Double Dee

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Double Dee
Origin Bologna, Italy
Genres Italo house
Years active1990-present
Past membersDavide Domenella
Donato "Dany" Losito

Double Dee is an Italian dance music duo who scored one hit, "Found Love", which spent a week at #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1990. [1] The single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did reach #64 on the Airplay chart.

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Members of the group were Davide Domenella and Donato "Dany" Losito. "Found Love" was officially credited to 'Double Dee featuring Dany'. "Found Love" was re-issued in 1995, reaching number 33 in the UK Singles Chart. [2] A further single release, "Shining" was a minor hit in 2003. [2]

In Argentina, a cover of "Found Love" called "Fue Amor" by Jazzy Mel was a major hit in the early 1990s.

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
ITA FRA
[3]
NED
[3]
BEL
(FLA)
UK
[4]
US
Dance

[3]
1990"Found Love" (featuring Dany)24223840631Double Dee
1991"Don't You Feel"9
1992"Hey You"18
"People Get Up!"15Singles only
"The More I Get, The More I Want"
1993"Body Music"
1994"Love Nobody"
1995"Found Love" (re-release)33
"Come Into My Life"
1996"I'm in Love"
2001"You"24
"Can You Feel It"
2003"Shining"58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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  2. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 166/167. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  3. 1 2 3 International peaks
  4. Roberts, David (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 281. ISBN   0-85112-199-3.