Yanni was born on nov 14, 1954 in Kalamata in Greece with his actual name being Yiannis hrysomallis.He studied by himself some musical instruments such as pianno,electronic keyboard and started composing his own music.
He earned some free-style musical contests as a teenager and started his own band after the graduation of psychology at university of minnesota.He composes instrumental music for relaxation or as a food for the brain.His first albums were entitled acording to what the music wanted to create: Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, Dare to Dream.
In 1992 he was first nominated for Grammy award, with a commercial song for British Airways, and since then he started earning from composing musicfor advertising industry, besides the releasing of albums for public.His first really big hit was Yanni Live at the Acropolis, released in 1994.In 1997 he performed at Taj Mahal,India and at the Forbidden City, China.He had a some tours in 2003 and 2004, and latest the tour Yanni Live in South America in 2010,september.
His music is interesting, relaxing and stimulating to the human mind and senses through the ear.
