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Moon Ray
Raggio Di Luna or Moon Ray is an Italo disco project which included producers Aldo Martinelli and Fabrizio Gatto, and singers Simona Zanini and Mandy Ligios (who also recorded as "Comancero"). They are known for the song "Comanchero" (1984, Discotto S.A.S), which was a hit across Europe, reaching number 3 in West Germany, number 2 in Austria, number 4 in Switzerland and number 5 in France.Hitbilanz Deutsche Chart Singles 1981-1990, Günter Ehnert (Hrsg.), Taurus Press 1991, Discography Singles See also * Martinelli * Radiorama * Topo & Roby * List of Italo disco artists and songs The following is a list of Italo disco artists and songs, divided in two sections. The first section includes notable Italo disco groups and solo artists. The second section includes Italo disco songs. Solo artists are listed alphabetically by las ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Moon Italo disco groups Musical groups from Milan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically b ... [...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- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Discotto Records
Il Discotto Productions was the second biggest Italo disco record label and distribution company. It was founded in 1982, and managed by Roberto Fusar-Poli. The company started in Sesto San Giovanni, and then moved to Cologno Monzese in 1983, two towns in the Greater Milan area. It was one of the most successful Italian labels of the 1980s, rivaling with Discomagic. Discotto released material by many well-known artists like Gary Low, Scotch, Doctor's Cat, Brand Image, Gazebo, Martinelli, Paul Sharada, Betty Miranda, Reeds, Mike Rogers, Raggio Di Luna, Hot Cold, Eugene, Max Coveri Massimo Brancaccio, also known by the stage names Billy More and Max Coveri (3 February 1965 – 14 August 2005), was an Italian drag queen and music artist based in Milan. Biography Brancaccio first started out as an Italo disco singer in the ..., Gay Cat Park, as well as obscure Italo disco acts. In its early releases, the Il Discotto label had a strong electro sound. Il Discotto closed down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanchero (song)
"Comanchero" is a song by Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray). It was written by Italian record producer Aldo Martinelli and Simona Zanini and released as a single in 1984 on Discotto S.A.S. It became a hit single in several European countries, reaching number 2 in Austria, number 3 in West Germany, number 4 in Switzerland, number 5 in France and number 17 in Italy. Track listings ;7" single (Ariola 107 053) #"Comanchero" (Vocal) – 3:58 #"Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 4:04 ;12" maxi (Ariola 601 573 / Il Discotto 1043) #"Comanchero" (Vocal) – 7:38 #"Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 6:28 ;12" maxi (Ariola 601 679) #"Comanchero" (Special Disco Remix) – 8:35 #"Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 6:24 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Other versions In 1997, the song was covered and released as a single by Robin Cook Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook (28 February 19466 August 2005) was a British Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The FRG's provisional capital was the city of Bonn, and the Cold War era country is retrospectively designated as the Bonn Republic. At the onset of the Cold War, Europe was divided between the Western and Eastern blocs. Germany was divided into the two countries. Initially, West Germany claimed an exclusive mandate for all of Germany, representing itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
; rm, citad federala, links=no). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zurich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2022 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: link=no, Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: link=no, Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federal assembly-independent directorial republic , leader_title1 = Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Viktor Rossi , legislature = Federal Assembly , upper_house = Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinelli (band)
Martinelli was a music project of Italian record producer Aldo Martinelli (producer of such italo-disco bands as Scotch and Raggio Di Luna/Moon Ray) and American singer Simona Zanini. They had their biggest hit with the song "Cenerentola" (1985), which was a hit across Europe, reaching number 8 in West Germany, number 5 in Austria, number 6 in Switzerland and number 5 in France. Discography Singles * 1983: "Voice (In the Night) (7")'' * 1985: "Cenerentola (cinderella)" — number 8 in West Germany, number 5 in Austria, number 6 in SwitzerlandChartdiskografie Chartsurfer.de * 1986: "O. Express" * 1986: "Revolution" — number 18 in Switzerland * 1987: "O. Express" * 1987: "Summer Lovers" * 1987: "Victoria" EPs * 2011. ''American Band ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiorama
Radiorama were an Italian Italo disco band formed in 1984 by Simona Zanini and Aldo Martinelli. They were later joined by Mauro Farina and Giuliano Crivellente. Their first two singles, "Chance to Desire" and "Desire" were European hits. Discography Studio albums Compilation albums * ''The First Album'' (1988) * ''The Best of Radiorama'' (1989) * ''Golden Hits'' (1996) * ''The Ultimate Collection 1984-1998'' (1998) * ''The Greatest Hits'' (2000) * ''Greatest Hits and Remixes'' (2015) Singles See also * Martinelli (band) Martinelli was a music project of Italian record producer Aldo Martinelli (producer of such italo-disco bands as Scotch and Raggio Di Luna/Moon Ray) and American singer Simona Zanini. They had their biggest hit with the song "Cenerentola" (1985 ... * Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) * Topo & Roby Citations External links * * {{Authority control 1984 establishments in Italy Eurobeat musicians Italian Eurodance groups Italo disco groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topo & Roby
Topo & Roby was a 1980s Italian Italo disco duo consisting of Roby, the stage name of American-Italian vocalist Simona Zanini, and Topo, a robot. Zanini sang all vocal parts, including the automated voice of Topo, and the music was written, performed and produced by keyboardist Aldo Martinelli and producer Fabrizio Gatto. Topo & Roby are mostly remembered, apart from their unusual line-up, for the song "Under the Ice" (1984), which received significant airplay in European disco clubs and radio stations and reached number 20 in France. Discography Singles See also * Martinelli (band) * Radiorama Radiorama were an Italian Italo disco band formed in 1984 by Simona Zanini and Aldo Martinelli. They were later joined by Mauro Farina and Giuliano Crivellente. Their first two singles, "Chance to Desire" and "Desire" were European hits. Disco ... * Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Topo and Roby Italo disco groups Italian pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italo Disco Artists And Songs
The following is a list of Italo disco artists and songs, divided in two sections. The first section includes notable Italo disco groups and solo artists. The second section includes Italo disco songs. Solo artists are listed alphabetically by last name while groups are listed alphabetically by the first letter (not including the prefix "the", "a" or "an"). Artists *Alba *Albert One *Aleph * Baby's Gang *Baltimora * Alberto Camerini *Nadia Cassini *Claudio Cecchetto *Pino D'Angiò * Danuta *Tullio De Piscopo *Den Harrow *Valerie Dore *Tony Esposito *Fake *Fancy * Mike Francis *Fun Fun *Gazebo * Gepy & Gepy * Hipnosis (or Hypnosis) * Tom Hooker * Eddy Huntington * Jock Hattle * Kano *Klein + M.B.O. *Koto *La Bionda *Ken Laszlo * Gary Low *Mauro Malavasi * Mike Mareen *Martinelli * Sandy Marton * Miko Mission * Moon Ray (a.k.a. Raggio Di Luna) *Giorgio Moroder *Novecento *P. Lion *Ryan Paris *Radiorama *Raf *Righeira *Linda Jo Rizzo *Alexander Robotnick * Sabrina * Savage *Scotch * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
