Vangelis was a Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He earned the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1980 for his work on the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire.
On top of being the film’s theme, the soundtrack’s single made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was utilized as the background music at the London 2012 Olympic medal presentation ceremonies.
In addition, he wrote the song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan, which served as the tournament’s anthem.
In the previous two decades, he has worked with NASA and ESA on several music projects, including Mythodea, Rosetta, and his final studio album, Juno to Jupiter.
Over the course of his 50-year career, Vangelis has created and performed on more than 50 albums, making him one of the most influential characters in electronic music history.
Vangelis Obituary
The death of veteran Greek musician and composer Vangelis has been widely reported by several traditional and online outlets.
Vangelis Cause Of Death
The cause of Vangelis’s death has not been discovered. He passed away on 17 May 2022, in Paris, France at the age of 19.
Vangelis Tribute & Funeral
“Vangelis Papathanassiou is no longer with us. For the whole world, this sad news demonstrates that the world music scene has lost the international ‘Vangelis,’ the protagonist of electronic sound, of the Oscars, of Mythology and the hits,” Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted.
His family is yet to announce his funeral proceedings.
