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| birth_place = [[Pavia]], [[Italy]]
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'''Alberto Carpani''' (23 April 1956 – 11 May 2020) was an Italian singer, best known for his [[Italo disco]] releases in the late 1970s and early 1980s as '''Albert One''', and his [[Eurodance]] release "[[Sing a Song Now Now]]" in 1999 as '''A.C. One'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy2000.htm|title=Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Anno: 2000|website=www.hitparadeitalia.it|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> He was also a DJ and music producer.
'''Alberto Carpani''' (23 April 1956 – 11 May 2020) was an Italian singer, best known for his [[Italo disco]] releases in the late 1970s and early 1980s as '''Albert One''', and his [[Eurodance]] release "[[Sing a Song Now Now]]" in 1999 as '''A.C. One'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy2000.htm|title=Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Anno: 2000|website=www.hitparadeitalia.it|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> He was also a DJ and music producer.


==Musical career==
== Career ==
Alberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by [[ZYX Music]] and [[Baby Records (Italy)|Baby Records]].
Alberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by [[ZYX Music]] and [[Baby Records (Italy)|Baby Records]].


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His last major hit, the 1999 single "[[Sing a Song Now Now]]", reached number 6 in the Spanish music charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=A.C.%20One&titel=Sing%20A%20Song%20Now%20Now&cat=s|title=lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now|website=lescharts.com|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
His last major hit, the 1999 single "[[Sing a Song Now Now]]", reached number 6 in the Spanish music charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=A.C.%20One&titel=Sing%20A%20Song%20Now%20Now&cat=s|title=lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now|website=lescharts.com|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>


== Death ==
Carpani died of [[EPOC]] on 11 May 2020.
Carpani died of a [[lung infection]] from [[COVID-19]] in Italy on 11 May 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://primapavia.it/cronaca/addio-ad-albert-one-il-cantante-e-dj-pavese-e-stato-portato-via-dal-covid-aveva-64-anni/|title=Addio ad Albert One: il cantante e dj pavese è stato portato via dal Covid, aveva 64 anni|website=primapavia.it|date=May 11, 2020|language=it|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Singles===
===Singles===
* "Crazy Family" (1983) As Jock Hattle Band
* "Turbo Diesel" (1984)
* "Turbo Diesel" (1984)
* "Heart on Fire" (1985)
* "Heart on Fire" (1985)
* "Lady O" (1985)
* "Lady O" (1985)
* "To Be or Not To Be" (1986) As Jock Hattle Band
* "For Your Love" (1986)
* "For Your Love" (1986)
* "Secrets" (1986)
* "Secrets" (1986)
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* "Mandy" (1998)
* "Mandy" (1998)
* "Music" (2002)
* "Music" (2002)
* "Stay" (2010)
* "Face to Face" (2015)
* "Face to Face" (2015)
* "All for One" (2017)
* "All for One" (2017)
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! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
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! width="70"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=A.C.%20One&titel=Sing%20A%20Song%20Now%20Now&cat=s|title=lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now|first=Steffen|last=Hung|publisher=}}</ref>
! width="70"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br>
! width="70"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br>
! width="70"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br><ref>Peak positions for Italy:
*For '''"Sing a Song Now Now"''': {{cite web|url=https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/aa.htm|title=Hit Parade Italia: I singoli più venduti del 2000 |publisher=hitparadeitalia.it|access-date=2021-12-19}}</ref>
! width="70"| [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]<br>
! width="70"| [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iggEAAAAMBAJ&q=a.c.one+-+sing+a+song+now+now+%28remix%29&pg=PA71|title=Billboard|work=google.ca|date=18 December 1999}}</ref>
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| rowspan="1"| 1999
| rowspan="1"| 1999
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| rowspan="3"| 2000
| rowspan="3"| 2000
| align="left"| "Sing a Song Now Now" <small>(remix)</small>
| align="left"| "Sing a Song Now Now" <small>(remix)</small> {{small|(ITA only)}}
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| align="left"| "Ring the Bell"
| align="left"| "Ring the Bell" {{small|(ITA only)}}
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Albert One's remix of [[Barry Manilow]]'s "[[Brandy (Scott English song)|Mandy]]" was featured on ''Mixage'' (1999) and ''Feten Boot Mix Vol. 1'' (1999).<ref>[[Discogs]], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/216161-Alberto-Carpani]</ref>
Albert One's remix of [[Barry Manilow]]'s "[[Brandy (Scott English song)|Mandy]]" was featured on ''Mixage'' (1999) and ''Feten Boot Mix Vol. 1'' (1999).<ref>[[Discogs]], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/216161-Alberto-Carpani]</ref>


