Kostas | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:KOSTAS_-_songwriter_(cropped).jpg) Kostas in 2016. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kostas Lazarides[1] |
| Born | April 14, 1949[2] Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Origin | Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Labels | Liberty |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kingsbury, Paul (1998). The encyclopedia of country music: the ultimate guide to the music.
- ^ The Songs of Kostas Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine