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Greek singer Yanni. Photo: Courtesy of the concert organizer
Among his legion of admirers, sports fans hold a particularly soft spot for Yanni. The Greek singer is a perennial favorite of televised sporting events where his dulcet tones have been heard at the Super Bowl, The US Golf Open, the world figure skating championships and the Olympic Games. And now Shanghai residents have the chance to hear Yanni live.
Yanni in performance. Photos: Courtesy of the concert organizer
His show, Hear the Music that Touches the World will take in four cities in China next month and will feature songs from his latest album Truth of Touch.
Renowned as one of the forerunners of New Age music, Yanni is famous for presenting classical works with a modern slant via the use of electronic equipment.
The 57-year-old artist was christened Yiannis Hrysomallis in a small village in Greece. He was born into a culture in which people often sing and dance until nightfall, and this is where Yanni's musical inspiration comes from. Hailing from a p
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Yanni (real name: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης / Yiannis Hrysomallis) born in November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece, is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer.
Although many fans and critics call his music new age, Yanni himself has distanced himself from that label. In his autobiography, Yanni devotes an entire chapter to the subject, stating that he prefers to call his music contemporary instrumental.
Yanni is a self-taught pianist who began his musical career by giving recitals for family members though he had no formal training and could not read a note. At the age of 18 he attended the University of Minnesota. While a student there, Yanni joined an up-and-coming local group called Chameleon where he met drummer Charlie Adams. Chameleon earned some modest commercial success touring throughout the Midwest. After receiving a B.A. in psychology, he sought a life in music. He moved to California in pursuit of movie soundtrack work. In 1987 he put together a small band which included John Tesh and Charlie Adams, and began touring to promote his earliest instrumental albums
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Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis ( Pronounced Chrysomallis ), (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, classical transcription Giannis Chrysomallis), on November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece) is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. 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.
He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time. His breakthrough success came with the 1994 release of Yanni Live at the Acropolis, deemed to be the second best-selling music video of all time, [1] (behind Michael Jackson's video for Thriller with nine million units). Yanni has since performed live in concert before in excess of two million people in more than 20 countries around the world. He has accumulated more than 35 platinum and gold albums globally, with sales totaling over 20 million copies.[1] Yanni is considered to be one of the top fundraisers of all time for public television. His compositions have been included in all Olympic Games television bro
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