | ||
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Max Fall | "If I Could" | Georgios Kalpakidis, Sebastian Ekstrand, Nikos Sofis | |||
2018 | ![]() |
Valdas Lacko | "Dying Inside" | Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Nikos Sofis | 10th (First Round) | [16] |
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Vera Țurcanu | "Black Heart" | Vera Țurcanu, David Gällring, Karl Sahlin, Nikos Sofis | 2nd | [17] | |
2019 | ![]() |
Angelika Pushnova | "Stop Breathing" | Georgios Kalpakidis, Sebastian Ekstrand, Nikos Sofis | – | [18] |
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Ívar Daníels | "Þú bætir mig" ("Make Me Whole") | Stefán Þór Steindórsson, Richard Micallef, Nikos Sofis | 3rd (Semifinal) | [19] | |
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Vera Țurcanu | "Cold" | Vera Țurcanu, David Gällring, Karl Sahlin, Nikos Sofis | 3rd | [20] | |
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Clödie | "Devil in Disguise" | Linda Dahl, Jimmy Glavå, Peter Dahl, Nikos Sofis | – | [21] | |
2020 | ![]() |
Angelika Pushnova | "True Love" | Oleg Sidorov, Anastasia Belyavskaya, Nikos Sofis | 6th | [22] |
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July | "Every Hour" | Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Nikos Sofis | – | [23] | |
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Catarina Sandu | "Die For You" | Dimitri Stassos, Jennifer Aalto Kallunki, Nikos Sofis | 4th | [24] | |
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Maxim Zavidia | "Take Control" | Maxim Zavidia, Alexey Streltsov, Nikos Sofis | 3rd | [25] |
Additional contest participations
Year | Contest | Location | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Result |
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2014 | New Talent Song Contest | ![]() |
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"C'est Moi" | Alex Leu, Ryan Axisa, Nikos Sofis | 3rd |
2015 | Summer Hit Song Contest | ![]() |
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"C'est Moi" | Alex Leu, Ryan Axisa, Nikos Sofis | 16th |
YourSong Online Contest | ![]() |
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"Alive" | Will Taylor, Nikos Sofis | 1st |
Further songwriting credits
- 2016: "Stand" by Adrian Aron
- 2016: "Come To Me" by Sebastian Ekstrand
- 2017: "Hold On" by Sebastian Ekstrand feat. Tobias Österblom
- 2017: "The Whole World" by Litesound
- 2017: "Gravity" by Dana Rogovski feat. Invaders
- 2017: "Conquer My Heart" by Alen Hit
- 2018: "Don't Leave Me Out" by Tomasz Trzeszczyński
- 2018: "Breaking the Tide" by Escape the Day
- 2018: "Invisible" by Phrenia
- 2018: "Hypnotized" by Samra
- 2018: "Pretty Little Liar" by OTREYA
- 2019: "Tears & Blood" by Michael W.
- 2019: "Fire Burns Within" by Clödie
- 2019: "Let Me Go" by Clödie
- 2019: "Savior" by VoColor
- 2020: "Contagious" by Kristel Lisberg
- 2020: "Until the End" by VoColor feat. Eldar
- 2020: "Against the World" by Clödie
- 2020: "Come To Me (2020 Pop Edit)" by Sebastian Ekstrand
- 2020: "Shake It" by Sunstroke Project feat. Fox Banger
VoColor
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Years active | 2019–present |
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VoColor are a Swedish-Greek EDM and electronic pop project formed in 2019, consisting of singer-songwriter Sebastian Ekstrand and lyricist Nikos Sofis.[5]
History
Ekstrand and Sofis first met and started working in early-2016, resulting in Ekstrand's solo single "Come To Me".[26] 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.[27] Ekstrand and Sofis have also worked together on the song "Hypnotized", released in 2018, by popular Azerbaijani pop star Samra.[28] 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.[29]
In late-2019, Ekstrand and Sofis decided to form VoColor. They released their debut single "Savior" on 6 December 2019. Following the release of their debut single, 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 2011 Eurovision Song Contest winner Eldar from Azerbaijan.[30]
Members
- Sebastian Ekstrand – vocals, production (2019–present)
- Nikos Sofis – lyrics, production (2019–present)
Discography
Extended plays
- 2020: Savior: Remixed
Singles
- 2019: "Savior"
- 2020: "Until the End" (feat. Eldar)
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