Dimitri Stassos (Greek: Δημήτρη Στασσος; born 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Greek-Swedish songwriter known for his entries in the Eurovision Song Contest [1] as well as writing hits for Ola Svensson and others.
He has been working professionally as a songwriter, producer, and a musician for many years, signed to Warner Chappell Scandinavia.
He has gained success in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest as a composer and producer four times, composed Spain's contribution " La noche es para mí", performed by Soraya, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as well as co-writing the song " Aphrodisiac", performed by Eleftheria Eleftheriou, which represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. [2] [3]
On the Swedish market Dimitri has worked with "Idol" star Ola Svensson, resulting in three number one singles, " Unstoppable (co-written), [4] " Overdrive" and "I´m In Love" (co-written by Shellback and Alexander Kronlund).[ citation needed] He composed two songs and produced six songs on Eric Saade's debut album " Masquerade", which made it to number one on the Swedish album chart. Dimitri has also worked with Sibel, Måns Zelmerlöw, Linda Sundblad, Danny Saucedo and many more.[ citation needed]
Outside the Swedish market Dimitri has gained success in various countries.[ citation needed] On the Spanish market he has written and produced for Soraya, [ citation needed] David Bustamante (Platinum album)[ citation needed] and David Bisbal (3× Platinum).[ citation needed] The David Bisbal song also featured British pop star Pixie Lott.
On the Greek market, Dimitri wrote and produced the songs " Sose Me (Lights On)" and "Gelaei" (Gold album " Kalokairi Stin Kardia") for artist Ivi Adamou, and the songs "Ase Me" and "Stavrolekso" for artist Eleni Foureira, (Platinum album).