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Giorgio Moroder

Italian musician, composer, arranger, producer, performer and DJ born on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Bolzano, Italy, and currently living in Los Angeles (USA). A winner of 3 Academy Awards, 3 Grammy Awards & 3 Golden Globes, Moroder is considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians in electronic and disco music. He founded the [l=Oasis] label and [l265005]. In the 1970s he invented the [i]Munich Sound[/i] (often confused with [i]Italo-Disco[/i] which will arrive later) and created the first iconic releases with [a=Donna Summer] and [a=Roberta Kelly]. Today, he is back to DJing for passion. He was called Hansjörg by his mother.