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Vangelis, the legendary Greece-born electronic composer and musician who was best known for his electronic theme song for Oscar-winning 'Chariots of Fire', has died at the age of 79
Greek media reported that Vangelis died in a French hospital while being treated for Covid-19.
According to the Athens News Agency, Vangelis, born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, died on Wednesday 18 May, his lawyers' office said, but gave no cause of death.
The reclusive, mostly self-taught keyboard wizard was a lifelong experimenter, switching from psychedelic rock and synth to ethnic music and jazz.
In a career spanning over five decades, Vangelis drew on space exploration, wildlife, futuristic architecture, the New Testament and the 1968 French student riots for inspiration.
He played in several bands and solo, but his huge breakthrough came with the score for Chariots Of Fire, a 1981 film that told the story of two British runners in the 1920s.
Vangelis's score received one of the four Academy Awards the film won - but he was fast asleep in London when the Oscars result was announced on March 29, 1982 - his 39th birthday.
R.I.P
Greek media reported that Vangelis died in a French hospital while being treated for Covid-19.
According to the Athens News Agency, Vangelis, born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, died on Wednesday 18 May, his lawyers' office said, but gave no cause of death.
The reclusive, mostly self-taught keyboard wizard was a lifelong experimenter, switching from psychedelic rock and synth to ethnic music and jazz.
In a career spanning over five decades, Vangelis drew on space exploration, wildlife, futuristic architecture, the New Testament and the 1968 French student riots for inspiration.
He played in several bands and solo, but his huge breakthrough came with the score for Chariots Of Fire, a 1981 film that told the story of two British runners in the 1920s.
Vangelis's score received one of the four Academy Awards the film won - but he was fast asleep in London when the Oscars result was announced on March 29, 1982 - his 39th birthday.
R.I.P
