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Vangelis

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,046

760
Decades
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  0
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  494
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  3,838
- 2000s
  
  of 10,573
  
  0
Genres
- Dance & DJ
  
  of 2,521
  
  621
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  670
- New Age
  
  of 468
  
  143
- Pop
  
  of 13,671
  
  3,705
- Rock
  
  of 8,173
  
  2,313
- Soundtracks
  
  of 152
  
  20

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1960s

0.0000

1980s

2.0359

1990s

1.8347

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Vangelis is ranked overall as 2.5844 out of 4 stars

2.5844

Vangelis Biography

Formed:

March 1943

Genres:

Dance & DJ, New Age, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Jazz, Classical, Opera & Vocal Music, International, Miscellaneous, Classical: Instrumental, Music

Labels:

Arista Records/sbme, Atlantic/q Records, Camden/wave, Castle Communications, Cbs/epic/wtg Records, Doubles (england), Mdi Distribution, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Msi Music, Musicrama/koch, Phantom Sound & Vision, Polydor, Polygram, Polygram Classics, Universal Music Group

History:

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, ...more

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