Koza Mostra

Koza Mostra is a Greek rock band founded by Ilias Kozas in 2011. It consists of Ilias Kozas (vocals, classical and electric guitar), Stelios Tsompanidis (drums, backing vocals), Tasos Korkovelos (keyboards, backing vocals), Dimitris Christonis (bass guitar), Tasos Gentzis (saxophone, backing vocals) and Petros Lagontzos (electric guitar, backing vocals). The band fuses ska, punk, and rock music together with the style of traditional Greek folk music such as Macedonian Greek music and rebetiko. They are also known for performing in kilts or fustanella.^[1]

Koza Mostra
Koza Mostra in 2017
Background information
Origin	Greece, Thessaloniki
Genres	Ska, Alternative, Folk, Balkan Music, Punk, Tarantella, Rock
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Panik Oxygen Records
Members	Elias Kozas Stelios Tsompanidis Petros Lagontzos Dimitris Christonis Tasos Korkovelos Tasos Gentzis

They represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Agathonas Iakovidis and the song "Alcohol Is Free", coming 6th in the final.^[2][3]

Their maiden album Keep up the Rhythm, that was released on 2013, reached triple Platinum certification^[4] from Greek music industry authority IFPI.

In late 2017, they released their second album entitled Corrida.

Lead singer Elias Kozas at a Eurovision Song Contest 2013 press conference.

Discography

Albums

Title	Charts	Info
Keep up the Rhythm^[5]	1	Released: March 22, 2013 Labels: Platinum Records Formats: CD, Digital download
Corrida	57	Released: October 10, 2017 Labels: Oxygen Records Formats: CD, Digital download

Singles

Title	Year		Peak chart positions			Album
		GR	GER	NL ^[6]	UK
"Me Trela"	2012	—	—	—	—	Keep up the Rhythm
"Desire"		—	—	—	—
"Alcohol Is Free" (feat. Agathonas Iakovidis)	2013	1	85	95	30
"Lianohortaroudia"		—	—	—	—
"Ti Kano Edo"		—	—	—	—	Corrida
"Giorti"	2014	—	—	—	—
"Bordello Originale"		—	—	—	—
"3 Year Anniversary Song"	2015	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Leventis" (Mikis Theodorakis Cover)		—	—	—	—	Corrida
"Amerika" (Dubioza Kolektiv Cover)	2016	—	—	—	—
"Don't Panic, We're On Titanic"	2017	—	—	—	—
"Requiem" (feat. Pedro Erazo)	2020	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work/Role	Result
2014	IFPI	3× Platinum Album^[7]	Keep up the Rhythm	Won
2014	MAD Video Music Awards	Alternative^[8]	Alcohol is Free	Nominated

References

1. Escudero, Victor M. "Koza Mostra & Agathon rock the stage". 11 May 2013. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
2. Roxburgh, Gordon (18 February 2013). "Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis to represent Greece". European Broadcasting Union.
3. Montebello, Edward (18 February 2013). "Koza Mostra feat. Agathonas to represent Greece in Malmö. They finished with 152 points and 6th place in the Eurovision Song Contest". esctoday.com.
4. Και η απονομή έγινε και η χαρά μας είναι απερίγραπτη !!! (in Greek and English). Facebook. 7 March 2014.
5. "Greece: Koza Mostra release first album Keep up the rhythm". esctoday.com. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
6. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Koza Mostra". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
7. Και η απονομή έγινε και η χαρά μας είναι απερίγραπτη !!! (in Greek and English). Facebook. 7 March 2014.
8. (in Greek). MAD TV. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013.

External links

• Koza Mostra discography at Discogs
• Koza Mostra on Twitter  
• Koza Mostra on Facebook

Preceded by Eleftheria Eleftheriou with "Aphrodisiac"

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Agathonas Iakovidis

Succeeded by Freaky Fortune featuring RiskyKidd with "Rise Up"