Alessandra Mirka Gatti
Alessandra Mirka Gatti or Alessandra Gatti born 19 November 1969 in Mantua, Italy is an Italian Eurobeat singer who is popularly known by her stage name of Domino.
Alessandra Mirka Gatti | |
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| Born | 19 November 1969 Mantua, Italy |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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Career
Alessandra Mirka Gatti first got a name in Italo disco when she met Giancarlo Pasquini in the mid 1980s.[1] After recording various tracks as a back vocalist, she recorded her first song under her most recognized alias, Domino, in 1989. She then helped found A-Beat C with Giacarlo Pasquini and Alberto Contini, in 1990, but left in 2006 to embark on her most recent project with executive producer, Sandro Oliva, Go Go's Music (Which had its first appearance on Super Eurobeat 175, and officially added to the label roster on Super Eurobeat 177.)
She has sung under these aliases with A-Beat C, not limited to the following:
- Domino
- Mirka
- Juliet
- Groove Twins
- King & Queen
- Salt & Pepper
- Paula Roberts
- Sheela
- Lucrezia B.
- Donna Luna
- Bella Model
Today she sings exclusively under the alias Domino, and as a member of the Eurobeat group Go Go Girls with Elena Gobbi Frattini – for her label Go Go's Music.
Her most well known songs are:
- "Tora Tora Tora" – Domino's most well known song, which was produced by Bratt Sinclaire for A-Beat C in 1994.
- "Mickey Mouse March (Eurobeat Mix) – A Eurobeat cover of the famous Disney tune, which has appeared on Dance Dance Revolution and many Eurobeat and Japanese Disney albums, including Eurobeat Disney.
- "Para Girl" – A Go Go's Music production that has been very popular since its release in August 2008.
Japan
Thanks to her song Mickey Mouse March (Eurobeat Version), which aired on SMAPxSMAP and was danced by Takuya Kimura, Para Para rapidly increased in popularity in Japan in 1998. Some of her songs were featured in the Konami Video game Para Para Paradise.
Personal life
Gatti was married to Italo disco/Eurobeat artist Giancarlo Pasquini and has a son named Federico, who was born to him.[2] He has been raised by Gatti after their divorce, involved in music activity, and also active as a eurobeat singer the same as his parents under the stage name Kaioh (Formerly known as Freddy Rodgers).[3]
Discography
1990s
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Fever | Best Disco 7 |
| 1991 | Fall in Love | Super Eurobeat 13 |
| Your Freedom | Super Eurobeat 16 | |
| Hot Confession | Super Eurobeat 17 | |
| 1992 | Forever Young | Maharaja Night HI-NRG Revolution 01 |
| 1993 | Behind You | Super Eurobeat 32 |
| Domino Dancing | Super Eurobeat 39 | |
| 1994 | Tora Tora Tora | Super Eurobeat 48 |
| 1995 | Beat Beat Freak | Maharaja Night HI-NRG Revolution 16 |
| Baby Come Back | The Alfee Meets Dance | |
| Funky Dog! | ||
| Promised Love | ||
| Hot & Soul (with Aki) | Maharaja Night HI-NRG Revolution 17 | |
| 1996 | Talking Hands(Dave Rodgers) (with Aki) | Super Eurobeat 64 |
| Euroboy (Dave Rodgers) | ||
| Give Me Five | Super Eurobeat 69 | |
| My Love Is Still Alive | Maharaja Night HI-NRG Revolution 19 | |
| 1997 | Spinning Like A Top | Super Eurobeat 79 |
| Boy Meets Girl | Super Eurobeat 80 Anniversary Non-Stop Mix Request Count Down 80!! | |
| 1998 | I Wanna Dance | Super Eurobeat 88 |
| Feel My Heart | Super Eurobeat 90 Anniversary Non-Stop Request Count Down 90!! | |
| 1999 | Woa Woa Woa (with Jennifer Batten) | Super Eurobeat 95 |
| Play with the Numbers | Super Eurobeat 98 |
2000s
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2000 | Tomodachi Big Friend | Super Eurobeat 101 |
