Yanni
Sign in to saveYiannis Chryssomallis (; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni ( ), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954-11-14
- Works
- 70
Top works
- Xue si gu ren ren si xue
- Wei wo er sheng
- Song jun he chu
- Yanni zhi chuang
- Xiao huang hua
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Yanni - Live at the Acropolis - 25th Anniversary2018
- The Dream Concert - Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt — Himself2016
- Yanni: Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico — Himself2012
- Yanni Live From El Morro,Puerto Rico — Piano - synthesizers2012
- Yanni: A Living Legacy2011
- Yanni: Voices - Live from the Forum in Acapulco2009
- Yanni Live! The Concert Event2006
- Solace: A Windham Hill Collection1999
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's — Self1998
- Yanni: Tribute1997
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 402,789
- Total plays
- 8,518,937
Tags
new ageinstrumentalpianoambientClassical
Yanni (real name: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης / Yiannis Hrysomallis) is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who was born in November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece. Starting his career in 1977, joining up the Minneapolis-based rock group Chameleon, his musical efforts have spanned over three decades and brought him international popularity. Although many fans and critics call his music "New Age", Yanni himself has distanced himself from that label. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yan
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Yanni
- Musical artist.image
- YanniPressPhoto.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Yanni in 2007
- Musical artist.background
- non_vocal_instrumentalist
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Yiannis Chryssomallis
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Kalamata, Greece
- Musical artist.native_name
- Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης
- Musical artist.native_name_lang
- Greek
- Musical artist.genre
- Contemporary instrumental, instrumental crossover, world, new-age
- Musical artist.instrument
- Piano, keyboards
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1977–present
- Musical artist.label
- Private Music/Windham Hill/BMGVirgin/EMI Image EntertainmentYanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Key dates
- Born
- 14 November 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Kalamata
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- University of Minnesota
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- crossover
- Genre
- new age music
- Instrument
- piano
Article
21 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Music career
- 1980s to early 1990s: Emergence and recognition
- 1990s: ''Acropolis,'' world concerts, exhaustion and renewal
- 2000s to 2010: After a hiatus, new perspectives
- 2010s: New sound designs, and a return to world tours
- 2020s
- Influences, music and concerts
- Musical influences
- Music genres distinguished from the "new age" spiritual movement
- Unconventional career track
- Music
- Concerts and live streaming
- Honors, awards and distinctions
- Charitable and humanitarian activities
- Autobiography
- Discography
- Original studio albums
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Yiannis Chryssomallis (; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni ( ), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer.
Yanni uses the musical shorthand that he developed as a child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial pop radio and music television, Yanni received international recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos that were broadcast on public television. His breakthrough concert, Live at the Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time. Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa, Russia's Kremlin, Puerto Rico's El Morro castle, Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos, Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage, India's Laxmi Vilas Palace, the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza, and the Amman Citadel.
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