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Vangelis (b. 29 March 1943, d. 17 May 2022) was a Greek musician, composer, and producer. He began his music career in the 1960s with the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child and in the 1970s began composing electronic music. He gained wide mainstream popularity after composing soundtracks to the films Chariots of Fire (1981) and Blade Runner (1982). His solo career discography consists of 23 studio albums, 26 compilation albums, 12 soundtrack albums, and roughly 29 singles. The majority of his film, documentary, theatre, and ballet & dance scores were not released or officially released. He also collaborated with Jon Anderson and as a duo, Jon and Vangelis, released 4 studio albums, 2 compilations, and 13 singles, and with Irene Papas released two studio albums.
His solo studio album Heaven and Hell (1975) was his UK chart debut (#31), while Albedo 0.39 (1976) his first top 20 album. His best selling studio albums are China (1979), certified silver for selling over 60,000 copies by BPI, Voices (1995) selling almost 300,000 certified copies in Germany and Austria, and Mythodea (2001) certified platinum in Greece and silver in Portugal. His compilation albums also had good sales, with Themes (1989) selling over 445,000 copies, Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) (1996) selling over a million copies in Europe, and Odyssey: The Definitive Collection (2003) over 110,000 copies. His best selling soundtracks are Opéra sauvage (1979) which reached #42 on the Billboard 200 and stayed in the charts for 39 weeks, Chariots of Fire (1981) which topped the Billboard 200 for 4 weeks and sold 2 million copies worldwide, Blade Runner (1994) which sold over 250,000 copies, 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) which topped the charts in Europe and sold 3 million copies worldwide, and Alexander (2004) which was certified platinum in Hungary.
His solo single "Chariots of Fire" in 1982 topped the Billboard Hot 100, "Conquest of Paradise" (1992) topped the charts in Europe and sold over 1.6 million copies, and "Anthem", the theme music for the 2002 FIFA World Cup reached the top 5 in Japan and was certified platinum by RIAJ.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
FRA |
GER |
ITA |
NLD |
SWE |
SWI |
UK |
US | |||||
| 1972 | Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit (lit. "Make Your Dream Last Longer Than the Night") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | Earth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Heaven and Hell
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 204 | |||
| 1976 | Albedo 0.39
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |||
| 1977 | Spiral | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | Beaubourg
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | China | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | See You Later | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Soil Festivities | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 55 | — | |||
| 1985 | Mask | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | |||
| 1985 | Invisible Connections
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | Direct | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | The City | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Voices | 6 | — | 24 | — | 36 | 50 | 31 | 58 | — | |||
| 1996 | Oceanic | 22 | 29 | 87 | — | 98 | 60 | 37 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | El Greco | — | 66 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 159 | — | |||
| 2001 | Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey
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— | — | 46 | 39 | — | — | 75 | — | — | |||
| 2016 | Rosetta | 58 |
31 |
55 | 30 |
33 | — | 29 | 40 | — | |||
| 2019 | Nocturne: The Piano Album
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— | 141 | — | — | 116 | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| 2021 | Juno to Jupiter
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— | — | — | — | 31 | — | 21 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | |||||||||||||
Unofficial albums
Strictly not bootleg recordings as they appeared on a label, but they were released without Vangelis' permission and were later withdrawn from the market.
- (1978) Hypothesis
- (1978) The Dragon
Soundtracks
- (1970) Sex-Power - LP of the film by Henry Chapier (France)
- (1973) L'Apocalypse des animaux
- (1975) Entends-tu les chiens aboyer?; re-issued as Ignacio (1977)
- (1976) La Fête sauvage
- (1979) Opéra sauvage
- (1981) Chariots of Fire
- (1983) Antarctica
- (1992) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
- (1994) Blade Runner
- (2004) Alexander
- (2007) Blade Runner Trilogy. 25th Anniversary; 3-CD set featuring the remastered 1994 release, previously unreleased music from the film, and new music inspired by the film
- (2007) El Greco - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (not to be confused with the 1998 album El Greco)
- (2008) Świadectwo - muzyka filmowa - for the Polish-Italian film Świadectwo by Paweł Pitera
- Vangelis - Part 1: "Sanctus" (4:34), "In Aeternitatem" (1:58), "Humanum Est" (3:08); all other tracks by Robert Janson
Limited release albums
- (1984) Silent Portraits - LP album in a book of portraits - print run: 600
- (1995) Foros Timis Ston Greco - CD album included in a book about Greek painter El Greco - print run: 3,000; later expanded and put in general release as El Greco (1998)
- (1998) Microneurosurgery with video tapes - 3 VHS included in a book of Microneurosurgery by Doctor Stergios Tegos
