Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (March 29, 1943 - May 17, 2022), known pr… Read Full Bio ↴Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (March 29, 1943 - May 17, 2022), known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, new age, jazz, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, composing scores for the films Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander, and the use of his music in the PBS documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.

After having taken piano lessons, Vangelis began his professional musical 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 psychedelic classic. Throughout the 1970s, Vangelis composed music scores for several animal documentaries, including L'Apocalypse des Animaux, La Fête sauvage and Opéra sauvage; the success of these scores brought him into the film scoring mainstream. In the early 1980s, Vangelis formed a musical partnership with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of progressive rock band Yes, and the duo went on to release several albums together as Jon & Vangelis.

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. Vangelis also received acclaim for his synthesizer-based soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner.

Having had a career in music spanning over 70 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.

Vangelis was born 29 March 1943, in Agria, near Volos, Greece. Largely a self-taught musician, he reportedly began composing at the age of three. His earliest memory is "playing piano, some percussion and whatever else that was available that made a noise. Right from the start, I was only interested in playing my own music". He refused to take traditional piano lessons, and throughout his career did not have substantial knowledge of reading or writing musical notation. When he was six, Vangelis's parents enrolled him at a specialist music school in Athens. He recalls "I was lucky not to go because music schools close doors rather than open them". He studied painting, an art he still practices, at the Athens School of Fine Arts.

In 1989 received Max Steiner Award. France made Vangelis a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1992 and promoted to Commander in 2017, as well Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur in 2001. In 1993 received music award Apollo by Friends of the Athens National Opera Society. In 1995, Vangelis had a minor planet named after him (6354 Vangelis) by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; the name was proposed by the MPC's co-director, Gareth V. Williams, rather than by the object's original discoverer, Eugène Joseph Delporte, who died in 1955, long before the 1934 discovery could be confirmed by observations made in 1990. In 1996 and 1997 was awarded at World Music Awards.

NASA conferred their Public Service Medal to Vangelis in 2003. The award is the highest honour the space agency presents to an individual not involved with the American government. Five years later, in 2008, the board of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens voted to make Vangelis an Honorary Doctor, making him Professor Emeritus at their Faculty of Primary Education. In June 2008, the American Hellenic Institute honoured Vangelis with an AHI Hellenic Heritage Achievement Award for his "exceptional artistic achievements" as a pioneer in electronic music and for his lifelong dedication to the promotion of Hellenism through the arts. On 16 September 2013, he received the honour of appearing on the Greek 80 cent postage stamp, as part of a series of six distinguished living personalities of the Greek Diaspora.

Elegy
Vangelis Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Elegy' by these artists:

*As I Lay Dying Did you ever see me or could you even see…
69 Chambers Into the ebb Into the flow Seasick beyond control While e…
AKASHAH The Cherusker horde assembled Unde the banner of the Teutoni…
Alienare Another day begins with rain and I'm here - all alone no…
Alphaville He is sitting on a hill A vapid night is crawling…
Alter When breathing becomes a curse & Perception is too hard to…
Amongst Heroes The clock struck 4: 45 when I closed my eyes. Now…
Amorphis Long evenings full on longing Low-spirited my mornings Full …
Arid Hold still, don't move I say Wilt thou hear my elegy Head…

