Vangelis

Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou)

Also known as Вангелис, E. P. Vangelis, E. Vangelis, E.P. Vangelis, Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου, Jon Vangelis, P. Vangelis, V. Papathanassiou, Van Gelis, Vangelis, Vangelis O., Vangelis P, Vangelis P., Vangelis Papathanassiou, Vangellis
This performer (group) in the Internet: http://elsew.com/, http://www.vangelisworld.com/, http://www.vangeliscollector.com/, http://www.vangelismovements.com, http://www.nemostudios.co.uk, http://www.myspace.com/vangelisfampas, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangelis

Discography of Vangelis:

# Release title Total tracks Type of release is Imprint date Label
1 Blade Runner 12 Audio 1994-06-00 EastWest
2 Antarctica 8 Audio 1988-10-17 Polydor
3 Mask 6 Audio 1985 Polydor
4 Opera Sauvage 7 Audio 1987-03-02 Polydor
5 Chariots Of Fire 7 Audio Polydor
6 China 9 Audio
7 Soil Festivities 5 Audio Polydor
8 L'Apocalypse Des Animaux 7 Audio Polydor
9 Opera Sauvage 7 Audio 1979 Polydor
10 China 9 Audio 1979 Polydor
11 Spiral 5 Audio 1977 RCA Victor
12 Heaven And Hell 3 Audio 1975
13 Direct 12 Audio 1988-09-00 Arista
14 Spiral 5 Audio 1989 RCA
15 The City 8 Audio EastWest
16 Albedo 0.39 9 Audio 1989 RCA
17 Voices 9 Audio 1995 EastWest
18 Beaubourg 2 Audio
19 Heaven And Hell 3 Audio 1980 RCA International
20 Hypothesis 4 Audio 1978 Charly Records
21 See You Later 6 Audio Polydor
22 El Greco 4 Audio 1998 EastWest
23 1492 – Conquest Of Paradise (Music From The Original Soundtrack) 12 Audio 1992
24 Chariots Of Fire 7 Audio 1981 Polydor
25 Oceanic 9 Audio 1996 EastWest
26 Albedo 0.39 9 Audio 1976 RCA Victor
27 See You Later 6 Audio 1980 Polydor
28 Themes 13 Audio 1989 Polydor
29 A Tribute To Blade Runner / Music From The Original Soundtrack 8 Audio 1994
30 Direct 10 Audio 1988 Arista
31 Oceanic 9 Audio 1996-10-00 EastWest
32 1492 – Conquest Of Paradise (Music From The Original Soundtrack) 12 Audio 1992-10-00 Atlantic
33 Heaven And Hell 3 Audio 1989-09-00 RCA
34 Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) 15 Audio 1996 Polydor
35 Greatest Hits 14 Audio 1991
36 Conquest Of Paradise 4 Audio 1992
37 Mythodea (Music For The NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) 4 Audio 2001
38 Opera Sauvage 7 Audio 1979 Polydor
39 To The Unknown Man 8 Audio 1982 RCA
40 Themes 14 Audio 1989 Polydor
41 The Best Of Vangelis 8 Audio 1978 RCA
42 Soil Festivities 5 Audio 1984 Polydor
43 Chariots Of Fire - Titles 2 Audio 1981 Polydor
44 Chariots Of Fire 7 Audio 1981
45 Antarctica 8 Audio 1983 Polydor
46 To The Unknown Man 2 Audio 1977 RCA
47 Blade Runner - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 12 Audio 2003-00-00 Not On Label (Vangelis)
48 Direct 10 Audio 1988
49 Blade Runner - TSO 12 Audio 1994
50 Anthem (The 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem) 4 Audio 2002


[b] NOTE: If credited as [a=Evangelos Papathanassiou] or any other name with Papathanassiou, please use that entry![/b]

Born on March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece, Vangelis started writing music when he was 4 and performed his first live concert at age 6.

In the sixties, he was a founding member of [a=Aphrodite's Child] ('Rain and Tears', 'End of the World', etc.), along with [a=Demis Roussos] and [a=Lucas Sideras].

A talented composer and musician, Vangelis is famous for composing soundtracks to films such as 'Blade Runner', 'Chariots Of Fire' and '1492: Conquest Of Paradise'.

To date, Vangelis has made over 30 albums, many of them collaborations.

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