georgios kalpakidis, also known as gorgi (greek: γιώργος καλπακίδης; born on 27 april 1978 in tübingen, germany), is a greek songwriter, former journalist, radio & tv host, best known for having composed the 2019 eurovision song contest entry for moldova, "stay" by anna odobescu. he started his radio work at the age of 13 and continued his career in the media field until 2015. he made his television debut as a host on europe one channel, with a show called "join me" and also started appearing as a guest host in several projects over the next few years, on other local stations. his breakthrough came in middle 2006, when a new contract brought him to one of the biggest national networks, macedonia tv. it was during the eurovision 2006 period in athens, where he was given the task to cover the event and report daily on live tv. his "esc '06" special, was noted as one of the shows with the highest ratings of the year.