Carrara (singer) explained
Alberto Carrara (born 1958), best known as Carrara and King Carrara, is an Italian singer, composer, arranger, music producer, and disc jockey. He has sold over three million records. In the 1990s he became a music producer with the label "Disco Magic".
Career
Born in Bergamo, Carrara started his career as a disc jockey at 15.[1] [2] A self-taught musician, in 1983 he obtained his first success, "Disco King". One year later, he got his main success, "Shine on dance", which won the 1984 Festivalbar.[1] [2]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Position |
|---|
| AUT[3] | FRA[4] | ITA[5] | SUI[6] |
|---|
| 1983 | "Disco King" | — | — | 39 | — |
| 1984 | "Shine on Dance" | 6 | 14 | 13 | 19 |
| 1985 | "Ghibli" | — | — | — | — |
| "Welcome to the Sunshine" | — | — | 23 | — |
| "Follow Me" | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | "S.O.S. Bandido" | — | — | 22 | — |
| 1987 | "Baby Dancer" | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | "You Get Me Down" (feat. Leyla) | — | — | — | — |
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Further reading
- Alberto Gedda, "Oh mio caro ex deejay!", La Stampa, 12 September 1984
External links
Notes and References
- News: Alberto King Carrara, 25 anni fa il successo con "Shine on dance". 6 March 2012. L'Eco di Bergamo. 4 November 2009.
- News: Brunello Vescovi. E' un deejay della Foresta il "re" della disco-music. La Stampa. 15 July 1993.
- Web site: Carrara no austriancharts.at . austriancharts.at . 11 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213825/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=carrara&cat=s . 3 March 2016 .
- Web site: Carrara no lescharts.com . lescharts.com . 11 August 2012.
- Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. 1989. Gramese, 1989. 8876054391. 100.
- Web site: Carrara no hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 11 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094444/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=carrara&cat=s . 4 March 2016 .
