“Music is a universal language. It can express our emotions with accuracy, using the right rhythm, melody, and sound. Language is meaningless, the emotions are common. If a music is about emotions it will cross the borders.” Yanni

Biography  Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis ), on November 14, Began to play piano at age 8. He played for hours trying to re-create the music he'd heard on the radio or at the movies. And developed his own system of musical notation, something he still uses.  In 1972, at the age 18, he left his homeland and moved to United States.  In 1976 Yanni graduated from the University of Minnesota with B.A. in psychology but decided to give music 100% of his effort.

Biography. About Yanni in Short  In 1992 he earned his first Grammy nomination for the album “Dare to Dream.”  In 1994 Yanni achieved a personal triumph; he returned to his Greek homeland and recorded sensational “Live at Acropolis.” deemed to be the second best-selling music video of all time, (behind Michael Jackson's video for Thriller with nine million units).  In 1997 Yanni performed at India’s Taj Mahal and China’s Forbidden City, resulting in the album “Tribute.”  In 2003 he released “Ethnicity”. Album with the rhythms and voices of cultures around the globe.  In 2009 Yanni released his 14 th studio album “Yanni Voices.”

Biography. About Yanni in Short He is considered to be one of the top fundraisers of all time for public television. His compositions have been included in all Olympic Games television broadcasts since 1988, and his music has been used extensively in television. Yanni Live in the Acropolis Standing in Motion Opening VOB Yanni Live in the Acropolis Standing in Motion Opening VOB

Style of Yanni’s Music

“ Yanni Voices”  The man's music was meant to be sung. Revered for his sweeping symphonic pieces and intimate keyboard airs, Yanni long resisted having vocalists reinterpret his music with lyrics. That is, until now with his premiere Disney Pearl album, "Yanni Voices." More than two years in the making, "Voices" is without question Yanni's most ambitious project yet. Teaming up with Grammy-winning producer Ric Wake, Yanni went all out, discovering four young singers - Nathan Pacheco, Ender Thomas, Leslie Mills and Chloe - and pairing them with his compositions, old and new.

“ Yanni Voices”

About Yanni in Short

Yanni is, without a doubt, a musical phenomenon, one of those rare artists whose music defies borders and boundaries - whose music speaks to people of all races, all nations. And there is more than ample evidence to support such statements.