1 hit in the UK for Chicory Tip, before releasing the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity, a chart hit in 1977. Often collaborating with lyricist Pete Bellotte, Moroder had a number of hits in his own name including " Son of My Father" in 1972, a No. He then founded the Musicland Studios in the early 1970s. In 1968, he moved to Munich and came to prominence when " Looky Looky" was awarded a gold disc in 1970. Moroder's Musicland Studios was located in the basement of the pictured Arabella Hochhaus High-Rise Building. 1963–1983: Contribution to electronic music Moroder made his first steps in music in the Scotch Club in Aachen and then released a few singles under the name "Giorgio" beginning in 1963 after moving to Berlin, singing in Italian, Spanish, English, and German. After 2 years in Berlin, Moroder moved to Munich. The second hit was Moroder's and Holm's cover of Sir Douglas Quintet's single, Mendocino. Ricky Shayne's single "Ich sprenge alle Ketten" ("I bust all the chains"), composed by then-unknowns Moroder and Michael Holm, became a German hit. Around age 25 he moved to his aunt in Berlin, working as a sound engineer. He performed at night, and during the day, made recordings with two Revox recorders. At age 18, he began touring Europe as a professional musician. He began teaching himself to play guitar, at age 15, inspired by Paul Anka's Diana. Artist Ulrich Moroder is one of his three brothers. His birth name is Giovanni Giorgio, though as a child his mother called him Hansjörg ( pronounced ), a German version of his two first names, while he was growing up they lived in a mixed Ladin-, German- and Italian-speaking environment in South Tyrol in northern Italy. Ulrich in Gröden) to Ladin parents in South Tyrol in what was then the Kingdom of Italy. Giovanni Giorgio Moroder was born on 26 April 1940 in Urtijëi (Urtijëi in Ladin, known in Italian as Ortisei and in German as St. In 2004, he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. In addition to the three Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, Moroder has also received four Grammy Awards, two People's Choice Awards, and more than 100 Golden and Platinum discs. What a Feeling" (as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for all of his work on Flashdance). Moroder has stated that the work of which he is most proud is Berlin's " Take My Breath Away", which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986 he had earned the same awards in 1983 for " Flashdance. Moroder has created a score of songs for many performers including David Bowie, Falco, Kylie Minogue, Irene Cara, Janet Jackson, Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan and France Joli. In 1990, he composed " Un'estate italiana", the official theme song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also produced a number of electronic disco songs for the Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, and a handful of songs on Bonnie Tyler's album Bitterblue as well as her 1985 single " Here She Comes". Moroder's work on the film Midnight Express (1978), which contained the international hit " Chase", won him the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. He began to compose film soundtracks and scores, including Midnight Express, American Gigolo, Superman III, Scarface, The NeverEnding Story, and the 1984 restoration of Metropolis. ![]() She had a second minor classic single " Harmony" on Elektra Records in 1979. ![]() Moroder produced the recording artist Suzi Lane and her disco album and charting number one single " Ooh La La". During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here To Eternity (1977) and E=MC 2 (1979). He produced singles for Donna Summer during the mid-to-late 1970s disco era, including " Love to Love You Baby", " I Feel Love", " Last Dance", " MacArthur Park", " Hot Stuff", " Bad Girls", " Dim All the Lights", " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", and " On the Radio". He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Queen and Elton John. When in Munich in the 1970s, Moroder started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. His work with synthesizers had a large influence on several music genres such as Hi-NRG, Italo disco, new wave, house and techno music. Dubbed the " Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music. Giovanni Giorgio Moroder ( Italian:, German: born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer.
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