Pucci Dellanno
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| Pucci Dellanno | |
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 Pucci with drummer Gary Powell
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aurora Emanuela Dellanno |
| Also known as | Bridget G, Bridget Grace, Bridgett |
| Born | December 17, 1967 Rome, Italy |
| Origin |  Rome, Italy |
| Genre(s) | House, Indie, Pop, Jazz, Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Talent scout, Promoter |
| Instrument(s) | Voice |
| Years active | 1988 - present as singer 2004 - 2006 as promoter 2004 - present as Talent scout |
| Label(s) | Polydor (Germany) Atlantic Records Network Records |
| Associated acts | Pin-Up Girls, True Faith |
Pucci Dellanno (born Aurora Emanuela Dellanno on 17 December 1967) is an Italian singer, promoter and talent scout in the music industry. She is based in Liverpool, England.
She is one of the foremost figures in the UK independent music promotions scene, and is well known for her passionate approach to talent scouting.
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[edit] Career
Born in Rome, Italy, on 17 December 1967, Pucci moved to Brighton, England in the mid '80s and was active in the theatre, ballet and rock concert scene. She lived in Brighton for 5 years and graduated at the University of Sussex.
Pucci returned to England in 2001 and started a successful career as an internationally recognised IT specialist and lecturer. She lived for a few years in Brighton and is currently based in Liverpool, where she moved in 2005.
Alongside her IT career, Pucci is renown as a talent scout and promoter, in the Indie music scene.
[edit] The singing days
Pucci returned to Italy from England at the end of the '80s and had a string of hit recordings as Bridget Grace, culminating with one of her accapella pieces being turned into the voice of the Pin-Up Girls remix of True Faith's classic 1991 dance house hit "Take Me Away".[1]
[edit] The promoter and talent scout
In 2004 Pucci started a series of extremely successful indie rock music promotion events, under the moniker of Spring Fling Promotions.
Pucci always states categorically that every penny she made from these events went immediately back to the bands, and that every band would be paid on the night, which immediately distinguished her from other promoters.
These events took place throughout England (e.g. Brighton, London, Newcastle, Liverpool) and acts featured include The Libertines, Special Needs, Lisa Moorish's Kill City, The Bandits, Tramp Attack, The Pedantics, Towers of London, Black Wire, The Cribs, The Cubical, Kill The Young, Metro Riots, Junkbox, New York's Elefant, Dustin's Bar Mitzvah, Selfish Cunt, The Paddingtons, The Blue Van. She also provided rock superstars Arctic Monkeys with their first ever concert outside of their home county of Yorkshire, in January 2005[2], and arranged for their now famous first London appearance at her friends' Flook's event Upstairs at the Garage, on 18 February 2005.
Her events became renown as a showcase of the best new talent, and were always extremely well frequented by A&R from the major label and other musicians.
Pucci collaborated with other successful promoters, such as Bandwagon in Liverpool, Death Disco and Flook in London, The Omnibus in Carlisle, to exchange artists and support young touring bands.
Pucci also organised charity events to raise money in aid of the south east Asiatic Tsunami of December 2004, in Liverpool and London, called Tsunday.
Pucci writes as a reviewer for live music and new releases for a range of fanzines, from Subba Cultcha to Screaming Tarts.
Pucci is now retired from promotions, although she is still very active in the mediation and tour arrangement for a large number of artists.
[edit] Party girl
Pucci is a well-known figure at most major music events in London, Liverpool and other parts of the country, where she often appears alongside her circle of close friends (Rock mogul Alan McGee, Client, Carl Barât of Dirty Pretty Things and his promoter girlfriend Annalisa, Didz Hammond of Dirty Pretty Things and his partner, BBC Radio music producer Anna Richards, Gary Powell and Anthony Rossomando of Dirty Pretty Things, Arctic Monkeys producer Mike Crossey, Pete Wylie, Dave McCabe of The Zutons, Nick Hodgson of Kaiser Chiefs, rock photographer Roger Sargent, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and his wife photographer Michelle Karma, etc.)
[edit] Trivia
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- These days Pucci sings in a jazz and blues band.
- Pucci is close friends with indie rockstars Dirty Pretty Things and used to follow The Libertines in their touring.
- Pucci is single.
- Pucci speaks 7 languages, including Turkish and Thai.
- Pucci has a red heart tattooed on her left upper arm, which is said to be a copy of Pete Doherty's own tattoo, with the word libertine tattooed above it in Carl Barât's writing .
- Pucci has a favourite new band, from Northern Ireland but based in Liverpool, called The Prelude[3].
[edit] Releases
| Just A Memory | 12" | Orphan Records (1988) |
| Take Me Away | 12" | Polydor (Germany) (1989) |
| Take Me Away | 12" | Atlantic Records (1989) |
| The Colour Of Love / Take It To The Limit | 12" | Network Records (1992) |
[edit] References
- ^ HMV.com: Music CDs, DVDs, Games & More
- ^ MySpace.com - The Cuckoo's Nest - 27 - Fille - www.myspace.com/cuckoosnestnewcastle
- ^ ThePrelude.co.uk :: Home
- ^ Bridget Grace
[edit] Notes
- Pucci interviews Kaiser Chiefs "Kaiser Chiefs - The Whole Band, "www.subba-cultcha.com"
- Spring Fling events on dontstayin "Spring Fling group - dontstayin", "www.dontstayin.com"
- Aurora Emanuela Dellanno speaks at UK and international IT conferences "Agenda, UK CMG Conference November 2006", and "IDUG Europe 2007 Agenda"
