and Belarusian entry "Solayoh" in 2013; vocal director for the Russian entry "Shine" and Belarusian entry "Cheesecake" in 2014; composer, English lyricist, producer for the entry of Cyprus "I pio omorfi mera" at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014; vocal director for 2015 Belarusian entry "Time"; vocal director for 2016 Russian representative Sergey Lazarev; vocal director for 2017 Greek representative Demy and 2017 Azerbaijani representative Dihaj; vocal director for 2018 Belarusian representative Alekseev, 2018 Azerbaijan representative Aisel and 2018 Moldovan representatives Doredos; vocal director for 2019 Russian representative Sergey Lazarev; Musical work Panayi currently lives in Nicosia, Cyprus where he directs his company, Silver Spotlight Productions, and also coaches and performs with Greece's leading artists including Peggy Zina Kostas Martakis and Anna Vissi. He is also a vocal producer and vocal coach in other European countries working with performers such as Helena Paparizou, Philipp Kirkorov, Kamaliya and with producers such as Bruce Lowe, Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Uwe Fahrenkrog. He has performed on occasion at the "Herodion" Theatre of the Acropolis and has been Regional Music Supervisor for Disney, Buena Vista. Panayi has been the official Greek voice of many Disney characters such as Tigger (only his singing voice) and has starred in more than 40 movies such as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Tarzan, Mulan, Brother Bear, and many TV shows – he has the role of Johnny in the Greek production of Disney's Johnny and the Sprites, Captain Monogram, Dad, Irving, Buford, Norm, Roger in Disney's Phineas and Ferb. In 1998 he performed the singing voice of Jethro in the first classic animated movie of DreamWorks, The Prince of Egypt. He has also performed in Musical Theatre productions in Athens such as Grease in the role of Kennickie, and the Nikos Karvelas musical Mala in the roles of Moses & Abraham. Panayi was producer and manager of the group Triimitonio releasing the album Triimitonio and the single "Hamogela" He is also the lead vocalist and co-producer of the album Native Hue (arranged by Matheson Bayley), featuring him reinterpreting several classic Eurovision songs through different genres. Panayi was a teacher of vocal arts at the "Fame Studio" free study music school in Athens, and assists various TV and live music shows as artistic director. He has participated in many TV shows in Greece and Cyprus as a vocal coach, judge, co-host and panellist – X-Factor, Get on