Luigino Celestino di Agostino, known by his stage name Gigi D'Agostino, is an Italian DJ, remixer, singer and record producer. In 1986, he started his career as a DJ spinning Italo disco. His biggest chart successes include "Bla Bla Bla", "Another Way", a cover of Nik Kershaw's "The Riddle", "La Passion", "Super " and "L'amour toujours", all in the years 1999 and 2000. The hookline of "L'amour toujours" was also used for the 2018 hit remix/mashup "In My Mind".
"La Passion" is a song co-written and recorded by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. It was released in October 2000 as the sixth single from his 1999 album L'Amour Toujours. It is a remix with some additional melodic variations of the song "Rectangle" by the French musician Jacno, which doesn't originally contain any vocals. Armenian singer and house music producer Andrew Sarkeesian provides the vocals, which were heavily auto-tuned, as were many songs which followed Cher's trend during the early 2000s. D'Agostino has made various mixes for different albums. The song was a hit in Austria and Belgium, where it became a number 1 single.
"L'amour toujours" is a song co-written and recorded by the Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. The song was released to American clubs and dance radio in July 2000. In Europe, the song was released in October 2000. The song is from D'Agostino's 1999 album of the same name. Ola Onabule is the vocalist of this song. He performs all the vocals on the track and on all versions of the song. In 2001, the song became extremely popular in the American dance club scene. It became an international success and a huge hit throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. In the United States, it peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 15 September 2001. The album version has a different mix, which was used as the single version in the United States except with vocal samples from "Bla Bla Bla" added.
Tecno Fes Vol. 2 is the fifth extended play by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. It was released on Zyx Records in 2000.
L'Amour Toujours II is the third studio album by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, released in on 16 December 2004 through Media Italy Records. It is a sequel to his 1999 album L'Amour Toujours.
"Bla Bla Bla" is a song written and recorded by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. It heavily samples the vocals of "Why did you do it?" by British band Stretch. It was released in May 1999 as the third single from the album, L'Amour Toujours. It reached number 3 in Austria and number 15 in France. It was sampled in the song "Jump" from Lupe Fiasco's 2017 album Drogas Light.
Tanzen is the third extended play by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, released in 1999 through EMI / BXR Noise Maker records.
Iva Zanicchi is an Italian pop singer and politician. She has a mezzo-soprano voice.
L'Amour Toujours is the second studio album by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, released in 1999. The album was released on two discs, titled "Chansons for the Heart" and "Beats for the Feet" respectively. The United States release only contains "Chansons for the Heart", with a slightly different track list. "Another Way", "L'Amour Toujours ", "The Riddle", "La Passion" and "Bla Bla Bla" were released as singles. "L'Amour Toujours " reached number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 2001. In addition, the album reached number nine on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2001. A sequel titled L'Amour Toujours II was released five years later.
Marco Ponti is an Italian film director.
Disco Tanz is the eighth compilation album compiled and remixed by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, release in 2005 through Noise Maker records.
Some Experiments is the ninth compilation album compiled and remixed by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, released on 27 March 2006 through Noise Maker records.
Lento Violento ...e altre storie is a double CD album by Gigi D'Agostino, released on 27 April 2007.
"The Riddle" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was released in 1984 as the lead single from the album of the same name. Kershaw described the lyrical content as being nondescript to fill as a "guide vocal" for the production. It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 10 in countries like Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. An accompanying music video was made for the song and features references to Lewis Carroll's book Alice in Wonderland. The song was covered by many artists, including by Gigi D'Agostino (1999) and Jack Holiday and Mike Candys (2012).
Lento Violento, sometimes shortened to simply Lento, is a style of electronic dance music that developed in Italy. Its name means slow (and) violent, as this style typically has a tempo between 85 and 115 BPM. It consists of a hard kick, like the ones present in hardcore or hardstyle, but played at a very slow tempo, with vocal samples and dark and acid sounds or loops.
Laboratorio 1 is the fifth compilation album by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino, released in September 2004 through NoiseMaker / Media Records.
La Musica Che Pesta is a double album by Gigi D'Agostino, released under the alias "Lento Violento Man" in 2007 through Media Records.
Prevale, also known by full name Carlo Prevale, is an Italian disc jockey, record producer, remixer and radio host.
