Fact 1
Yanni was the first western artist to perform at The Spring Festival Gala, CCTV's annual program celebrating the Lunar New Year.
Fact 2
Yanni has performed at 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Acropolis, The Taj Mahal, The Forbidden City, El Morro, Carthage, The Kremlin, Byblos and now, the Giza Pyramids.
Fact 3
Yanni composed the theme song for China's largest documentary, The Hexi Corridor, a ten episode history of the Northerns Silk Road trading route which was the most important trading route to Central Asia and for the military.
Fact 4
Yanni composed "Seven Billion Dreams" and provided as a gift to NASA for the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the ISS.
Fact 5
Yanni music is a staple in the education system in China.
Fact 6
Yanni has been a spokesperson for the WWF (The World Wildlife Fund) for over the last four years.
Fact 7
Yanni was the first artist to be honored with the adoption of a giant panda cub by the people of China, reserved almost exclusively for nations.
Fact 8
Yanni composed music for 4 televised sporting events: The US Open, Masters, Olympics and Tour de France.
Fact 9
Yannis "Live at the Acropolis" is the 2nd best selling music video of all time.