Fabio Roscioli (born 12 March 1953), known by his stage name Ryan Paris, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and actor who gained international popularity in 1983 for the worldwide

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", written and produced by

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Career

"Dolce Vita" was released in the United Kingdom on the

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and spent ten weeks in the

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, peaking at Number 5. The record peaked at Number 1 in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Spain and peaked at Number 3 in Germany. Ryan Paris continued to release records in the mid-1980s and 1990s. In 2010 he made a comeback with a new song, "I Wanna Love You Once Again", which he wrote and composed, with production by Eddy Mi Ami. At the end of that year, Paris co-produced a remix of "Dolce Vita" which peaked at number 54 in the official French club chart. In 2013, the song "Sensation of Love", written and produced by Paris, was released as a single by

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, peaking at number 15 in the official Bulgarian CD chart. A new version of the song, with a more 1980s vibe, co-produced by Paris together with Eddy Mi Ami and sung in a duet with Valerie Flor, was released in March 2014. Paris continues to record and produce songs; his most recent releases include the songs "You Are My Life", "Buonasera Dolce Vita" and "Love on Ice". In December 2017, Paris sang "Dolce Vita" in the

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for the ''Fundació la Marato''. This version was produced by Jordi Cubino (David Lyme) and was recorded as a

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for the benefit of the foundation, with the proceeds being utilised for the study of several human illnesses.

Discography

Albums

* 1984: ''Ryan Paris'', RCA Italiana (released in Italy only) * 2002: ''The Best Of'' * 2000: ''I Successi'' * 2002: ''Best Of'' * 2004: ''Dolce Vita'' (Box mit 2 CDs) * 2004: ''Let’s Do It Together'' * 2004: ''Don’t Let Me Down''

Singles

* 1983: "

" * 1984: "Fall in Love" * 1984: "Paris on My Mind" * 1984: "Bluette" * 1985: "Harry’s Bar" * 1988: "Besoin d’amour" * 1989: "Dolce Vita" (Remix) * 1991: "Dolce Vita" / "Fall in Love" * 1992: "The Beat Goes On" * 1993: "Don’t Let Me Down" * 1994: "Mr. Jones" * 1995: "It’s My Life" (Gen 64 feat. Ryan Paris) * 1997: "Only for You" (Favilli feat. Ryan Paris) * 1999: "Dolce Vita ’99" * 2009: "Dolce Vita" (re-master) * 2010: "I Wanna Love You Once Again" * 2010: "In Love Again" * 2011: "Tiki–Tiki–Tiki" * 2012: "Parisienne Girl" (80’s Remix) * 2013: "Sensation of Love" * 2013: "Yo quiero amarte una vez mas" * 2015: "Together Again" * 2016: "It's My Life" (Remix by Eddy Mi Ami) * 2017: "Buonasera Dolce Vita" (feat. Mauro) * 2017: "Dolce vita la marato" (Jordi Cubino version) * 2018: "Can Delight" (duet with George Aaron)

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