| To Say To Do To Kiss | Super Eurobeat 106 | |
| Popteen | Popteen | |
| Mickey Mouse March (Eurobeat Version) | Eurobeat Disney | |
| Macho Duck | ||
| Beauty and The Beast | ||
| Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo | ||
| Chim Chim Cher-ee | ||
| Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah | ||
| Kill The Silence | Domino | |
| 2001 | Colors of the Wind | Eurobeat Disney 2 |
| Some Day My Prince Will Come | ||
| A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes | ||
| Mickey Motion | ||
| ParaPara Paradise | Super Eurobeat 118 | |
| Stop | Super Eurobeat 121 | |
| Gotcha! | Super Eurobeat 122 | |
| D.D.D.! | Eurobeat Disney 3 | |
| 2002 | 1, 2, Santos | |
| 2003 | Hey Mr. Dee Jay | Super Eurobeat 138 |
| 2004 | The Game of My Name | Super Eurobeat 144 |
| 2006 | Fuku Wa Uchi! | Super Eurobeat 164 |
| 2007 | Go Go Where You Wanna Go Go | Super Eurobeat 175 |
| Cooking Boy | Super Eurobeat 176 | |
| 2008 | Call Me | Super Eurobeat 190 |
| Nack 5 (with Kaioh) | Super Eurobeat 192 ~Let's Party~ | |
| Para Girl | ||
| 2009 | Super Eurobeat (with Virginelle & Mega NRG Man) | Super Eurobeat 199 ~Collaboration of Eurobeat~ |
2010s
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2010 | One-O-Nine | Super Eurobeat 203 |
| 2011 | Boom Boom Scream (with Scream Team) | Super Eurobeat 214 |
| 2013 | Bad Girl | Super Eurobeat 226 |
| 2015 | Hai Hai | Super Eurobeat 233 |
| 2017 | King of the Road (with Kaioh) | Super Eurobeat 244 |
| 2019 | Domination | – |
2020s
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Top of the Worlds | 2021 |
| Hallo Hallo Halloween | ||
| 2021 | Ichi Ni San Shi Go | |
| Game Is Over | ||
| Nori Nori Nori | ||
| Crazy Little Love (Japanese version) |
Featured songs
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 1994 | Hot Stuff (with Euroteam) | |
| 1997 | We're Dancing Together (with Valentina, Lolita & Norma) | Super Eurobeat 79 |
| 2001 | You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (with Lolita) | Eurobeat Disney 3 |
| Hakuna Matata (Fun Four (with Mega NRG Man & Brian Ice)) | ||
| 2008 | Back To 80's (with Mega NRG Man) | Super Eurobeat 185 |
| 2009 | Monkey Dance '09 (with Y&Co.) | Super Eurobeat 196 ~Vitamin Pop~ |
| 2011 | Let's Get It Done Tonight (with Ken Laszlo) | Super Eurobeat 211 |
| 2019 | Music for the People (with Dave Rodgers & Kaioh) | – |
As Mirka
| Year | Title |
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| 1993 | Valentino Mon Amour |
| 1995 | Boom Boom DJ |
| Shake Me Up (with Valentina) | |
| 1996 | Diamond Love |
| Whole Lotta Love | |
| A Lotta Fantasy (with Valentina) | |
| I Love Spaghetti (with Valentina) | |
| 1997 | Hi Hi Baby |
| 2010 | 10,000 Lovers |
As Juliet
| Year | Title |
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| 1993 | Big Bang |
| Heart on Fire | |
| Red Hot | |
| Speak in English | |
| 1994 | Invasion of Privacy |
| More Than Your Love | |
| Ticket to Ride | |
| 1995 | Intuition |
| Missing You | |
| You and Me |
As Sheela
| Year | Title |
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| 1993 | Kangaroo |
| Gimme All Your Love | |
| 1994 | Confusion |
See also
- A-Beat-C
- Eurobeat
- Italo disco
- Para Para
References
- "Myspace Official Domino Archived". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- 『KING AND QUEEN』（1991年）や『PARA PARA』（1994年）を歌っていた時期の「King & Queen」のヴォーカリストとしても知られる。
- その後、FREDDY R.を経て「KAIOH」に改名し、母・ドミノが主宰するGoGo's Musicに移籍して活動を続け、本名名義でも楽曲制作を行っている。
External links
- DOMINOnline.net – Domino's Official Website. (Previously a fan-website)
- EurobeatPRIME – Eurobeat info/database.
- Interview with Domino – The World of Italo disco Interviews