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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 , 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 .

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, Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days.

In 1992 Dare to Dream was released. It was Yanni’s first Grammy-nominated album and featured “Aria”, a song based on The Flower Duet and popularized by an award-winning British Airways commercial.
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    http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/579929235/Journeys%2BUpon%2BNight%2527s%2BGloom.mp3 Probably you might like it, New Age project with Doom Metal influences. and please, PLEASE give me your feedback on my user page.

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  • quiescen

    Love Yanni's piano music! I actually teach people how to improvise and play in this style at http://www.NewAgePianoLessons.com Stop by for a free lesson!

    11 days ago

  • Annulik999

    kto nibud mojet skazat jenat Yanni ili net,est u nego deti????pojaluysta esli znaete skajite

    11 days ago

  • Annulik999

    i love you Yanni sooooo much.i am armenian and i am so heppy,that armenians peopl have friends ,like you...........you are the best

    11 days ago

  • POYIM

    A titan. Of both music, and facial hair...

    30 days ago

  • hiperfenomeno

    Para que el scrobbler les marque a Yani en lugar de Yanni, lo que tienen que hacer es quitar el corrector ortográfico; vayan a Settings/Configuración > Website/Sitio web > Spelling Correction/Corrección de nombres > [Desmarcar casilla] > Save settings/Guardar opciones.

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  • VanessaGCR

    yanni.....forever

    March 2012

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    Love!

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