Fargetta
Mario Fargetta (born 19 July 1962, Italy) is an Italian house/electronic music DJ, producer, songwriter, and remixer. He is best known for his involvement with the groups the Tamperer featuring Maya, and, since 2005, Get Far, which is a pseudonym of both his last name and his desire to take his musical direction beyond the Italian dance sound, of which he has been associated with since the late 1980s.
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- Name
- Fargetta
- Birth Name
- Mario Fargetta
- Born
- 19 July 1962
- Birthplace
- Lissone
- Occupation
- Disc jockey, producer, radio personality
- Nationality
- Italy
- Fields
- house music
- Languages
- Italian
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Mario Fargetta (born 19 July 1962, Italy) is an Italian house/electronic music DJ, producer, songwriter, and remixer. He is best known for his involvement with the groups the Tamperer featuring Maya, and, since 2005, Get Far, which is a pseudonym of both his last name and his desire to take his musical direction beyond the Italian dance sound, of which he has been associated with since the late 1980s.
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Fargetta (born 1962) is an Italian composer, disc jockey and musician, among other activities. The composer was born in Lissone. Fargetta is a member of The Tamperer.
Genres include house music. Languages used include Italian.
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• Name — Fargetta • Birth Name — Mario Fargetta • Alias — Fargetta, Get Far • Born — 19 July 1962 • Birthplace — Lissone • Origin — Lissone, Italy • Genre — House, acid house, trance • Occupation — Disc jockey, producer, radio personality • Years Active — 1988–present • Label — Do It Yourself, Ultra Records, Jive Records, Sony Music, BMG, Robbins Entertainment • Associated Acts — * The Tamperer featuring Maya, H-Boogie, Zeetah Massiah • Website — www.fargetta.dj
Career
Career
Fargetta began his career as a DJ and remixer at age 16. It was from there that he would attract the interest and attention of various artists throughout Europe. By 1992, he released his first single under his full name with "Music". In addition to his music career, Fargetta is also a radio DJ, hosting a program on Radio DeeJay in Italy. In 1997, Fargetta made his first appearance on the Dancemania compilation series at Dancemania 4. He subsequently appeared on Dancemania 5 as its leading mixer. In 2004, he also composed music for the Italian television version of A Christmas Carol. In 2006, Fargetta married the Italian television host and radio personality Federica Panicucci.
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Fargetta is recorded with the occupation record producer. Recorded with the occupation disc jockey. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded with the occupation musician. Classed in the genre house music. Recorded as disc jockey, record producer, composer and musician. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Mario Fargetta. His recorded language was Italian. He married Federica Panicucci.
Deejay Pico (Vincenzo Picciuolo) alongside producer and DJ Fargetta at the Radio Deejay headquarters in Milan, 2009.
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Fargetta was born on 19 July 1962.
Discography
As Fargetta: • "Music" (1992) - UK #34 • "The Music Is Movin'" (1992) - UK #74 US Dance #19 • "Your Love" (1993) - EUR #71 • "This Time (Sexy Night)" (1994) • "Midnight" (1995) • "Party Over Here" (1996) • "The Beat of Green (May Day - May Day)" (1996) • "Deejay Parade" (1997) • "Mr. Movin'" (1997) • "You Got It" (1997) • "I Will Rise Again" (2001) • "Good Times" (2002) • "I'm Leaving You" (2002) • "Cantare Sognare" (2003) • "People on the Beat" (2003) • "Play This Song" (2004) • "I Don't Know Why" (2005) • "No Matter" (2007) As Tamperer featuring Maya: • "Feel It" (1998) - UK #1 • "If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" (1998) - UK #3 • "Step Out" (1999) • "Hammer to the Heart" (1999) - UK #6 • "Feel It 2008" (2008) As Get Far: • "Music Turns Me On" (2006) • "Shining Star" (2007) - FR #16, US Hot Dance Airplay #23 • "All I Need" (2008) • "The Radio" (featuring H-Boogie) (2009) - US Hot Dance Airplay #1 • "Free" (2010) • "The Champions of the World" (2011) • "If I Ever" (2013)
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- “Fargetta”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1396608: Fargetta
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 134815556, Fargetta, Mario.
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- 1.Discogs, Fargetta
- 2.Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 195. 2006. 1-904994-10-5.
- 3.Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 10. 50. 23. 11 December 1993.
- 4.Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 549. 2006. 1-904994-10-5.
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