First Name |
Vangelis
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Full Name at Birth |
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou
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Alternative Name |
Vangelis, Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, Jon and Vangelis, Papathanassíou Vangélis, Vangelis Papathanasiou, Vangelis Papathanassiou, Aphrodite's Child, also Vangelis Kalafatis, Vangiles Papathalnassiou
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Birthday |
27th March, 1943
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Birthplace |
Volos, Greece
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Died |
17th May, 2022
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Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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Build |
Large
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Greek Orthodox
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Greek
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Occupation Text |
Composer, musician, record producer, arranger
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Occupation |
Composer
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Music Genre (Text) |
Electronic, Progressive Rock, Classical, New Age, ambient, avant-garde, experimental, new-age
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Music Genre |
Electronic, Clinical
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Year(s) Active |
1961–present, 1963–present, 1963-2022
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Music Style |
New Age, Neo-Classical, Progressive Electronic, Ambient
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Music Mood |
Reflective, Relaxed, Detached, Nocturnal, Hypnotic, Wintry, Calm/Peaceful, Ethereal, Smooth, Eerie, Clinical, Producer
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Instrument |
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Arranger, Composer, Leader
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Instrument (text) |
Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Hammond organ, Drums, Percussion
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Record Label |
Universal Music, RCA Records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, Warner Bros. Records, Polydor, Deutsche Grammophon, Universal, RCA, Atlantic, Sony, Warner Bros., Decca
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Associated Acts |
Aphrodite's Child, Jon & Vangelis, Demis Roussos, Yes, The Forminx, Aphrodite's Child
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Official Websites |
www.allmovie.com/artist/vangelis-p115151, www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vangelis
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Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( vang-GHEL-iss; Greek: Βαγγέλης ), was a Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.