Alle Benassi

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Alle Benassi
Birth nameAlessandro Benassi
Origin Reggio Emilia, Italy
Occupations
Years active1980s–present
Member of Benassi Bros.

Alessandro "Alle" Benassi is an Italian DJ, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Benassi Bros. and as a co-writer of several hits for Chris Brown.

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Career

Benassi and his cousin Benny Benassi began DJing in their home town of Reggio Emilia in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, they started working for Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production company. There, they produced music for several acts, including Whigfield. Alessandro Benassi did writing and arrangements for the 2002 album Whigfield 4 . [1]

Alessandro and Benny Benassi then released a number of albums under the name Benassi Bros.: Hypnotica (2003), Pumphonia (2004), and ...Phobia (2005). [2]

He later went on to produce the album “Rock the Dog” (2008)[under the name Mobbing] and to co-write a number of songs for Chris Brown, including "Beautiful People" (2011) and "Don't Wake Me Up" (2012).

Songwriting credits

YearArtistSongCo-written withU.S. peak
position		U.K. peak
position
2003 Benny Benassi "Satisfaction"——2 [3]
"Able to Love"Benny Benassi, Dhany —
2011 Chris Brown "Beautiful People"Chris Brown, Benny Benassi, Jean Baptiste 43 [4] 4 [5]
2012"Don't Wake Me Up"Chris Brown, Alain Whyte, Brian Kennedy, Jean Baptiste,
Benny Benassi, Michael McHenry, Nick Marsh,
Priscilla Hamilton, Ryan Buendia, William Orbit 		9 [6] 2 [7]
Madonna "Girl Gone Wild"Madonna, Benny Benassi, Jenson Vaughan10673
"I'm Addicted"Madonna, Benny Benassi——
"Best Friend"

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