Dino Fekaris

Dino Fekaris
Born
Dino George Fekaris

(1945-01-24) January 24, 1945 (age 79)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materWayne State University
Known for"I Will Survive"

Dino George Fekaris (born January 24, 1945) is an American music producer and songwriter.[1][2][self-published source][3]

Fekaris was the producer and co-writer, with Freddie Perren, of the 1978 song "I Will Survive", and other songs recorded by Gloria Gaynor.[4] Nominated five times for the Grammy Award, he won once in 1979 for "I Will Survive".[5]

  1. ^ Mike Morsch (15 May 2014). The Vinyl Dialogues: Stories Behind Memorable Albums of the 1970s as Told by the Artists. The Educational Publisher / Biblio Publishing. pp. 168–9. ISBN 978-1-62249-207-7.
  2. ^ Robert “Boogie” Bowles with Kathleen G (1 August 2011). Behind the Boogie: How I Became Guitarist for a Motown Legend. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 79, 100, 146. ISBN 978-1-4653-3605-7.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Sophie (16 May 2012). "The Library of Congress Celebrates Ten Legendary Songwriters". Washingtonian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ Jon Kutner (26 May 2010). 1000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. pp. 579–580. ISBN 978-0-85712-360-2.
  5. ^ "Dino Fekaris". Grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.