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Giorgio Moroder

Composer / Disc Jockey / Songwriter / Record Producer / Film Producer | * 04/26/1940 (83) | Urtijëi, Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy)
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈdʒordʒo moˈrɔːder], German: [mɔˈʁoːdɐ]; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers had a large influence on several music genres such as hi-NRG, Italo disco, synth-pop, new wave, house and techno music. 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. 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. 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". During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity (1977) and E=MC2 (1979). Moroder produced the recording artist Suzi Lane and her disco album and charting number one single "Ooh La La". She had a sec... ()
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Giorgio Moroder was born on April 26, 1940 in Urtijëi, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy as Hansjörg Moroder.Nickname: The Father of Disco.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Music

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Awards & Nominations for Giorgio Moroder

Academy Award for Best Original Score 2x Academy Award for Best Original Song 2x Bambi Award Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording Commander of The Order of Merit of The Italian Republic 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Grammy Award for Album of the Year Golden Globe Awards Academy Awards 2x Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song BAFTA Award for Best Original Song
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Movies with Giorgio Moroder as Actor(6)

as himself2021 The Sparks Brothers
as Self - Musician2019 Disco Europe Express
as himself2015 Daft Punk Unchained
as himself1998 Modulations
as Radio Producer1984 Electric Dreams

TV Shows/Series with Giorgio Moroder as Actor(8)

as himself2008 Markus Lanz
as himself1995 Kulturzeit
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1980 Heut' abend
as himself1977 Bitte umblättern
as himself1977 Auf los geht's los
as himself1968 Spotlight
as himself1964 Die Drehscheibe

Movies with Giorgio Moroder as Crew(22)

Sound/Original Music Composer2016 The Assignment
Sound/Music2002 Underwater Impressions
Sound/Music1992 Cyber Eden
Sound/Music1989 Let It Ride
Production/Associate Producer1988 Mamba
Sound/Music1988 Mamba
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Over the Top
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 The NeverEnding Story
Sound/Music1984 Electric Dreams
Sound/Music1983 D.C. Cab
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Flashdance
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Scarface
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Cat People
Sound/Music1980 Foxes
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 American Gigolo
Sound/Original Music Composer1978 Midnight Express
Sound/Original Music Composer1972 Oswalt Kolle: Liebe als Gesellschaftsspiel
Sound/Music1972 Sex Life in a Convent
Sound/Original Music Composer1972 Sex Life in a Convent

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Citizenship: Italy
Born: Friday, 04/26 1940 (April) in Urtijëi, Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy) (current age: 83 years + 338 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: German (DE, native language), English (EN), Italian (IT, native language), Ladin
Member of: Spinach
Record Label: Dunhill, London, Hansa Records, Philips Records, Casablanca Records
Other names for Giorgio Moroder (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Giovanni Giorgio Moroder"
"Giorgio" (Pseudonym)
Giorgio Moroder frequently works together with these people:
Mario Orfini (7x, Crew)
Mike Krüger (6x, Actor)
Howard Carpendale (6x, Actor)
Frank Elstner (6x, Actor)
Bud Spencer (5x, Actor)
Udo Jürgens (5x, Actor)
Peter Maffay (5x, Actor)
Reinhold Messner (5x, Actor)
Daliah Lavi (5x, Actress)
Katja Ebstein (5x, Actress)
Alfred Biolek (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6113, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024