Kostas (songwriter)

Kostas
Songwriter Kostas in an outdoor setting
Kostas in 2016.
Background information
Birth nameKostas Lazarides[1]
Born (1949-04-14) April 14, 1949 (age 75)[2]
Thessaloniki, Greece
OriginBillings, Montana, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSongwriter
Years active1989-present
LabelsLiberty

Kostas Lazarides (Greek: Κώστας Λαζαρίδης; born April 14, 1949) is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, George Strait, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI).[3] In addition, he has recorded a self-titled album Kostas on First American Records (1980) and an album entitled X S in Moderation on Liberty Records (1994). He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.

  1. ^ Davis, John T. (October 6, 1994). "Not theirs for a song: Songwriters find Nashville, let alone Austin, tough turf to ply their trade". The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Kingsbury, Paul (1998). The encyclopedia of country music: the ultimate guide to the music.
  3. ^ The Songs of Kostas Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine