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Vangelis, composer and producer. Born: 29 March 1943 in Agria, Greece. Died: 17 May 2022 in Paris, France, aged 79

Vangelis, composer and producer. Born: 29 March 1943 in Agria, Greece. Died: 17 May 2022 in Paris, France, aged 79

We are sad to report the death of the Greek composer and electronic musician Vangelis, in Paris, from a heart attack brought on by complications of Covid.

Vangelis, a Greek film composer and synthesizer virtuoso whose soaring music for “Chariots of Fire,” the 1981 movie about two British runner

A master of the synthesizer, he won an Oscar for that film’s score, and his memorable theme song became a No. 1 pop hit.

Oscar-winning composer was a musical pioneer, renowned for his experimentation with electronic synthesizers.

Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire composer Vangelis, the electronic music pioneer and sole Greek to win an Academy Award for best original score, has died at the age of 79.

"Blade Runner" and "Chariots of Fire" composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical style defined a generation of film soundtracks, has died aged 79, Greece's prime minister said on Thursday.

Vangelis, the Oscar-winning composer of the music for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, and a pioneer of electronic music, has died. He was 79. Accor

Greek composer Vangelis died at the age of 79 in a hospital in Paris late Tuesday, a law firm representing him announced.Born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou on March