As I Lay Dying Did you ever see me or could you even see…
Atticus Finch I found the place It was only by mistake Where we escaped …
August and After Take away my gun, haul it out, They can find me,…
Beat Radio I’ve been drifting through my days Through a carnival of fir…
Blue Birds Refuse To Fly I feel your love is tight You're ready for a fight I…
Blutengel Angels always deserve to die In the dark corridors of my…
Brutality Will Prevail ""Am I a prisoner To all these doubts That whisper…
C. Paul Johnson / Skye Lewin / Rotem Moav / Michael Salvatori Yeah, I'll let you know girl You're my baby You're only gonn…
Carina Round Something ripped me open From my little death woken Fading r…
CellarDoor and I know we'll never be the same without your laughs…
Classic Case Help me darling, please don't leave my side I've got nowhere…
Colosseum Baby don't you leave me in this world alone We'll go…
Cone Of Silence I have been chosen to suffer Life of pain Sacred victim, I…
Daryll-Ann All around the cradle, love Feel the burning red lights Fa…
Darzamat I can see you in my dreams you run away from…
Day Of Suffering Sifting through the refuse The shell of what was once a…
demxntia Slowly, I′ve become my worst enemy Lonely, I've been holding…
Edge of Sanity Crying. The anger and sorrow in your eyes is shining…
Feeder Summer breeze, kisses me Autumn leaves retire Apathy, breaki…
Fleshgod Apocalypse Cast by the dark embrace The night is captivating me like…
Free Design When he went away for the last time It wasn't so…
Ghost/Light Don’t tell me how you got away from here Don’t wake…
Globus You never bent, you always stood Could plainly tell the tre…
H. Takahashi 何年ぶりかで地元に帰ることにして品川駅 18時半の新幹線早めに着いた港南口忙しく行き交う人の中でそこだけ時間止…
Hail the Ghost The sun spilled over the 405, above where flowers and…
Hale Such a pretty sight What a glorious day I think I'm alright …
Hapax Between the blossom that is gathered And the flower that is…
Hey Marseilles We would like to resign somewhere along a wide mountainside.…
HeyMarseilles We would like to resign somewhere along a wide mountainside …
Hirai Ken (平井堅) しがみついた背中にそっと爪を立てて私を刻み込んだもっと夢の中へひらひら舞い散る花びらがひとつゆらゆら …
Hotel Cinema I must go back to where I've known I need to…
Howard Jones Please don't look at me this way I am from the…
ILLUMISHADE Light flashes in your eyes consumed by pain Can you feel…
Inphase IT'S BEEN A WHILE TO RECALL YOUR FACE AGAIN. I'VE BEEN…
Inspection I am the stopwatch on a bomb. I have no the…
Intronaut Mystery brought by the cracks in time And our skulls, and…
Jethro Tull [Instrumental]…
Joey Chaos and the Ghosts Don’t tell me how you got away from here Don’t wake…
Jones Howard Please don't look at me this way I am from the…
Labyrinth So finally here we are, I'm walking on her path. Soon my…
Lead Weight i was takin my pride to the edge of time…
Leaf-fat This creature is drowning in the lake of a thousand…
Leaves' Eyes Teardrop on a fragile eyelash She's looking like a dream…
Leaves\' Eyes Teardrop on a fragile eyelash She's looking like a dream…
Leaves´ Eyes Teardrop on a fragile eyelash She's looking like a dream…
Leaves´Eyes Teardrop on a fragile eyelash She's looking like a dream…
Leaves’ Eyes Teardrop on a fragile eyelash She's looking like a dream…
Leif Vollebekk Minor chords the major I can't open Little leather jacket a…
Leland Sundries There′s paint chipping off the walls This old house is in…
Leonard Cohen Do not look for him In brittle mountain streams: They are to…
Life Itself Fade in, fade out One foot inside the grave For…
Lisa Gerrard Some days it gets completely crazy And I feel like howlin'…
Lisa Gerrard Patrick Cassidy Some days it gets completely crazy And I feel like howlin′…
Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy Some days it gets completely crazy And I feel like howlin'…
M. Walking on the Water Dadada-dadada-da-da Da, yeah, oh Got so much Cheerios in my …
Machine Head Elegies are to be sung Winds of armageddon come Ignorance…
Machine Head (www.fearthefear.com) Elegies are to be sung Winds of armageddon come Ignoranc…
Mechanix কেউ আর কারো চোখে দৃষ্টি রাখে না নিবন্ধিত নয়কো কাহারো পানে কে…
Mild High Club Maybe time Takes life But listen it's all right In our time …
Mogul Thrash Baby don't you leave me in this world alone We'll go…
Moody Beach Oh I know, yes I know Yes I know, yes I…
Old Bones White Light I thought I found a way out It's just another…
Oubliette Only a few days have passed Since you were laid to…
Paul F. Page Annie's on the ledge after dark on Christmas Eve Run and…
Paula Cole Who is this hurting mother? Don’t want to be her now. Who…
Plastic Tree Nakigao wasuretara Yurunda neji hitotsu Jirijiri mahi sure…
Psycho Rebel Front Whoo! Yeah! alright! whoo! Blah blah blah blah blah Blah bla…
R. Christopher Teichler Dadada-dadada-da-da Da, yeah, oh Got so much Cheerios in my …
Reactor7x You've ripped my heart You've trashed my mind You've taken t…
Rigor Samsa So strong So cold Sense cold, Shaking – hold Jittery on My o…
Romowe Rikoito My prime of youth is but a frost of cares, My…
Round Carina Something ripped me open From my little death woken Fading r…
Samueliez The shadows of our days Paint a grey And everything we had A…
Scream Silence A rose of sigh Is fading on my knees Of thorns incised…
Sormeh Long evenings full of longing Low-spirited my mornings Full …
Southern Storm Blink in your eye is shining now And your look is…
Stephanie Rearick We were all alone He was lying prone And his eyes were…
Suck Baby, don't you leave me In this world alone We'll go and…
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin By the waters of Buncrana I sat I did sit and…
The Free Design When he went away for the last time It wasn't so…
The Hoodies The water rushes against my front side* It's coming up towa…
The Jesus Lizard The pathetic sight of your sunken eyes The angular lines of…
The Sorrow Swords of anger slit my hope Blood soaks the ground -…
TheFatRat Never gonna give you up. Never gonna say "goodbye", no. Neve…
xElegyx Mother Defaced for the sake of your children spoiled by your…
Youngblood Brass Band "I'm sorry" is easy to say when you've got arms…
♪ As I Lay Dying Did you ever see me or could you even see…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Vangelis:

