DJ Dado (born Flavio Daddato, 6 January 1967) is an Italian disc jockey and record producer who is mostly known for his remix of Mark Snow's theme for X-Files, and for covering Giorgio Moroder's "The Legend Of Babel". He produced dream trance and italo dance music between 1994 and 2004, and has done many remixes for other artists such as Boy George, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Italian singer Alexia.
DJ Dado | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Flavio Daddato |
| Born | January 6, 1967 |
| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Dream trance, Italo dance |
| Years active | 1994–2004 |
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 1995: The Films Collection
- 1996: The Album
- 1998: Greatest Hits & Future Bits
- 1999: Greatest Themes '99
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL (Vl) [2] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
FIN [2] |
FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
IRE [2] |
SWE [2] |
SWI [2] |
UK [4] | ||||
| 1993 | "Peace & Unity" (with 2 System) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |
| 1994 | "The Same" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Check It Up" (featuring Nando Vanelli) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Face It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | ||
| 1996 | "X-Files" | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | The Films Collection | |
| "Metropolis - The Legend of Babel" | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 97 | — | — | 16 | — | |||
| "Mission Impossible" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dreaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Revenge" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 1997 | "Coming Back" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | ||
| "Millennium" (with Dirty Mind) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (DJ Dado presents DD Pink) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Give Me Love" (vs. Michelle Weeks) | 1 | — | — | 33 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | 59 | ||
| "Ready or Not" (with Simone Jay) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |||
| "Give Me Love, Part Two" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Forever" (featuring Michelle Weeks) | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One & Only" (with Nina) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Where Are You" (featuring Nu-B-Ja) | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "You and Me" (featuring J. White) | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "X-Files Theme 2002" (vs. Light) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Theme from the Warriors" (featuring Dr. FeelX) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "No More Rain" (with Elettro Latino feat. Steph B.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Remixes edit
- Imperio - Atlantis (DJ Dado mix)
- Vasco Rossi - Rewind (D.J. Dado Fm First Cut) " Remix – DJ Dado, Roberto Gallo Salsotto 1999"
References edit
- ^ Italian peaks
- ^ a b c d e f g h International peaks
- ^ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.