Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou born March 29, 1943 Greek: 917965940947947949955959962 927948965963963941945962 928945960945952945957945963943959965 IPA: ev712a626607elos oi712seas papa952ana712siu, is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis a diminutive of Evangelos pronounced /