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Tracy Spencer
Tracy Freeman (born 5 January 1962), better known as Tracy Spencer, is a British Italo disco singer and actress, discovered by the Italian record producer and talent scout Claudio Cecchetto. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, she is best known for the song "Run to Me", which won the 1986 Festivalbar The Festivalbar was an Italian singing competition that took place in the most important Italian squares during summer, such as the Piazza del Duomo, Catania or Piazza Bra, Verona. The first edition took place in 1964 and was broadcast by RAI. ... and was No. 1 on the Italian hit parade. Discography Album * 1987 - ''Tracy'' - ITA #14 Singles * 1986 - "Run to Me" - ITA #1 * 1986 - "Love Is Like a Game" - ITA #9 * 1987 - "Take Me Back" - ITA #12 * 1988 - "Two to Tango Too" / "I Feel for You" - ITA #15 References External links * * 1962 births 20th-century Black British women singers British Italo disco musicians English expatriates in Italy English people of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italo Disco
Italo disco (variously capitalized, and sometimes hyphenated as Italo-disco) is a music genre which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the early 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, pop, and electronic music, both domestic and foreign (American hi-NRG, French Euro disco) and developed into a diverse genre. The genre employs electronic drums, drum machines, synthesizers, and occasionally vocoders. It is usually sung in English, and to a lesser extent in Italian and Spanish. The origin of the genre's name is strongly tied to marketing efforts of the ZYX record label, which began licensing and marketing the music outside Italy in 1982. Italo disco faded in the early 1990s and then split into many genres (Eurobeat, Italo house, Italo dance). Terminology The term "Italo", a generic prefix meaning Italian, had been used on pop music compilation albums in Germany as early as 1978, such as ''Italo Top Hits'' on the K-Tel l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
