P. Lion
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P. Lion (born June 29, 1959 in Alzano Lombardo
Alzano Lombardo
Alzano Lombardo is a commune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.Alzano received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of March 11, 1991....

) is an Italian
Italy
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 singer and musician who achieved his greatest success in the 1980s.

Biography

He took the name of "P. Lion" because of the three "P"s in his name and because the symbol of his family is a lion ( his father was count of Alzano Lombardo
Alzano Lombardo
Alzano Lombardo is a commune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.Alzano received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of March 11, 1991....

). He started to play the piano and write his own music at a young age. Little is known about his private life, just that he divorced in 1990 after 14 years of marriage. He lives now with his son Edoardo.

Career

Very famous in Italy, he achieved international fame with his two hits "Happy Children" (1983, produced by Davide Zambelli of the band Scotch
Scotch (band)
-Biography:The group was created by Manlio Cangelli , then were added Vince Lancini and Fabio Margutti , joined by Franz Rome for the second album Pictures Of Old Days.The band had numerous hits, starting with the worldwide known "Penguin invasion", "Disco Band", then "Delirio Mind" and "Take...

) and "Dream" (1984). "Dream" was the theme of the French TV and radio chart show Top 50 1984-93, and "Happy Children" has been remixed to become the new theme of the French Top 50 in France since 2000.

After his first album, P. Lion signed to the Milan
Milan
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ese label Discomagic, the biggest dance label in Italy at the time. There, he produced his own singles such as "Believe Me" and "Under The Moon" with Durium. In 1995 he released "A Step In The Right Way", an album with FMA and the publisher Allione. He collaborates as arranger on some productions such as Betty Villani or Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan
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.

He was a complete artist, because he did all of his first album "Springtime":
  • Music & lyrics of all songs by Paolo Pelandi
  • Produced by Paolo Pelandi & V. Verdi
  • Arranged by Paolo Pelandi, D. Zambelli & V. Verdi
  • Keyboards & lead vocals by Paolo Pelandi

Discography

Albums:
  • Springtime (Carrère Records, 1984)
  • A step in the right way (FMA Records, 1995)


Singles:
  • Happy Children (Carrère Records, 1984)
  • Dream (Carrère Records, 1984)
  • Reggae radio (Carrère Records, 1984)
  • Believe me (Durium, 1985)
  • Under the moon (Durium, 1986)
  • You'll never break my heart (Durium, 1987)
  • Burn In His Hand (P.Lion Production, 1991)
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