Martinelli (band)

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Martinelli
Genres Italo disco [1]
Labels Il Discotto Records
MembersAldo Martinelli
Simona Zanini
Website www.martinellizanini.com

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.

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They had their biggest hit with the song "Cenerentola" (1985), which was a hit across Europe, [1] [ self-published source? ] reaching number 8 in West Germany, number 5 in Austria, number 6 in Switzerland and number 5 in France. [2]

Discography

Singles

EPs

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Francesco Cataldo Verrina (February 2014). ITALO DISCO STORY. Lulu.com. pp. 68–. ISBN   978-1-291-75288-5.
  2. "Martinelli - Cenerentola (Cinderella) - hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  3. 1 2 Chartdiskografie. Chartsurfer.de
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