Disco-God Giorgio Moroder

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 30.09.2024

Giorgio Moroder's music has immortalized films. He wrote songs for the Olympics and the soccer World Cup and produced super hits for Donna Summer and Blondie. The pioneer of electronic pop music comes from Ortisei in Val Gardena.

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It's well known that northern Italy is blessed with everything you could wish for. With the richness of nature and the beauty of the landscape, with sunny summers, good wines and people who are able to make the best of every challenge. However, one thing was in short supply in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century: dance clubs. This was a serious problem for Giovanni Giorgio Moroder, the son of a Ladin family who grew up in Ortisei in Val Gardena in 1940 and spoke three languages (German, Italian and Ladin). After all, music is his passion and, as it turns out, his whole life. So he gets in the car and heads north with his guitar.

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