"He Out of the mist into tropical splendor With garlands of flow…
01. Conquest Of Paradise Mm mm mm, mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm mm,…
05-Ask The Mountains Don't come after Don't come after Don't come after Come…
1492: Conquest of paradise Mm mm mm, mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm mm,…
A Song ITALIAN SONG * Oh ma la oh oh me giova oh, pe…
A Way You ask me where to begin Am I so lost in…
Albedo Maximum distance from the sun: 94 million 537 thousand miles…
Alpha [Synthetic]…
And When The Night Comes A women in your soul Creates the man you hold And when…
Anyone Can Light A Candle Anyone could light a candle, But not the way that you…
Ask the Mountains Don't come after Don't come after Don't come after Come Com…
Blade Runner Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enh…
Blade Runner (End Titles) instrumental…
Blade Runner Suite Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enh…
Blush Responce [Rachel:] "Do you like our owl?" [Deckard:] "Is it art…
Blush Response [Rachel:] "Do you like our owl?" [Deckard:] "Is it artific…
Chariots Of Fire - 2003 Re-Master Chariots of fire are on my way Chariots of fire are…
Come On A women in your soul Creates the man you hold And when…
Come To Me Come to me While I'm sleeping So their wagging tongues Might…
Conquest For Paradise Mm mm mm, mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm mm,…
Damask Rose instrumental…
Dawn [footsteps] -"Is the city open?" [voice of Roman …
Deliverance Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David c…
Echoes instrumental…
End Titles (From Bladerunner) Let's do it again sou dore dake Baby Tachiagareba My dream…
Excalibur O Fortuna velut luna statu variabilis, semper crescis au…
Farewell One more kiss, dear One more sigh Only this, dear It's go…
Friends of Mr. Cairo Okay, this is the picture Johnny's been hurt, he's hurt bad …
Good To See You "What?" "Fine," "I, no, I can't remember" "No, not at all, n…
He Is an English Out of the mist into tropical splendor With garlands of flow…
He-o He-o he came walking down my street He-o and he stopped…
Hymn Oooooo... Ooo... Aaah... Aaah... Ha ri me no ca ri ha …
Hymne Oooooo... Ooo... Aaah... Aaah... Ha ri me no ca ri ha La ve…
I After the first embrace from you my senses knew The look…
I Can I can't take it any more I can't take it any…
I Can't Take it Any More I can't take it any more I can't take it any…
I Dreamt Music One more kiss, dear, one more sigh Only this dear, is…
I Hear You Know After the first embrace from you my senses knew The look…
I'll Find My Way Home You ask me where to begin Am I so lost in…
Intergalactic Radio Station I've seen things... So many things that you can't believe, P…
Introduction 遠去的背影那是最後的記憶你說愛我心好痛那時我不知道何意你說真心的真意的愛我你說不會把我拋棄直到後來才知道你…
Italian Song ITALIAN SONG * Oh ma la oh oh me giova oh, pe…
Jerusalem And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mount…
Let It Happen Let it happen Honey don't you live on the edge of…
Losing Sleep Losing sleep In a waking dream A recurring face I see…
Love Theme instrumental…
Main Theme Our hero, our hero, claims a warrior′s heart I tell you,…
Main Theme (From Missing) Our hero, our hero, claims a warrior's heart I tell you,…
Main Theme From Missing Our hero, our hero, claims a warrior′s heart I tell you,…
