Maurizio Bassi (born 1960) is an Italian music composer and musician. He is best known as the singer of

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along with Naimy Hackett and

Jimmy McShane James Harry McShane (23 May 1957 – 29 March 1995) was a singer from Northern Ireland, best known as the front-man of Italian band Baltimora, with the hit song "Tarzan Boy". History McShane was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. Hired as a s ...

. He is also the father of Emiliano and Matteo Bassi.

Career

Not much is documented about Bassi other than he had released two solo singles/EPs in both 1974 (Mau Bassi* / Vittorio Inzaina - Perchè Solo Noi / Welcome To Costa Smeralda (7")) and 1981 (Arrivederci / Di Tutto Un Pop). He gained worldwide recognition with his Italian-based project,

. He formed it with both Naimy Hackett and

. Notable singles by the band include: "

Tarzan Boy "Tarzan Boy" is the debut single by Italian-based act Baltimora. The song was written by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett, and released in 1985 as the lead single from Baltimora's debut album '' Living in the Background''. The song was re-recor ...

", "

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", " Living in the Background" and "

Key Key Karimba "Key Key Karimba" is a song by Italo disco act Baltimora, released in 1987 as the lead single from their second and final studio album ''Survivor in Love''. The song was written and produced by Maurizio Bassi. Background After the success created ...

" The most successful of the singles was "Tarzan Boy". The band split in 1987; however in 1993, Bassi re-recorded and released "Tarzan Boy" as a remix. This remix bounced back into the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in March 1993, climbing to No. 51, at the time of its appearance in a

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commercial. The song was also featured in the films ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1997) and was then referenced in '' A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014). Bassi is said to have been the actual singer of the band but chose McShane to lip sync all the lyrics in the videos.

Recent times

McShane passed away from

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-related illness in 1995 and Bassi has made no singles or contributions since. However, his sons are both active in the music industry.

References

External links

Maurizio Bassi on SecondHand Songs

Maurizio Bassi on IMDB
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