1. Giorgio Moroder is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Queen, and Elton John.
38 Facts About Giorgio Moroder
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Giorgio Moroder began to compose film soundtracks and scores, including Midnight Express, American Gigolo, Superman III, Scarface, The NeverEnding Story, and the 1984 restoration of Metropolis.
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Giorgio Moroder produced a number of electronic disco songs for the Three Degrees and two albums for Sparks.
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Giorgio Moroder has created songs for many performers including David Bowie, Falco, The Weeknd, Kylie Minogue, Irene Cara, Bonnie Tyler, Janet Jackson, Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan and France Joli.
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Giovanni Giorgio Moroder was born to Ladin parents on 26 April 1940 in Italy in Ortisei.
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Giorgio Moroder has three brothers, one of them being artist Ulrich Moroder.
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Giorgio Moroder grew up in a mixed Ladin-, German- and Italian-speaking environment in South Tyrol, with his mother calling him Hansjorg, a German version of his two first names.
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Giorgio Moroder began teaching himself to play the guitar, at age 15, inspired by Paul Anka's Diana.
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Giorgio Moroder performed at night, and during the day, made recordings with two Revox recorders.
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Giorgio Moroder then founded the Musicland Studios in the early 1970s.
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Giorgio Moroder first implemented synthesizers into his work during the making of his album Son of My Father, on which he used the groundbreaking Moog synthesizer.
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Giorgio Moroder released three albums between 1977 and 1979 under the name Munich Machine.
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Giorgio Moroder composed and produced two film soundtrack albums: the first for Foxes, and the second for American Gigolo.
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The American Gigolo soundtrack featured the Giorgio Moroder-produced "Call Me" by Blondie, a US and UK number one hit.
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Giorgio Moroder wrote the soundtrack of the film Cat People, including the hit single "Cat People " featuring David Bowie, and produced the soundtrack for the film Scarface.
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In 1984, Giorgio Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the silent film Metropolis and provided it with a contemporary soundtrack.
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Giorgio Moroder integrated the original intertitles into the film as subtitles as a means of improving continuity.
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In 1986, Giorgio Moroder collaborated with his protege Harold Faltermeyer and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create the score for the film Top Gun which included Kenny Loggins' hit "Danger Zone" and Berlin's "Take My Breath Away".
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Giorgio Moroder wrote the theme song to the film Over the Top, "Meet Me Half Way", performed by Loggins.
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In 1987, Giorgio Moroder produced and co-wrote Falco's song "Body Next to Body".
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On 12 March 1992, Giorgio Moroder released his fourteenth studio album, Forever Dancing, his last solo project for years and he began a long hiatus in 1993.
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In 2013, Giorgio Moroder returned to music with the soundtrack for Google's Racer: A Chrome Experiment Giorgio Moroder contributed to Daft Punk's 2013 studio album Random Access Memories, admitting that he was a fan of their song "One More Time" before working with the group.
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In 2014, Giorgio Moroder reworked an old classic from the 1960s called "Doo Bee Doo", which was used in the Volkswagen 2014 Super Bowl commercial, "Wings".
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Giorgio Moroder announced that he was planning to work with electro-pop producer Madeon and American singer Lana Del Rey.
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Giorgio Moroder remixed Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga's rendition of "I Can't Give You Anything but Love".
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In March 2015, Giorgio Moroder supported Minogue during the Australian leg of her Kiss Me Once Tour.
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In September 2015, Giorgio Moroder was featured on Kylie Minogue's EP Kylie + Garibay on the song "Your Body".
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In October 2016, Giorgio Moroder produced "One More Day" for Sistar, a Korean girl group.
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In January 2025, Giorgio Moroder co-produced The Weeknd's album Hurry Up Tomorrow, as well as co-writing the songs "Big Sleep" and "Without a Warning", serving as a sonic influence on the entire album.
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Giorgio Moroder won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance: Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance".
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On 20 September 2004, Giorgio Moroder was honoured at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as a producer.
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In 2005, Giorgio Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, and in 2010 Bolzano awarded him the Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano.
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In 2014, Giorgio Moroder won his fourth Grammy Award for Daft Punk's Random Access Memories.
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In 2013, a dance club named after Giorgio Moroder called Georgio's opened in Hollywood's Standard Hotel.
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Giorgio Moroder designed a car with Marcello Gandini and ex-Lamborghini personnel, the Cizeta-Moroder V16T.
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Giorgio Moroder is a character in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, in reference to his work with disco diva Donna Summer.
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Giorgio Moroder was married to his Mexican manager Francisca Gutierrez from 1990 until her death in 2022.
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Giorgio Moroder is a friend of Michael Holm, with whom he composed the 1973 album Spinach 1 under the moniker "Spinach".