Main Title Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enh…
Main Titles (From Blade Runner) Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enha…
Main Titles theme Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enh…
March With Me Come sing with me For peace and love My only dream And wish…
Mare Tranquillitatis [Astronaut conversation during Apollo Moon landing] -"Base …
Mask: Movement 5 Ehla me-no no-re-le-o manivero laminare ehla me-no no-re-le-…
Memories of Green instrumental…
Monastery of La Rabida De profundis clamavit ad te Domine Domine exaudi vocem meam …
Morning Papers …
Movement 2 Aaah aaah aaah [etc.] [interlude] A te munera re a-de-nome…
Movement 5 Ehla me-no no-re-le-o manivero laminare ehla me-no no-re-le…
Movement II Aaah aaah aaah... A te munera re a-de-nomena re a-de-nome…
Movement V Ehla me-no no-re-le-o manivero laminare ehla me-no no-re-le-…
Multi-Track Suggestion Years passing by VCO VCA And again And again Years passing b…
My Face in the Rain My face in the rain I walk all alone It's Sunday time…
Not A Bit Hysteria and insomnia Stress, neurosis Pplease give a bett…
One More Kiss One more kiss, dear, one more sigh Only this dear, is…
One More Kiss, Dear one more kiss, dear One more sigh Only this, dear It's goodb…
One More Time Out in the woods we play our songs And travel through…
Outside Of This Outside of this, inside of that The memory lingers so right …
Page of Life Born from the sky, We are born to this land. From a…
Prelude instrumental…
Procession [Roman Polanski:] "Is the city open?" [Emanuelle Seigner:] …
Prologue and Main Titles Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enh…
Psalmus Ode A gloria quo fulguras Quo prodigis protectionem Consolaris…
Pulstar At the third stroke it will be 10.03 and 40…
Rachel's Song instrumental…
Red Lights Doshita doshita [...] korya sa* [...] korya sa [...] korya…
See You Later Say year Say maybe Say body Say remember Say I wonder Say n…
Shine for Me Shine for me, I'll shine for you, Each waking dawn, Each day…
So Long Ago So Cear Once, we did run How we chased a million stars And touched…
State of Independence State of life, may I live? May I love? Coming out…
State of Independence (Jon & V State of life-may I live-may I love Coming out the sky,…
Suffocation Attenzione! Attenzione! Tutte le persone con bambini si rech…
Tales of the Future ibal lahl arou-sah om-yah-lee yah al-bil kou-rou-dil menyaah…
Tears In Rain [Roy:] "I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe, hmmm.…
The Field of Mr. Cairo [shooting] [movie like speech:] Frankie: Okay, this is the…
The Little Fete "I take a bottle of wine and I go drink…
Theme From Antarctica (Instrumental)…
Titles From Chariots Of Fire Enhance 34 to 46 Pull back Wait a minute, go right Stop Enh…
To a Friend Okay, this is the picture Johnny's been hurt, he's hurt bad …
Twilight [female voice:] Hi ga Kureru Sore wa Toki no Mahou Asu Onaj…
Voices We haven't lyrics of this song. Please, add these lyrics…
Wait For Me [Rachel:] "Deckard" "Do you have those files on me?" "The…
Watch Out We haven't lyrics of this song. Please, add these lyrics…

We Were All Uprooted We were all uprooted The earth was stolen from beneath our…

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