Giorgio is a Collaborator of the new Daft Punk album and a 4-time Grammy award-winner.

An Italian composer from South Tyrol, Moroder made his first steps in music by releasing a few singles under the name "Giorgio" beginning in 1966, singing in Italian, English, and German. He came to prominence in 1969, when his recording "Looky Looky", released on Ariola Records, was awarded a gold disc in October 1970. Often collaborating with lyricist Pete Bellotte, Moroder had a number of hits in his own name including "Son of My Father" in 1972 before releasing the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity, a notable chartbuster in 1977, and in the following year releasing "Chase", the theme from the film Midnight Express. These songs achieved some chart success in the UK, the U.S., and across Europe, and everywhere disco-mania was spreading. The full movie score for Midnight Express won him his first Academy Award for best film score in 1978. In 1979, Moroder released his album E=MC². Text on the album's cover stated that it was the "first electronic live-to-digital album." He also released three albums between 1977-1979 under the name Munich Machine.

In 1984, Moroder worked with Philip Oakey of The Human League to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder; which was a UK singles chart hit with "Together in Electric Dreams", title track to the 1984 movie Electric Dreams. In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protégé Harold Faltermeyer (of "Axel F." fame) and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create the score for the film Top Gun (1986), with the most noteworthy hit being Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". "Chase" was also used as an entrance theme for wrestling's group The Midnight Express. In 1987, Moroder produced Falco's song "Body Next to Body".

In 1997, Moroder and Donna Summer won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song "Carry On".

On 20 September 2004 Moroder was honored at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his many outstanding achievements and contributions as producer. In 2005, he was given the title of Commendatore by the then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. On September 5, 2010 Moroder received the Great Order of Merit of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen.

At the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014 he won Grammys for 'Best Electronic/Dance Album' and 'Best Album of the Year' (Random Access Memories).

Discography

as Giorgio, Giorgio Moroder or producer:

1966 : Stop / Believe in Me

1966 : Bla Bla Diddley / How Much Longer Must I Wait (as Giorgio and the Morodians)

1967 : Lilly Belle / Love's Morning Land

1968 : Yummy, Yummy, Yummy / Make Me Your Baby

1968 : Cinnamon / Reesy-Beesy

1969 : That's Bubblegum, that's Giorgio

1969 : Looky, Looky / Happy Birthday

1969 : Máh-Ná-Máh-Ná / Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo

1969 : Moody Trudy / Stop

1970 : Arizona Man / Sally Don't You Cry

1971 : Son of my Father

1971 : Underdog / Watch Your Step

1971 : Son of My Father / I'm Free Now

1971 : Everybody Join Hands / London Traffic

1972 : Today's a Tomorrow / Pauline

1972 : Take It, Shake It, Break My Heart / Spanish Disaster

1973 : Lonely Lovers' Symphony / Crippled Words

1973 : Heaven Helps the Man (Who Helps Himself) / Sandy

1974 : Marrakesh / Nostalgie

1974 : Lie, Lie, Lie / Collico

1974 : Lady of the Night (Donna Summer)

1975 : Bricks and Mortar / It's a Shame

1975 : Rock Me to My Soul / Dark and Deep and Inbetween (as Giorgio's Common Cause)

1975 : Einzelgänger

1975 : Love To Love You Baby (Donna Summer)

1976 : Knights In White Satin

1976 : I Wanna Funk with You Tonite / Oh, L'Amour

1976 : A Love Trilogy (Donna Summer)

1976 : Four Seasons of Love (Donna Summer)

1977 : Let the Music Play / Oh, L'Amour

1977 : From Here to Eternity

1977 : I Remember Yesterday (Donna Summer)

1977 : Once Upon A Time (Donna Summer)

1978 : Love's in You (Love's in Me) / I Can't Wait (Giorgio & Chris)

1978 : A Whiter Shade of Pale (Munich Machine)

1979 : Body Shine (Munich Machine)

1979 : E=MC²

1979 : Bad Girls (Donna Summer)

1979 : No. 1 In Heaven (Sparks)

1979 : Quiet Life (Japan)

1980 : The Wanderer (Donna Summer)

1980 : Terminal Jive (Sparks)

1981 : I'm a Rainbow (Donna Summer)

1983 : Solitary Men (Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito)

1985 : Innovisions

1985 : Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder

1986 : Flaunt It (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)

1990 : To Be Number One

1992 : Forever Dancing

1992 : Carry On (Giorgio Moroder feat. Donna Summer)

1996/1981 : I'm A Rainbow (Donna Summer)

1998 : Moroder and Moroder Art Show

2008 : Forever Friends (Beijing 2008 Olympic Games song)

2012 : Giorgio's New Dancing Shoes

2013 : Giorgio by Moroder (Daft Punk)

2013 : Racer (Google Chrome)

2013 : On The Groove Train Volume 1

2013 : On The Groove Train Volume 2

2013 : Schlagermoroder Volume 1

2013: Schlagermoroder Volume 2

2013 : Best of Electronic Disco

2013 : Love To Love You Baby (Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder feat. Chris Cox Remix)

2013 : La Dolce Vita (Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder)

2013 : Broken Promise Land (Claire, Giorgio Moroder Remix)

2013: Forever (Haim, Giorgio Moroder Remix)

2013: Tony's Theme (Scarface 30th Anniversary Remix)

2014: Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo (VW Game Day Commercial: Wings)

Soundtracks:

1978 : Midnight Express by Alan Parker with Brad Davis, Randy Quaid

1978 : Music From "Battlestar Galactica" And Other Original Compositions

1980 : Foxes by Adrian Lyne with Laura Dern, Jodie Foster

1980 : American Gigolo by Paul Schrader with Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton

1982 : Cat People by Paul Schrader with Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell

1983 : Flashdance by Adrian Lyne with Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri

1983 : Scarface by Brian De Palma with Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer

1983: Superman III

1984: Electric Dreams

1984 : The Never Ending Story and Theme from The Never Ending Story sung by Limahl

1984 : Electric Dreams

1984 : Metropolis by Fritz Lang (with the music of Giorgio Moroder)

1986 : Top Gun (the song Take My Breath Away with Berlin)

1987 : Over the Top

1990 : The Never Ending Story II

2003 : Underwater Impressions (Leni Riefenstahl)

2013 : Racer (Soundtrack to the Google Chrome Game)

and songs for:

Agnetha Fältskog (1968)

Edoardo Bennato

Blondie

David Bowie

Irene Cara

Cheap Trick

Cher

Roger Daltrey

Elton John

Falco meets Brigitte Nielsen (Body Next to Body 1987)

France Gall

Uschi Glas

Sammy Hagar

Debbie Harry (Rush Rush 1983)

Janet Jackson

Madleen Kane

Chaka Khan

Limahl

Kenny Loggins

Freddie Mercury (Love Kills, 1984)

Miami Sound Machine

Nina Hagen (Albums Angstlos and Fearless, 1984)

Gianna Nannini

Graham Nash

Olivia Newton-John

Mary Roos

Sparks

Barbra Streisand

Donna Summer

Bonnie Tyler