P. Lion

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P. Lion
Birth name	Pietro Paolo Pelandi
Born	29 June 1959 (1959-06-29) (age 48)
Genre(s)	Europop
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	singing
Years active	1983-
Label(s)	Carrere, Discomagic

P. Lion (Pietro Paolo Pelandi), born June 29, 1959) is an Italian singer and musician who achieved his greatest success in the 1980s.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 Discography
4 Notes and references

[edit] 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. 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 4 years of marriage. He lives now with his son Edoardo.

[edit] Career

Very famous in Italy, he achieved international fame with his two hits "Happy Children" (1983, produced by Davide Zambelli of the band Scotch) and "Dream" (1984). "Dream" was the theme of the French TV and radio chart show Top 50 1984-93.

After his first album, P. Lion signed to the Milanese 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.

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Notes and references

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