Yanni
Yanni
Real Name/Full Name Gіánnіѕ Сhrуѕоmállіѕ
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: Yаnnі
Birth Place: Каlаmаtа сіtу, Greece
Date Of Birth/Birthday: 14 November 1954
Age/How Old: 69 years old
Height/How Tall: In Centimetres – 180 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5′ 10″
Weight: In Kilograms – 79 Kg
In Pounds – 174 lbs
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Black
Parents Name: Father – Ѕоtіrі Сhrуѕѕоmаllіѕ
Mother – Fеlісіа Сhrуѕѕоmаllіѕ
Siblings: N/A
School: N/A
College: University of Minnesota
Religion: Unknown
Nationality: Greek
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Single
Girlfriend: N/A
Wife/Spouse Name: N/A
Kids/Children Name: Krystal Ann
Profession: Musician
Net Worth: $60 million
Last Updated: March 2024

Yanni is one of the world’s most famous musicians of all time. He traces his origin from Greece and completed his graduation from the United States. Additionally, Yanni also plays the keyboard and piano. Furthermore, he is a music producer as well as a composer.

You might be having details about Yanni but in this article we get to get deeper about this amazing superstar.

Well, how well do you know about Yanni? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Yanni’s net worth in 2024, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Yanni to date.

Biography and Early Life

Since a very long time, Yanni has been passionate about music and developing his methods of composing music. He has continued to produce more records to date. He started playing the piano at a tender age of six. Fortunately, his parents were very supportive of it and always encouraged him to do whatever he wants to do.

His desire to join the University of Minnesota to pursue masters in psychology caused his family to relocate to the USA. He was also included in the college rock band, to make sure his passion didn’t fade away.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Yanni in 2024, and what is his height and weight? Well, Yanni’s age is 69 years old as of today’s date 29th March 2024 having been born on 14 November 1954. Though, he is 5′ 10″ in feet and inches and 180 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 174 lbs in Pound and 79kg in Kilograms.

Education

Yanni aside music had an interest in sports especially swimming. At age 14, he set a new Greece national 500-meter freestyle record at a swimming competition. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 1973 and graduated with a B.A degree in Psychology in1976. Whiles in school, he joined a local rock band and learned how to play other musical instruments. After school, he decided to do music full-time, as he generated lots of interest in it and according to him, music made him happy.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Since his childhood days, it is said that Yanni has been in several relationships, but he has never been married before. There is little information about his personal life and seemingly he is not much concerned with romance.

Yanni has dated Sylvia Barthes previously but to no avail. The most successful relationship he had was when he dated actress Linda Evans. In the period he was dating Linda he received a daughter, Krystal Ann. This was somewhere in the beginning of 1989. This relationship lasted until 1998.

Is Yanni Gay?

Yanni is straight as far as sexual orientation is concerned as he neither is gay nor bisexual. Besides this, Yannie has been involved in various relationships. One time he dated an actress, Linda for a duration of 10 years but later separated. At present, he is alleged to be single.

Professional Career

He worked with numerous musical bands during his early days as a singer. He shifted to the city of Los Angeles During his first career to develop the genre and soundtrack composition for movies and theatre. Yanni has worked for the famous band, ‘Chameleon’, and partnered with the famous drummer, Charlie Adams. In 1980, Yanni released his first solo album ‘Optimystique’. He toured several places with Charlie Adams and various other band members to promote his albums and recordings.

In 2000, Yanni launched his comeback, with the blockbuster album ‘If I Could Tell You.’ This album turned out to be the most successful debut ever. He is to date using PBS and other beautiful venues during this decade to explore his unique soundtrack through world music.

Yanni carries on with his enormous international tours throughout the world even today, visiting upto 30 nations. He has a collaborative project, ‘Inspiration,’ with operatic tenor Placido Domingo and producer Ric Wake, which reflects in his work.

Awards

In his musical career, Yanni has received numerous awards which are listed as follows:

In 1992 and 1993, Yanni received two Grammy nominations in the category of ‘Best New Age Album.’

The PBS’s most popular broadcasts of all time were derived from ‘Yanni Live at the Acropolis’ and ‘Tribute.’ This translated to over seven million copies being sold which led him to earn Emmy Award nominations.

Moreover, Yanni has partnered with PBS on over ten significant projects and assisted their massive efforts throughout his musical career.

He has contributed to them raising an estimated 13 million dollars for public broadcasting by the course of their partnership.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Yanni in 2024

Yanni Net Worth
Yanni Net Worth

The Greek musician appears to have made a huge milestone in his career which has translated to a net worth of $60 million as of 2024. He has earned this enormous amount through his hard work and dedication towards his professional life.

Yanni developed his love for music at a very tender age in its way of composing music and continues to produce more masterpieces till today. He has had an adventure in his career in working with numerous musical bands in his early career before he moved to Los Angeles to adopt a soundtrack composition for movies and theatre.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

  • Yanni was the first western artist to perform at The Spring Festival Gala.
  • He has performed at 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Taj Mahal, The Acropolis, The Forbidden City, Carthage, El Morro, The Kremlin, Byblos, and the Giza Pyramids.
  • His music is fundamental in the education system in China.
  • He has been a spokesperson for the World Wildlife Fund for the last four years.
  • Yannis “Live at the Acropolis” is the 2nd best-selling music video of all time.

Yanni has made tremendous success in his career as of now. He has been fortunate in history as most of his works have been massively received by large audiences. His stellar creative skills have had him appear on the list of the most intriguing works.

5 COMMENTS

  1. My favorite artist of all time, after hearing Yanni on a TV concert just once…he is in my soul now…I stop whenever I hear his music…I can see beautiful dreams though I am woke…I would see every concert, buy all his music, if I had it like that…Debbie Stephens, Cleveland OH 4/5/21…

  2. I have the first signed poster from Yanni’s
    first NYC Concert. Linda Evans also
    signed it that night.
    What great pairing.
    His concert was incredible as his style
    of orchestration had never been heard before.
    A night that I remember to this very day.

  3. It was the .mid 90s in Toronto, l loved Yannis music ..that l dragged my husband to yanni”s concert . He fell under the beautiful musics spell and then continuously listened to yannis CDs. , later surprising me with tickets to Yannis
    subsequent concerts . l am a widow 10 yrs now often re listening to those concerts & tracks & taken back in a memory of tears as music does to those special times .Loved & love u Yanni!

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