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Suono Libero (Album) by Gigi D'Agostino

Artist Biography For Gigi D'Agostino

Born In Turin Gigi D'Agostino Spent An Eventful Childhood Between His Native City And Brescia Where The Media Records Studios Are Placed . As A Child Gigi D'Agostino Always Had A Big Hope To Be Someone In The World Of Disco Music. Working First As A Mason And Fitter He Started His Musical Career As A DJ By Organizing Parties In Clubs. His Debut Was In A Club Near Torino Italy Called "Woodstock". He Was A Resident DJ Of Ultimo Impero An Italian Disco From 1993 To 1998. D'Agostino's First Release Was "Noise Maker Theme" A Double-A Sided Record With A Track By Daniele Gas On The Other Side Which Launched The Noise Maker Label Under The Direction Of Italian House Producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. D'Agostino Would Continue Working With Daniele Gas As Well As Mauro Picotto's Production Team For The Following Years. His 1999 Single "Bla Bla Bla" Became A Major European Hit. He Described This Single As "a Piece I Wrote Thinking Of All The People Who Talk And Talk Without Saying Anything!" 1 Other Hit Singles Included L'Amour Toujours "Another Way" "La Passion" "The Riddle" As Well As "Super 1 2 3 " "'Carillon" Remix Of Italian DJ Magic Box And More Recently "Goodnight". As A DJ D'Agostino Is Known As One Of The "pioneers Of Mediterranean Progressive Dance" 2 Consisting Of Minimalistic Sounds And Catchy Latin Melodies And Especially Mediterranean Melodies. As A Producer Gigi D’Agostino’s Strength - Or "Gigi Dag" The Pseudonym He Uses For Himself In Club Productions - Lies In Transforming A Piece Originally Destined Only For The Discos Into A Success For The Main-Stream Public. After Successes Like "Sweetly" He Entered In The Team Of Gianfranco Bortolotti The General Manager Of Media Records And Suddenly Reached The Top Of The Hit Parades. His Single "FLY" Published In 1996 With BXR Noise Maker The Label Created By Media Records For The Mediterranean Progressive House Reached The Top Of The Sales In Italy. This Was Followed By His Single "Gigi's Violin". Subsequently Gigi D'Agostino Released The Song "Angel's Symphony" With R.A.F. By Mauro Picotto A Friend From Media Records. His Biggest Project Was The Self-Titled Album Gigi D'Agostino Consisting Of 19 Tracks Which Sold Over 60 000 Copies.
L'Amour Toujours Album 1999 .
L'Amour Toujours Album 1999 . After His Rise To Success Gigi D'Agostino Musical Style Changed With His Sound Becoming More Melodic At Midway Between House And Progressive With More Energetical And Melodical Sonorities And Less Obsessive Rhythms. In 1997 He Released The Single "Gin Lemon" Followed By 1998 "'Elisir Your Love " 1998 "Cuba Libre" 1999 And "Bla Bla Bla" 1999 . He Later Released The Album Eurodance Compilation Which Contained 5 Unpublished Tracks. With This Compilation He Obtained The Platinum Disc And Was Awarded With "Best Producer In 1999" At The Italian Dance Awards. In October Gigi D’Agostino Released Another Hit Single Entitled "Another Way". In 1999 His Album L'Amour Toujours Released In 2001 In The United States Including 23 Tracks On Two CDs Including The Song "L'Amour Toujours" Brought Him To The 10th Position In The Sales Parade In Italy And As A Result He Reached The Platinum Disc. 2000s In 2000 His Remake Of The Nik Kershaw Song "The Riddle" Sold 1 000 000 Copies In Germany And 200 000 Copies In France. He Also Released The Albums Tecno Fes August 2000 And Tecno Fes E.P. Vol. 2 December 2000 . In 2001 He