Steve Lironi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephen Mark Lironi |
| Born | December 1963 |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, guitarist, drummer |
| Years active | 1975–2022 |
Stephen Mark Lironi [1] is a musician and restauranteur from Glasgow, Scotland.
Lironi was a drummer, and later guitarist, for a number of Glasgow bands from when he was 11 years old, before joining Altered Images in 1982 as guitarist. After the band broke up, Lironi and singer Clare Grogan worked on a solo album (the unreleased Trash Mad), and formed the band Universal Love School. [2]
In 1989, Lironi co-wrote the song "One Night in Heaven (Mayonaka no Angel)", [3] which reached number 1 on Oricon's weekly charts, recorded by the duo Wink. [4]
In 1993, Lironi turned to production, producing the debut album for Black Grape and Spiders by Space. [5] His biggest commercial success came as co-producer (with the Dust Brothers) for Hanson in 1997, [6] with both single "MMMBop" and parent album Middle of Nowhere topping the charts around the world. His most recent project (as at 2025) was producing the Altered Images album Mascara Streakz in 2022. [7]
In 2013, after suffering from bowel cancer, Lironi opened a restaurant (Bar Esteban) in London, with the aim of serving tapas using Scottish ingredients. [8] As at 2025, Lironi also owns Maresco (in Soho) [9] and Escocesa (in Stoke Newington). [10]
Lironi has been married to Altered Images bandmate Clare Grogan since 1994. [11]