[1] He wrote his first song in 1960. quickly becoming a prolific writer, whose work was covered by many of the leading Greek singers.
Kouyioumtzis' songs have been covered by many important Greek singers, inclouding; Anna Vissi, Haris Alexiou, Yiannis Parios, Eleftheria Arvanitaki and Giannis Kalatzis.
His songs resonated deeply with Greeks in the sixties, exploring themes of; love, poverty and the agonies faced by the poor in living with dignity.
His last appearance on television was in the entertainment music show of Spyros Papadopoulos on NET TV.
During his last few years he left his Athens home and returned to his birthplace, Thessaloniki, where he continued working on music and songs until he died suddenly on 12 March 2005.