P. Lion

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Happy children
  IT 8th 44/1983 (16 weeks)
  DE 15th 02/27/1984 (28 weeks)
  CH 11 04/01/1984 (14 weeks)
Dream
  DE 24 08/06/1984 (13 weeks)

P. Lion (Pietro Paolo Pelandi, born June 29, 1959 in Alzano Lombardo ) is an Italian singer , pianist and songwriter who was successful during the Italo-Disco wave in the mid-1980s . His biggest hit was Happy Children in 1984 .

biography

Pietro Paolo Pelandi started playing the piano and writing songs at an early age . He studied and was chemistry - engineer . In the 1980s the career began as' P. Lion '. The "P." in the artist name stands for the three "P" of his initials ; "Lion", the lion, is the heraldic animal of his family.

1983 produced Davide Zambelli of Scotch the single Happy Children . The Italo Disco track was known internationally, reaching both in Germany , and the Switzerland 's top 20 rankings in the Single - Charts . The single Dream reached number 24 on the German charts in 1984 . The song was the signature music of the French TV and radio chart show Top 50 between 1984 and 1993 . In 2000 a remix by Happy Children was released .

After the 1984 album Springtime P. Lion joined Disco Magic , which is the largest at that time Dance - Label was Italy. There he produced his singles Believe Me and Under the Moon himself, but could no longer achieve the success of his first hits. The 1995 album A Step in the Right Way ... also went largely unnoticed.

Pelandi also worked as an arranger , u. a. for Betty Villani and Tony Sheridan .

Discography

Albums

  • 1984: Springtime
  • 1995: A Step in the Right Way ...

Singles

  • 1983: Happy Children
  • 1984: Dream
  • 1985: Reggae Radio / Springtime
  • 1985: Believe Me / Beach Beach
  • 1986: Under the Moon
  • 1987: You'll Never Break My Heart / Game of Life
  • 1991: Burn in His Hands
  • 1991: Happy Children / Dream (Medley)

swell

  1. ↑ Chart discography
  2. ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on August 19, 2015 (Italian, paid subscription access).
  3. ^ P. Lion - Happy Children. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Lion, P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pietro Paolo Pelandi (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian singer, pianist and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Alzano Lombardo