Ilias Kokotos
Greece
K2ID
Ilias Kokotos is a distinguished Greek businessman and internationally recognised music producer with more than two decades of experience at the highest levels of music and entertainment. Through K2ID, alongside his business partner Dimitris Kontopoulos, he has become a prominent figure in the Eurovision Song Contest, working with nine different countries and achieving fifteen Top 10 finishes, including three second places and three third places. In 2026, K2ID reached a spectacular new milestone with the victory for Bulgaria, further cementing Kokotos’ reputation as one of the leading figures behind some of Eurovision’s most successful international results.
Alongside his career in music, Ilias Kokotos is a key figure in his family’s prestigious Elounda Collection Hotels & Resorts, one of the Mediterranean’s most luxurious hospitality groups, serving on its Board and playing a defining role in its evolution into a new era. He has spearheaded the group’s international sales and marketing strategy, developed major new business opportunities, and forged high-profile collaborations with names including the Ferragamo family and Six Senses Spa. He has also overseen major elements of the group’s ambitious reconstruction and development programme, helping strengthen its position within the world of luxury hospitality and international travel.

