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Date of Birth
26 April 1940, Ortisei, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Birth Name
Hansjörg Moroder

Trade Mark

(In music) Switches from acoustic to electric instruments in the middle of a song, and vice versa. (In music) Galloping bassline


Trivia

Credited as simply "Giorgio," hit #109 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1977 with "From Here to Eternity" (Casablanca 897); previously hit #46 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1972 with the original version of "Son of My Father" (Dunhill 4304) which was later covered by Chicory Tip.

Has worked with many international superstars such as Barbra Streisand, Bonnie Tyler, David Bowie, Donna Summer, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Janet Jackson, Nina Hagen and Olivia Newton-John.

His work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as new wave, techno and electronic music.


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