Date of Birth
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26-April-1940
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Place of Birth
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Urtijëi
(Italy, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol)
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Nationality
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Italy
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Also know as
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Georgio Moroder, Moroder, Giorgo Moroder, Giorgio, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder, Moroder, Giorgio, Hansjörg Moroder, Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder, Einzelgänger, Einzelganger, George, Giorgio Morodor, Morodor, Giorgio, Hansjörg Moroder, Giorgio, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder, George
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Profession
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Record producer, Songwriter, Keyboard Player, Singer, Film Score Composer, Disc jockey
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Giovanni Giorgio Moroder is an influential Italian record producer, songwriter, performer and DJ.
Moroder is frequently credited with pioneering synth disco and electronic dance music.
When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He collaborated with Donna Summer during the era of disco and is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, which was used as a recording studio by artists including the Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Elton John.
In addition to producing several hits with Donna Summer, Moroder also produced a number of electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, a handful of songs on Bonnie Tyler's album Bitterblue as well as her 1985 single "Here She Comes" and a score of songs for performers including David Bowie, Irene Cara, Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan, and France Joli.
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