Pin-Occhio is an Italian electronic band composed of deejays Nicola Savino and Marco Biondi. It had its peak of popularity in 1993 with two hit singles in Europe.[1]
History
editIn 1993, the band released his first single "Pinocchio" which used the music created by Italian composer Fiorenzo Carpi as the main theme for Luigi Comencini's 1972 TV miniseries Le avventure di Pinocchio. The song was a top ten hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and France.
A few months later, the duo released "Tu Tatuta Tuta Ta", which used a sample from "Living on Video" of Canadian band Trans-X (later used in 2006 by Pakito).
A third single, "Vai!!", was released in 1993 and peaked at #34 in France. An album with the same name was also launched.
The fourth single, "Enjoy the Music", reached #48 in France in April 1994.
French television host Nathalie Vincent was sometimes vocalist and dancer of the band for several songs.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 1993 : Pinocchio Vai!!
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED [2] |
BEL (FLA) [3] |
FRA [4] |
SWI [5] |
EUR[6] | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | "Pinocchio" | 10 | 5 | 10 | — | 28 | Pinocchio Vai !! | ||||||||||||
| "Tutatutatutata" | 16 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| "Pinocchio Vai !!" | — | 45 | 34 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Enjoy the Music" | — | — | 48 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Happy Gipsies" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "The Return" | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Pinocchio's discography and peak positions in France". Lescharts. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Pin-Occhio - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Pin-Occhio - Flemish Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Pin-Occhio - French Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Pin-Occhio - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 563. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.