Vangelis
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Vangelis at the premiere of El Greco (2007)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Evanghelos Odysseas Papathanassiou |
| Born |
29 March 1943 Agria, Italian-occupied Greece |
| Origin | Volos, Greece |
| Genres | Electronic, progressive rock, classical, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, record producer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano, synthesizer, keyboards, Hammond organ, drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1946–present |
| Labels | Universal, RCA, Atlantic, Sony, Warner Bros., Polydor, Deutsche Grammophon |
| Associated acts | Aphrodite's Child, Jon & Vangelis, Demis Roussos |
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [evˈaɲɟelos oðiˈseas papaθanaˈsiu]; born 29 March 1943), known professionally as Vangelis (Greek: Βαγγέλης [vaɲˈɟelis]; English pronunciation: /væŋˈɡɛlᵻs/), is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, composing scores for the films Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander, and the use of his music in the PBS documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.
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