Mo-Do

Fabio Frittelli (24 July 1966 – 6 February 2013[1]), better known by his pseudonym Mo-Do, was an Italian musician. Mo-Do appeared in the 1990s as an Italian electronic music act. Although Mo-Do was Italian, his songs were in German.

Mo-Do
Background information
Birth nameFabio Frittelli
Born(1966-07-24)24 July 1966
OriginMonfalcone, Italy
Died6 February 2013(2013-02-06) (aged 46)
Udine, Italy
GenresEurodance
Years active1994–2000
LabelsDancing Ferret, ZYX Music, Metronome Records, Flex Records, Full Access

History

Origin of the name

The name Mo-Do is claimed to originate from first letters of Frittelli's birth town (Monfalcone) and the day of his birth (Domenica, i.e. "Sunday" in Italian), respectively.[2]

Career

Mo-Do was formed when Frittelli met producer Claudio Zennaro. Other producers who worked with Frittelli (sometimes quoted as members of the group)[3] were Fulvio Zafret, Mario Pinosa and Sergio Portaluri.

Mo-Do is probably best known for the single "Eins, Zwei, Polizei" (co-produced with Zennaro and Zafret) which reached No. 1 in the German, Austrian and Italian music charts.[4]

Death

Frittelli was found dead at his home in Italy on 7 February 2013, at age 46. Police ruled his death a suicide.[5]

Discography

Album
  • Was ist das? (Metronome Records, 1995)

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
ITA
[6]		 AUT
[6]		 FIN
[7]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[8]		 NL
[6]		 SWE
[6]		 SWI
[6]
1994 "Eins, Zwei, Polizei" 1 1 3 8 1 2 9 5 Was ist das?
"Super Gut" — 11 1 30 26 — 20 18
1995 "Gema Tanzen" — — — — — — — —
1996 "Sex Bump Twist"* — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

* Non-album single; only appeared on the Lithuanian CD release of Was ist das? as a bonus track

References
  1. "Udine: Fabio Frittelli (Mo-Do) trovato morto nella sua abitazione". Udine20.it. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Mo-Do biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. "Mo-Do". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. "Hit Parade Italia – Top Annuali Single: 1994". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. "Fabio Frittelli was found dead - News - Bubblews". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. "lescharts.com – Discographie Mo-Do". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 December 1994. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Google Books.
  8. "German peaks". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  9. Austrian certifications, database ifpi.at (Retrieved 31 August 2008)
  10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mo-Do)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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