Vangelis Sopamena

Vangelis Sopamena is a Dutch singer-songwriter, born and raised in the city of Groningen. He studied at the Minerva Academy of Pop Culture in Leeuwarden and moved to Rotterdam in 2011. It was here where he met the members of his current band; Laurens Dengkeng, Faruk Dengkeng and Robin Lopulalan.

In 2015 he released his first single and music video ‘Girl’ and in 2016 he wrote and produced his first art music video ‘Voor Ons’ (For Us), on which he collaborated with actor/dancer Boris Schreurs. This video became an official selection at the international LGBTQ film festival Roze Filmdagen in Amsterdam, where it was very well received. 

The style of his music is an eclectic mix of R&B, funk and folk, which forms the base of his unique repertoire, consisting of sensitive songs as well as groovy songs. As an artist Vangelis likes to keep the content of his songs as intimate as possible, allowing subjects such as love, sexuality and spirituality to be expressed as sincerely as possible.