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.[1] In the 1990s he became a music producer with the label "Disco Magic".[2]
Career edit
Born in Bergamo, Carrara started his career as 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 edit
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | FRA | ITA | SUI | ||||||
| 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) | — | — | — | — | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Alberto King Carrara, 25 anni fa il successo con "Shine on dance"". L'Eco di Bergamo. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Brunello Vescovi (15 July 1993). "E' un deejay della Foresta il "re" della disco-music". La Stampa.
- ^ "Carrara no austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Carrara no lescharts.com". lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. p. 100. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ "Carrara no hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
Further reading edit
- Alberto Gedda, "Oh mio caro ex deejay!", La Stampa, 12 September 1984