Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder is an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer born in Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy on April 26, 1940. Moroder is known as the “Father of Disco” and is credited with pioneering Italo disco and electronic dance music. In 1963 he moved to Berlin, Germany and released several singles under the name “Giorgio.” He moved to Munich in 1968 to work as a music producer. Moroder released his debut studio album in 1969 titled That’s Bubblegum – That’s Giorgi and has since released the albums Giorgio, Son of My Father, Giorgio’s Music, Knights in White Satin, Innovisions, To Be Number One, Forever Dancing, and more. In the early 1970s, he founded Musicland Studios and started the record label Oasis Records, which eventually became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. In 1979 he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his film score for Midnight Express. Giorgio has won three Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and four Grammy Awards. In 2004 he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame and in 2011 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Soundtrack Academy.