Evangelos Odyssias Papathanassaou[a] (born 29 March 1943), known professionally as Vangelis ; , is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music.
Vangelis began his career working with several popular bands of the 1960s such as the Forminx and Aphrodite's Child, with the latter's album 666 going on to be recognized as a progressive-psychedelic rock classic.
In 1981, he composed the score for the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The soundtrack's single, the film's 'Titles' theme, also reached the top of the American Billboard Hot 100 chart and was used as the background music at the London 2012 Olympics winners' medal presentation ceremonies.
Having had a career in music spanning over 50 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums, Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music.
Net Worth:
Vangelis Net Worth: $245 Millions
Vangelis's Income / Salary:
Per Year: $10 Millions
Per Month: $833,333.33
Per Week: $192,307.69
Per Day: | Per Hour: | Per Minute: | Per Second: |
$27,397.26 | $1,141.55 | $19.03 | $0.32 |