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Yanni
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Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis, on November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece) is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Yanni left his homeland at the age of 18 to attend the University of Minnesota. After receiving a B.A. in psychology, he would instead seek a life in music though he had no formal training and could not read a note. After playing keyboards in local rock bands such as Chameleon, he moved to California in pursuit of movie soundtrack work. In 1987, he put together a small band which included long-time bandmate Charlie Adams, and John Tesh, and began touring to promote his earliest instrumental albums, Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days. He later earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time. His breakthrough success came with the release of Yanni Live at the Acropolis, a concert conducted by Iranian composer Shahrdad Rohani, filmed on September 25, 1993 at the Herod Atticus Theater in Athens, Greece, deemed to be the second best-selling music video of all time. A composition from this release, "Acroyali/Standing in Motion" has been found to have the "Mozart Effect".
Date of birth:14 November, 1954
Place of birth:Kalamata
Nationality:Greece
Profession:Composer, Pianist, Author
Books:Yanni in Words
Origin:Kalamata
Genre:Instrumental music, New Age music
Record Labels:Windham Hill Records, Private Music, Virgin Records
Albums:Yanni Live at the Acropolis, Steal the Sky, Yanni Voices, Devotion, Romantic Moments, If I Could Tell You, Keys to Imagination, Snowfall, Romantic Moments, Optimystique, Yanni Live, The Concert Event, My World in Music - The Collection, Reflections of Passion, YANNI LIVE! The Concert Event, Dare to Dream, Winter Light, Someday, Ethnicity, In Celebration of Life, Live at the Acropolis, Aria, In My Time, A Collection of Romantic Themes, Yanni One on One, Songs from the Heart, Yanni Gold, Out of Silence, Tribute, The Private Years, Ultimate Yanni, Niki Nana, Yanni Live at Royal Albert Hall, In the Mirror, Sanctuary, Steal the Sky, Chameleon Days, The Very Best of Yanni, Nightbird, Enchantment, Devotion (The Best of Yanni), Port Of Mystery, Heart of Midnight, Love Songs, Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2








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