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Yiannis Chryssomallis (Greek: ??????? ???????????, Giánnis Chrysomállis; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni (/?j??ni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer who has spent his adult life in the United States.Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. As this genre of music was not well suited for commercial pop radio and music television, Yanni achieved international recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos that were broadcast on public television. His breakthrough concert, Yanni Live at the Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music video of all time. Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa, Russia's Kremlin, Puerto Rico's El Morro castle, and Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos.At least fourteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age Album" category, and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy Award nominations. Through late 2011, Yanni had performed live in concert before more than two million people in more than 20 countries around the world, and has accumulated more than 35 platinum and gold albums globally, with sales totaling over 20 million copies. A longtime fundraiser for public television, Yanni's compositions have been used on commercial television programs, especially for sporting events. He has written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television commercial.Yanni has employed musicians of various nationalities and has incorporated a variety of exotic instruments to create music that has been called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds. Influenced by his encounters with cultures around the world, his music is said to reflect his “one world, one people” philosophy.
Full Name
Yanni
Net Worth
$40 million
Date Of Birth
November 14, 1954
Place Of Birth
Acroyali, Kalamata, Greece
Height
1.8 m
Occupation
Composer, pianist, music producer
Profession
Record producer, Film Score Composer, Keyboard Player, Pianist, One Man's Dream, Felitsa, The Rain Must Fall, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, Naples, FL, United States, Tampa, FL, United States
Work Position
"Acroyali/Standing in Motion"
Education
University of Minnesota
Nationality
Greek
Parents
Felitsa Chryssomallis, Sotiri Chryssomallis, One Man's Dream, Felitsa, The Rain Must Fall, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, Naples, FL, United States, Tampa, FL, United States
World Music Award for World's Best Selling Greek Artist
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
Movies
Live at Royal Albert Hall
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Trademark
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Long Hair
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Quote
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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Fact
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Is set to be a guest speaker at the University of Minnesota's 2004 Annual Celebration where he will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree. [March 2004]
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His name means "John with golden hair" in Greek.
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Favorite hobbies include swimming, cooking and piano.
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Self-taught with perfect pitch, he cannot read music.
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Autobiography, "Yanni In Words."
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2nd of 3 children.
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In 1969, at age 14, he broke the Greek National record for the men's 50-meter swimming freestyle.
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Has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota.
