Vangelis

Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, 1943-2022) was a Greek composer and keyboard player, born in Agria and died in Paris. After playing in the 1960s pop groups The Forminx and Aphrodite's Child, he built a solo career with synthesizers, solo albums and film scores, and he is best known for the music of Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and Blade Runner. Vangelis formed Aphrodite's Child in 1967 with Demis Roussos, Loukas Sideras and Silver Koulouris.