Giorgio Moroder

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Biography

Italian record producer

  • Aliases
  • Giorgio G Moroder·MORODER GIORGIO (DE 1)·Georgio Moroder·Giovanni Giorgio Moroder·Hansjörg Moroder·The Giorgio Moroder Projekt·Moroder·Giorgo Moroder·Giorgio
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·music_department·composer
  • Country
  • Italy
  • Nationality
  • Italian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 26 April 1940
  • Place of birth
  • Urtijëi
  • Knows language
  • German language·Italian language·English language

Music

Lyrics

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Credited as simply "Giorgio," hit #109 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1977 with "From Here to Eternity" (Casablanca 897); previously hit #46 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1972 with the original version of "Son of My Father" (Dunhill 4304) which was later covered by Chicory Tip.

Has worked with many international superstars such as Barbra Streisand , Bonnie Tyler , David Bowie , Donna Summer , Elton John , Freddie Mercury , Janet Jackson , Nina Hagen and Olivia Newton-John.

His work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as new wave, techno and electronic music.

Produced and co-wrote the song "Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun ) that topped the Billboard charts for New Wave band Berlin in September 1986.

Quotes

Disco is music for dancing, and people will always want to dance.

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