Gazebo_(musician)

Gazebo (musician)

Gazebo (musician)

Italian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer (born 1960)


Paul Mazzolini (born 18 February 1960), known by his stage name Gazebo, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer best known for his italo disco music style during the 1980s. His song "I Like Chopin" reached No. 1 in more than 15 countries, and his debut single "Masterpiece" was also an international success.[1]

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Early life

Mazzolini was born in Beirut, Lebanon, where his father was working as a diplomat in the Italian embassy. Through his father's work, he later lived in Jordan, Denmark (where he learned English at an American school) and France. He also worked as a guitarist in London for some time.[2] He finished his university study of French literature with a degree in 1983. He chose his stage name 'Gazebo' after the pavillon structure of the same name, because it sounded catchy and this was important for radio DJs at the time.[3]

Career

Mazzolini's debut single, the Italo disco "Masterpiece", was released in 1982; it was a significant commercial success in several countries and peaked at number two on the Italian charts.[4] In 1983 he released "I Like Chopin". It sold 8 million copies worldwide and reached No. 1 of Italian charts along with 15 other countries, among them Germany, Spain and Austria.[5] His single "Lunatic" (1983) also reached Top Ten in several European, Asian and Latin American countries. His work in that period was produced by Pierluigi Giombini with whom he co-wrote the hit "Dolce Vita" for singer Ryan Paris.[citation needed]

Mazzolini is still touring and working on new albums. In addition, he is also working as a producer for other artists.[6] In 2014 he acted in the film-comedy Sexy Shop.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

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References

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  11. Hung, Steffen. "Gazebo - Scenes From The News Broadcast". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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  13. "RESET: dagli anni '80 il nuovo album di Gazebo". Sevenpress.com (in Italian). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  14. Andrea Secci (13 March 2018). "Gazebo, "Italo by numbers": dal 16 marzo il nuovo album". Radio Nostalgia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  15. Gazebo - I Like ... Live!, October 2013, retrieved 15 June 2022
  16. Gazebo - Remixes, July 2002, retrieved 15 June 2022
  17. Gazebo - I Like Chopin - Best Of Gazebo, 21 October 1992, retrieved 15 June 2022
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  22. "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". UKMIX Forums. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  23. Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4
  24. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  25. Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
  26. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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