==References==
== Citations ==

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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:1956 births]]
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[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Pavia]]
[[Category:Musicians from Pavia]]
[[Category:Eurodance musicians]]
[[Category:Eurodance musicians]]
[[Category:Italian male singers]]
[[Category:English-language singers from Italy]]
[[Category:English-language singers from Italy]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Italian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Italian male singers]]
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]]
[[Category:Italian Italo disco musicians]]
[[Category:Italian Italo disco musicians]]
[[Category:ZYX Music artists]]
[[Category:ZYX Music artists]]
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Liguria]]

Latest revision as of 07:55, 9 January 2024

Alberto Carpani
Also known asA1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One
Born(1956-04-23)23 April 1956
Pavia, Italy
Died11 May 2020(2020-05-11) (aged 64)
Portofino, Italy
Genres
Years active1979–2020
Labels

Alberto Carpani (23 April 1956 – 11 May 2020) was an Italian singer, best known for his Italo disco releases in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Albert One, and his Eurodance release "Sing a Song Now Now" in 1999 as A.C. One.[1] He was also a DJ and music producer.

Career[edit]

Alberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by ZYX Music and Baby Records.

He was known as A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One. He was involved in many Italo projects such as Clock On 5, Enola, Funny Twins, Tom Dollar, and X-One.

His last major hit, the 1999 single "Sing a Song Now Now", reached number 6 in the Spanish music charts.[2]

Death[edit]

Carpani died of a lung infection from COVID-19 in Italy on 11 May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

As Albert One

Title Album details
Everybody

Singles[edit]

  • "Crazy Family" (1983) As Jock Hattle Band
  • "Turbo Diesel" (1984)
  • "Heart on Fire" (1985)
  • "Lady O" (1985)
  • "To Be or Not To Be" (1986) As Jock Hattle Band
  • "For Your Love" (1986)
  • "Secrets" (1986)
  • "Hopes & Dreams" (1987)
  • "Everybody" (1988)
  • "Visions" (1988)
  • "Loverboy" (1989)
  • "All You want" (1993)
  • "Mandy" (1998)
  • "Music" (2002)
  • "Stay" (2010)
  • "Face to Face" (2015)
  • "All for One" (2017)

As A.C. One[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions
FRA
[4] 		ITA
[5] 		SPA[6]
1999 "Sing a Song Now Now" — — 6
2000 "Sing a Song Now Now" (remix) (ITA only) — — —
"Sing a Song Now Now" (re-release) 54 24 —
"Ring the Bell" (ITA only) — — —
2008 "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" — — —

Compilation appearances[edit]

  • "Turbo Diesel" on High Energy (1984)
  • "Lady O" on 38º De Sannido (1985) and Sannido Discoteca (1985)
  • "Secrets" on Fior Di Loto 1 (1986), The Best of Italo Disco Vol. 7 (1986) and Discomix Vol. 2 (1986)
  • "Hopes & Dreams" on The Best of Italo-Disco Vol. 9 (1987)
  • "For Your Love" on The Best of Italo-Disco Vol. 8 (1987)
  • "Vision" on The House Sound of Europe – Vol. V – 'Casa Latina (1989)
  • "Hopes and Dreams" on City Dance Music 2 (1989)
  • "Loverboy" on Best Disco Vol. 7 (1989)
  • "This Is Real" on Gira La Palla Compilation (1993)

Albert One's remix of Barry Manilow's "Mandy" was featured on Mixage (1999) and Feten Boot Mix Vol. 1 (1999).[7]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Anno: 2000". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now". lescharts.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Addio ad Albert One: il cantante e dj pavese è stato portato via dal Covid, aveva 64 anni". primapavia.it (in Italian). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now".
  5. ^ Peak positions for Italy:
  6. ^ "Billboard". google.ca. 18 December 1999.
  7. ^ Discogs, [1]

External links[edit]

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