i've never been quite sure how to pronounce vangelis?
i always thought it was van gel eese, but i'm almost certain that's wrong...
Wikipedia says /vænˈɡɛlɨs/ ... So to approximate that with English words, say "van jealous" nice and naturally, but replace the "j" with a hard "g" like in "get". That should be the right stress pattern too, i.e. the middle syllable is the loudest / longest.
Or another rough attempt: van GEH liss. Um, where "GEH" doesn't rhymes with "meh", not "gay".