fellow Italo performerwill descend uponin, thanks to. The event will be hosted byand DJed by. Tickets are $20 in advance (fromin) or $25 at the door.Ken Laszlo is the primary nom de guerre of singer. Inpop – especiallypop of the– it has long been the common practice to hire one or more singers to provide vocals for producer-driven music projects (often credited to imaginary performers with vaguely Anglo-sounding names) whose faces on album covers, videos, live performances, &c was usually that of a dancing and lipsynching model. Despite usually singing in, most of these acts have found limited success in the(although there have been notable exceptions like theand the). Coraini has been a very prolific clandestini and sorting out which “singers” he’s been the voice of is rather time-consuming and hair-graying so please leave corrections and/or additions in the comments!was born in 18 July, 1954 in(oraccording to some accounts). As a child Coraini sang in his church choir. He also learned to play flute, keyboards, as well as saxophone and graduated from music school. When he was fifteen he began playing with a band in clubs and discos. It was the earlyand Coraini’s taste at the time apparently leaned towardbands likeandas well as the art rock of. When the ‘70s passed into the ‘80s, Coraini’s tastes grew to include, andCoraini chose the stage name “Ken Laszlo” as a reference to the character “Victor Laszlo,” theresistance leader from the film. Though seemingly a cheeky reference to Coraini’s secret identity as anonymous vocalist, almost from the beginning Coraini would also be the face of Laszlo instead of relying on the services of a model. Lazlo’s musical backdrop was created byand. Caria was a prolific producer who worked forand laterand other labels) who passed away in 1999. Oliva is a prolific writer, arranger and producer who set upwithin 2006 and continued, at least until recently, to work in the Italian music industry.The debut Ken Laszlo single was 1984’s “Hey Hey Guy,” one of the earliest releases on, which had been founded the previous year byand. An early “live” performance featured model(aka– who died in a car crash in 1987) miming the vocals but his role as Laszlo’s face quickly ended. The song was massively popular in much of, and. Ken Laszlo wasn’t the only pseudonym that featured Coraini’s vocals that year. Ashe released “Disco Island” onand ashe released “Spanish Run” onThe following year Ken Laszlo scored a Top 20 hit inandwith “Tonight.” From that year (1987) on, he was also the uncredited vocalist behind’s singles (“All the Night,” “Warrior,” “Mama,” and “Rainy Day”). In 1986 he released, again as Ken Laszlo, “Don’t Cry,” which was a number thirteen hit in Sweden. In 1987, Laszlo released “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8” and “Glasses Man.” His debut, the self-titled(1987-Memory), included remixes of the preceding singles as well as "Let Me Try," "Talkin,"In 1988 he released “Red Man” b/w “Black Pearl” (the latter taken from the debut). Italo Disco’s golden age ended as the 1980s drew to a close and in the decade’s final year, Laszlo released “Everybody is Dancing,” and “Madame” b/w “Let Me Try” The latter single was one of Memory’s final releases and the Italo label ended its run within months of the single’s release. It was also the last of Laszlo’s collaborations with Caria and Oliva.The next phase of Coraini’s career was dominated by singing uncredited vocals on a huge number of projects. After releasing “Hey Hey Guy For Tonight” asin 1989, Lazslo provided uncredited vocals for(1989-1990). In 1991 Coraini began collaborating withandand sang on several of their projects – most prominently providing’s vocals from 1990-1995 (Keith’s vocals in the ‘80s had been sung by Farina). Coraini also leant uncredited vocals to(1990),(1990),(1990),(1990-1992),(1990-1992),(1990),(1991),(1991),(1991),(1991-1996),(1992),(1992),(1992),(1992-1995),(1992-1996),(1992-1996),(1993-1998),(1993-2004),(1994-1995),(1996),(1996),(1996),(1996),(1996),(1996),(1996-1998),(1996-1998),(1997),(1997),(1997),(1997),(1997-1998),(1998),(1998),(1998),(1998),(1998),(1998),(1999),(2000),(2000-2008),(2001),(2004),(2005-2008),(2008),(2008), and(2008).In 1995, Coraini again employed the Ken Laszlo name, recording a series of duets withasuntil 2003. In 1998 Coraini recorded and released), an album which compiled of previously-released material, re-recorded singles and cover versions. It wasn’t until 2007, twenty years after his debut, that Ken Laszlo released a proper sophomore release,), the product of collaboration with a new group of musicians – specifically, andI believe that the Memorial Day weekend concert will be both Laszlo’s and Ventura’s first live performances in. Both will be performing several of their hits (including, in Laszlo’s case, “Hey Hey Guy,” “Tonight,” and “Don’t Cry,” “Glasses Man,” and “Mary Ann.”See you there!

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