Vangelis
Greece
Born: 29 March 1943
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Electronic, New Age
Styles: Neo-Classical, Contemporary Instrumental, Ambient, Electronica
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Best known for his lush, Oscar-winning score to the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, Vangelis was among the most successful and admired electronic composers of his era. Born Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou in Volos, Greece, on March 29, 1943, his nascent musical talent was recognized at an early age, but he refused to take piano lessons, instead teaching himself. After high school he formed the early-'60s pop group Formynx, soon the most popular act in Greece. After achieving superstardom at home, Vangelis relocated to Paris in 1968, and was in Fra...
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