Collaboration albums
- (1968) 1965-1968 - Vangelis & The Forminx
- (1974) E tu... - Claudio Baglioni
- (1976) Phos - Socrates
- (1977) Chinese Restaurant - Krisma (Chrisma)
- (1977) The Demis Roussos Magic - Demis Roussos
- (1979) Odes - Irene Papas
- (1979) Hibernation - Krisma (Chrisma)
- (1980) Short Stories - Jon and Vangelis
- (1981) The Friends of Mr Cairo - Jon and Vangelis
- (1981) Ich Hab' Keine Angst (German lyrics) / Moi, je n'ai pas peur (French lyrics) - Milva
- (1983) Private Collection - Jon and Vangelis
- (1984) Reflection - Demis Roussos
- (1984) The Velocity of Love - Suzanne Ciani
- (1986) Rapsodies - Irene Papas
- (1986) Geheimnisse (German lyrics) / Tra Due Sogni (Italian lyrics) - Milva
- (1991) Page of Life (U.S. and European versions) - Jon and Vangelis
- (1996) A Separate Affair - Neuronium
- (1998) Another Page of Life - Jon and Vangelis
Compilation albums
- (1978) The Best of Vangelis
- (1981) Greatest Hits
- (1982) To the Unknown Man Vol. 1
- (1982) To the Unknown Man Vol. 2
- (1984) The Best of Jon and Vangelis - Jon and Vangelis
- (1989) Themes
- (1991) Greatest Hits (Europe 2xCD, Dutch 1xCD)
- (1992) Best of Vangelis (Spain)
- (1994) Chronicles - Jon and Vangelis
- (1994) Best Selection (Japan)
- (1994) The Collection
- (1995) Themes II (France)
- (1995) Space Themes (Italy)
- (1995) Best in Space (UK, Germany)
- (1995) Mundo Magico de Vangelis
- (1996) Gift... (UK)
- (1996) Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear)
- (1997) The Best of Vangelis
- (1999) Reprise 1990-1999
- (2002) Cosmos (Belgium)
- (2002) The Best of Vangelis
- (2003) The Best of Vangelis (Belgium)
- (2003) Odyssey: The Definitive Collection
- (2012) The Collection
- (2013) Light & Shadow
- (2016) Delectus
Singles and EPs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
NLD |
JPN | |||
| 1970 | "Djemilla" | — | — | — | Sex Power - soundtrack |
| 1973 | "Come On" | — | — | — | Earth |
| 1976 | "Pulstar" | — | — | — | Albedo 0.39 |
| "Thème D'Amour" | — | — | — | La Fête sauvage | |
| 1977 | "Ignacio - Part I" | — | — | — | Ignacio |
| "To the Unknown Man" | — | 38 | — | Spiral | |
| "Dervish D" | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "The Long March" | — | — | — | China |
| "The Tao of Love" | — | — | — | ||
| "Hymne" | — | — | — | Opéra sauvage | |
| "L'Enfant" | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Don't Be Foolish" | — | — | — | See You Later |
| "My Love" | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Not a Bit - All of It" | — | — | — | |
| "Chariots of Fire - Titles" | 12 | 17 | 55 | Chariots of Fire | |
| "Heaven and Hell: 3rd Movement" | 48 | — | — | Heaven And Hell | |
| 1982 | "Blade Runner - End Title" | — | — | — | Blade Runner |
| 1983 | "Theme from Antarctica" | — | — | 66 | Antarctica |
| 1988 | "The Will of the Wind" | — | — | — | Direct |
| 1989 | "Missing" | — | — | — | Themes |
| 1992 | "Conquest of Paradise" | 60 | 1 | — | 1492: Conquest of Paradise (album) |
| 1993 | "Twenty Eighth Parallel" | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Voices" | — | — | — | Voices |
| 1996 | "Ask the Mountains" | 77 | — | — | |
| "Sauvage et Beau" | — | — | — | Portraits | |
| "Song of the Seas" | — | — | — | Oceanic | |
| 1997 | "March with Me" | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | "Mythodea" | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Anthem - 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" | 98 | — | 5 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles released under pseudonyms
- (1971) "Astral Abuse"/"Who Killed", as Alpha Beta
- (1974) "Who"/"Sad Face", as Odyssey
- (1975) "Bird of Love"/"The Pawn", as the band Humanity (including Silver Koulouris, Michael Haubrich, F. R. David)
- (1978) "Red Square", as Richard Broadbaker - Mama O'
Other work
Film scores
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Documentary scores
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Theatre music
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Ballet & dance music
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Notes
- ^ Vangelis' brother, Niko Papathanassiou, performs on these albums
- released in France
- released in France
- released in France
- released in France
- released in France
- released in Australia
- released in Netherlands
- released in France
- released in Spain
- Hit # 1 US Billboard charts and #4 in Canada
- "Theme from the TV series Cosmos"
- released in Japan
- released in Germany and Netherlands
- Dutch chart entry in March 1995
- released in France and Germany
- with Montserrat Caballe
References
- "Vangelis". IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "Discogafie Vangelis". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- "Vangelis – Juno to Jupiter". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "UK charts". OfficialCharts.com.
- "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3Charts". Oe3.orf.at.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 39, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 2016-09-23 al 2016-09-29)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Vangelis Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Msicvf.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "Dutch Top 100". Dutchcharts.nl.
- "Japanese Oricon charts archives". Ukmix.org. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "RPM Top 50 Singles - May 22, 1982" (PDF).
- "Vangelis – The Tegos Tapes". Synthtopia. December 2, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
External links
- Vangelis discography discography at Discogs
- Vangelis discography at IMDb
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