Carrara (singer)

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Alberto Carrara (born 1958), best known as Carrara and King Carrara, is an Italian singer, composer, arranger, music producer, and disc jockey. He has sold over three million records. [1] In the 1990s he became a music producer with the label "Disco Magic". [2]

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Career

Born in Bergamo, Carrara started his career as disc jockey at 15. [1] [2] A self-taught musician, in 1983 he obtained his first success, "Disco King". One year later, he got his main success, "Shine on dance", which won the 1984 Festivalbar. [1] [2]

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePosition
AUT

[3]

FRA

[4]

ITA

[5]

SUI

[6]

1983"Disco King"39
1984"Shine on Dance"6141319
1985"Ghibli"
"Welcome to the Sunshine"23
"Follow Me"
1986"S.O.S. Bandido"22
1987"Baby Dancer"
1992"You Get Me Down" (feat. Leyla)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alberto King Carrara, 25 anni fa il successo con "Shine on dance"". L'Eco di Bergamo. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Brunello Vescovi (15 July 1993). "E' un deejay della Foresta il "re" della disco-music". La Stampa.
  3. "Carrara no austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Carrara no lescharts.com". lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. p. 100. ISBN   8876054391.
  6. "Carrara no hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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