Gazebo (musician)
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Paul Mazzolini |
Also known as | Gazebo |
Born | Beirut, Lebanon | February 18, 1960
Origin | Italy |
Genres | Italo disco, Italian rock |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | Baby Records, Softworks, Quality (Canada) |
Website | www.gazebo.info |
Paul Mazzolini (born 18 February 1960), known as Gazebo, is an Italian vocalist known for an Italo disco music style, a variation of 1980s Euro disco. His international hit song "I Like Chopin" reached the No. 1 in more than 15 countries.
Biography
In 1983 he released "I Like Chopin". It sold 8 million copies worldwide and reached No. 1 of Italian charts along with 15 other countries.[1]
Discography
Albums
- 1983 – Gazebo (Gazebo) (Baby Records) (later reissues of this album from 1984 onwards used I Like Chopin as album title)
- 1984 – Telephone Mama (Baby Records)
- 1985 – I Like Chopin (Baby Records)
- 1985 – Univision (Carosello)
- 1987 – The Rainbow Tales (Carosello)
- 1989 – Sweet Life (Carosello)
- 1991 – Scenes from the News Broadcast (Lunatic)
- 1994 – Portrait (Giungla-BMG Italy)
- 1997 – Viewpoint (Softworks)
- 2000 – Portrait & Viewpoint (Softworks)
- 2007 – Ladies! The Art of Remixage (Softworks)
- 2008 – The Syndrone (Softworks)
- 2013 – I Like ... Live! (Softworks)
- 2015 – Reset (Softworks)
- 2016 – Wet Wings (Softworks)
- 2018 – Italo By Numbers (Softworks)
Singles
- "Masterpiece" (1982; No. 2 Italy, No. 35 Germany, No. 5 Switzerland)
- "I Like Chopin" (1983; No. 1 Italy, No. 1 Germany, No. 1 Switzerland, No. 7 Netherlands, No. 1 Austria, No. 9 Japan)
- "Lunatic" (1983; No. 3 Italy, No. 4 Germany, No. 6 Switzerland, No. 13 Austria)
- "Gimmick!" (1983)
- "Love in Your eyes" (1983)
- "Telephone Mama" (1984; No. 10 Italy)
- "First!" (1984)
- "For Anita" (1985)
- "Trotsky Burger" (1986)
- "The Sun Goes Down on Milky Way" (1986)
- "Give Me One Day ... / Diamonds Are Forever" (1987)
- "Coincidence" (1988)
- "Dolce Vita" (1989)
- "Fire" (1991)
- "The 14 July" (1991)
- "I Like Chopin 91" (remix) (1991)
- "Masterpiece 2K" (remix) (2000)
- "Tears for Galileo" (2006)
- "Ladies!" (2007)
- "Virtual Love" (2008)
- "Queen of Burlesque" (2011)
- "Blindness" (2015)
- "Wet Wings" (2016)
- "La Divina" (2018)
External links
References
- ^ "Gazebo". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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