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Vangelis

Also known as Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, Vangelis O. Papathanassiou

Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (, ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; , ), was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed the Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as scores for the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.

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Evangelos Papathanasiou, professionally known as Vangelis, was a Greek film score composer, keyboardist, record producer, and composer. Born on March 29, 1943, in Agria, he began his work period in 1963. His musical output spanned new age, progressive rock, electronic, and ambient genres, utilizing instruments such as the piano, synthesizer, percussion, and the Yamaha CS-80. He was a student of Aristotelis Koundouroff and worked with record labels including Atlantic Records, Deutsche Grammophon, and Universal Music Group.

Vangelis is recognized for notable works such as *Blade Runner*, *Chariots of Fire*, *1492 – Conquest of Paradise*, and *Mythodea*. He received the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He spoke Modern Greek, French, and English. Vangelis died on May 17, 2022.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 11

Top works

Concepts of Combinatorial Optimization, Volume 1
Applications of Combinatorial Optimization, Volume 3
Algorithms and Complexity
Combinatorial optimization and theoretical computer science
Probabilistic Combinatorial Optimization on Graphs

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Film & TV

Volos, Thessaly, Greece

Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου, pronounced [eˈvaɲɟelos oðiˈseas papaθanaˈsi.u]; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis (/væŋˈɡɛlɪs/ vang-GHEL-iss; Greek: Βαγγέλης, pronounced [vaɲˈɟelis]), was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed the Academy…

Known for

Milva, diva per sempre — Himself2024
Vangelis: The Interviews — Self2016
Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka — Self2013
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies — Self - Interviewed Guest2013
Vangelis – Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) — Himself2002
ECHO-Verleihung — Self1992
Vangelis – Eureka (Live at Rotterdam, 1991) — Himself1991
Georges Mathieu or the Fury of Being — Self1971
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet — Self1966
Discorama — Self1959

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Greece
Active from: 1943
Active to: 2022

academy award winnerambientclassicalcomposerdeath by covid-19easy listening soundtracks and musicals

Discography

My Brother the Traffic Policeman1963
Β' Ράλλυ Αντίκα 19661966
The Clock / Our Love Sleeps On The Waters1967
Djemilla / Third Love1970
Sex Power1970
Come On / He-o1973
Earth1973
Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit1973
L’Apocalypse des animaux1973
Heaven and Hell1975

Member of

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,371,352
Total plays: 35,669,716

Key facts

Musical artist.name: Vangelis
Musical artist.native_name: Βαγγέλης
Musical artist.native_name_lang: el
Musical artist.image: VangelisElGrecopremiereDE2.jpg
Musical artist.landscape: yes
Musical artist.caption: Vangelis at the premiere of El Greco in 2007
Musical artist.background: non_vocal_instrumentalist
Musical artist.death_place: Paris, France
Musical artist.birth_place: Agria, Greece
Musical artist.years_active: 1963–2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Papathanasiou
Gender: male
Citizenship: Greece
Place of birth: Agria
Place of death: 15th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation: musician
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Modern Greek
Award: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Notable work: 666
Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences
Student of: Aristotelis Koundouroff
Genre: film score
Instrument: Yamaha CS-80
Record label: Universal Music Group
Discography: Vangelis discography
Image: Vangelis, 26 July 2012.jpg
Work location: London

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Commons category: Vangelis
date of birth: 1943-03-29
topic's main category: Category:Vangelis
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score
start of work period: 1963-00-00
related category: Category:Films scored by Vangelis
pseudonym: Βαγγέλης
social media followers: 55700
partner in business or sport: Demis Roussos
date of death: 2022-05-17
manner of death: natural causes
member of: Jon and Vangelis
end of work period: 2022-00-00
name in native language: Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου
birth name: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery

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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Vangelis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

La fete sauvage : original motion picture soundtrack / music composed by Vangelis

Odyssey : the definitive collection / Vangelis

Entends-tu les chiens aboyer? / Music composed by Vangelis

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Early life
Career
1963–1974: Move to Paris, early solo projects and Aphrodite's Child
1974–1980: Move to London, solo breakthrough, and Jon and Vangelis
1981–2002: Mainstream success
Film and television
Theatre and stage productions
Solo albums and collaborations
Sporting events
2001–2021: Music projects with NASA and ESA
Personal life and death
Musical style and sensibility
Instruments and equipment
Honours and legacy
Discography
Studio albums
Soundtracks
References
External links

Born in Agria and raised in Athens, Vangelis began his career in the 1960s as a member of the rock bands the Forminx and Aphrodite's Child; the latter's album 666 (1972) is recognised as a progressive-psychedelic rock classic. Vangelis settled in Paris and gained initial recognition for his scores to the Frédéric Rossif animal documentaries ', ', and ''. He released his first solo albums during this time and performed as a solo artist. In 1975, Vangelis relocated to London, where he built his home recording facility named Nemo Studios and released a series of successful and influential albums for RCA Records, including Heaven and Hell (1975), Albedo 0.39 (1976), Spiral (1977), and China (1979). From 1979 to 1986, Vangelis performed in a duo with Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, releasing several albums as Jon and Vangelis. He collaborated with Irene Papas on two albums of Greek traditional and religious songs.

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