Patto

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Singles

Black and White   DE 6th 03/26/1984 (16 weeks)   AT 16 03/01/1984 (4 weeks)   CH 2 02/12/1984 (13 weeks)

Patto was a rap duo from Germany. It was founded in Munich in 1983 and consisted of the pop composer Thomas Fuchsberger (1957-2010) and the rapper Patrick Gammon (1956-1996). The band name is an acronym from the first letters of the two first names.

Career

Fuchsberger, son of the actor Joachim Fuchsberger , had pursued a career as a pop composer since the early 1980s and twice participated in the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest. Gammon began his career as a pianist with Ike & Tina Turner . In the 1970s he came to Munich and worked as a studio musician. Between 1978 and 1985 he released five solo albums.

Under the name Patto, the single Black and White was released in 1983 , which reached the top ten of the German charts. The following releases, including the duo's only album, did not achieve any notable success.

Discography

Albums

• 1984: Patto

Singles

• 1983: Black and White
• 1984: Casablanca
• 1984: DANCIN / DANCING

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Web links

• Patto at Discogs (English)