Giorgio Moroder

A pioneer of disco music and electronic music, Giorgio Moroder (Ortisei, April 26, 1940) has left his mark as an influential composer, producer, performer and DJ.

Over the course of his long career, he has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music, including Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Japan, Cher, Janet Jackson, David Bowie, Roger Daltrey, Phil Oakey (Human League), Freddie Mercury, Chaka Khan, Cheap Trick and Pat Benatar.

The man behind the rise to fame of dancefloor queen Donna Summer in the '70s, he collaborated with her on her biggest hits, including "Love To Love You Baby", "Hot Stuff" and "I Feel Love".

In 1997, Moroder and Summer won the Grammy Award for "Best Dance Recording" for the song "Carry On". More recently, he teamed up with Verve Records to honor his muse with "Love To Love You Donna", a collection of her biggest hits remixed by Afrojack, Hot Chip, Laidback Luke, Masters at Work and others.

Moroder's signature sound found success everywhere disco fever took hold, but he also lent his touch to some celebrated film soundtracks, including "Scarface" and "Midnight Express", as well as timeless tracks such as "Take My Breath Away" (Top Gun), Irene Cara's "Flashdance", Blondie's "Call Me" (from the film "American Gigolo"), plus film scores like "The NeverEnding Story", "Superman III", "Rambo III" and "Beverly Hills Cop II". From these, Moroder has amassed three Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, four Grammys and more than 100 gold and platinum records. Moroder was also inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

A native of Val Gardena, Moroder spent his early years touring Europe, playing bass and guitar in pop-oriented ensembles. He first found popularity in Munich, where in 1969 the release of his single "Looky Looky" earned him a gold record. He then teamed up with Pete Bellotte on Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby", the song that came to symbolize the dawn of disco fever worldwide.

Among his biggest hit singles are Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" and "I Feel Love", Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone", David Bowie's "Putting Out the Fire" and Blondie's "Call Me".

His work in film music earned him three Oscars: for the soundtrack of the 1978 film "Midnight Express"; for Irene Cara's hit "Flashdance", from the film of the same name; and for Berlin's "Take My Breath Away", from the film "Top Gun".

Moroder's creativity has also found its way into the world of sport. He wrote the songs "Reach Out" for the 1984 Olympics, "Hand In Hand" for the 1988 Olympics, the worldwide hit "Un'estate italiana" (performed by Gianna Nannini and Edoardo Bennato) for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, and "Forever Friends" for the 2008 Olympics.

In 2013, he collaborated on the song "Giorgio By Moroder" with electronic duo Daft Punk, on the Grammy-winning album "Random Access Memories" ("Album Of the Year"), and went back to working as a live DJ at major festivals and clubs around the world. Starting in 2014, Giorgio Moroder performed all over the globe, including shows at Vivid Fest, Moogfest, Wireless Festival, Les Ardentes and Pacha Ibiza. His album "Deja Vu", released on Sony/RCA in 2015, featured collaborations with Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Charli XCX, Matthew Koma, Mikky Ekko, Sia and others. The album reached number one on Billboard's US Dance/Electronic chart.

In the spring of 2019, Moroder embarked on his first live tour of Europe, playing 15 cities across the continent.