Released L'Amour Toujours E.P. Consisting Of 3 Songs Two New Versions Of "L'amour Toujours" And "Un Giorno Credi" A Single Made In Collaboration With Edoardo Bennato. "Un Giorno Credi" Reached The Top Of The Parades In Italy And Became One Of The Most Played Songs In The National And International Music Networks. He Was Also Awarded With "Best DJ-Producer Of The Year" At The "Red Bull Awards" In Italy. In 2001 He Also Released The Hit "Super" As A Result Of A Collaboration With Albertino An Italian Music Artist Which Won Him The Awards "Best Dance Producer" At The PIM Italian Music Award And "Public Award" At The Danish DJs Award In Copenhagen Denmark. In December Of That Year He Released Il Grande Viaggio A Compilation Of His Favourite Songs Including Old Electronic Pieces And New Rhythms And Melodies. As A Result He Was Awarded With "Best Dance Producer" At The Italian Dance Awards. On July 15 2004 His Compilation "Euro Dance" Won Platinum Certification With 120 000 Copies Sold In A Few Weeks.
Il Grande Viaggio Vol. 1.
Il Grande Viaggio Vol. 1.
Tecno Fes Vol. 2.
Tecno Fes Vol. 2.
L'Amour Toujours II.
L'Amour Toujours II. Gigi D'Agostino Has Played In Some Well Known Clubs Throughout Europe Including In Italy Spain France The Netherlands Germany Switzerland And England In 1996 He Played At The Ministry Of Sound In London With Mauro Picotto . In 2006 He Created His Own New Record Label Called "Noisemaker Hard" To Differentiate The Style Of Music Released Under His Older Record Label "Noisemaker". In 2007 Gigi Released Lento Violento E Altre Storie A Compilation Which Contains Two CDs And His New 35 Lento Violento Songs. The Most Important Hit Is "Ginnastica Mentale". After Some Months He Released The Compilation "La Musica Che Pesta" Under The Name "Lento Violento Man" Which Contains Two CDs For A Total Of 38 Unmixed Tracks. Discography Albums * Gigi D'Agostino 1996 * The Greatest Hits 1996 * A Journey Into Space 1996 * Gin Lemon E.P. 1997 * Tanzen 1999 * L'Amour Toujours 1999 * Tecno Fes Vol. 1 2000 * Tecno Fes Vol. 2 2000 * Gigi The Best 2001 * Underconstruction 1 Silence E.P. 2003 * Underconstruction 2 Silence Remix 2004 * Underconstruction 3 Remix 2004 * L'Amour Toujours II 2004 Compilation * Le Voyage 96 1996 * Le Voyage Estate 1996 * Progressive Hyperspace 1997 * Eurodance '99 2000 * Il Grande Viaggio Vol. 1 2001 * Il Programmino Di Gigi D'agostino 2003 * Live At Altromondo Exclusive Edition 2003 * Live At Altromondo Part II Exclusive Edition 2004 * Laboratorio 1 2004 * Benessere 1 2004 * Laboratorio 2 2005 * Laboratorio 3 2005 * Disco Tanz 2005 * Some Experiments 2006 * Lento Violento 2007 * Suono Libero 2008 Singles * 1995 O "Sweetly" O "New Years Day" O "Gigi's Violin / Elektro Message" O "Fly" O "Angel's Simphony" * 1997 O "Music An Echo Deep Inside " O "Gin Lemon" * 1998 O "Elisir Your Love " * 1999 O "The Riddle" O "The Riddle Remix" O "La Passion" O "La Passion Remix" O "The Riddle Feat. Bla Bla Bla" O "Cuba Libre" O "Bla Bla Bla" O "Another Way" * 2000 O "Reanimator Feat. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 2001" Remix * 2001 O "Super" With Albertino O "Magic Box - Carillon" Remix O "L'Amour Toujours" * 2002 O "Put On Your Red Shoes" Remix O "Te Aviso Te Anuncio" Remix * 2004 O "Silence" O "Gigi & Molly - Con Il Nastro Rosa" O "Gigi's Goodnight"' Gigi D'agostino & Pandolfi O "Summer Of Energy" * 2005 O "Wellfare" O "I Wonder Why" * 2006 O "L'Amour Toujours I'll Fly With You " AATW Release With Remixes - UK

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