Phoebus (songwriter)

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Phoebus Φοίβος
Background information
Birth name	Evangelos-Phoebus Tassopoulos
Born	(1971-01-01) 1 January 1971 (age 53)
Origin	Athens, Greece
Genres	Modern Laika, pop, dance, rock
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Sony Music Greece (1993–1997) Minos EMI (1997–2000) Heaven Music (2001–2009) The Spicy Effect (2010–2021)
Website	https://www.phoebusmusic.com/

Phoebus (Greek: Φοίβος, pronounced [ˈfivos]; real name: Evangelos-Phoebus Tassopoulos, Greek: Ευάγγελος-Φοίβος Τασσόπουλος; born 1 January 1971), sometimes spelled Phivos or Foivos, is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus. A high percentage of the albums he composes receive certification making him one of the most successful Greek songwriters of the 1990s and 2000s, selling 6,000,000 records.^[1] In 2009, he founded his own record label, The Spicy Effect, to which he has signed various artists, many of whom he has collaborated with in the past.