First gaining notoriety as a DJ who helped pioneer the “Mediterranean Progressive Dance” sound,
Gigi D’Agostino has gone on to have a successful career as a singer in his own right. Born Luigino Celestino Di Agostino, on December 17, 1967, Gigi always had high hopes of making a name for himself in the world of disco music. Working first as a mason and fitter, he started his musical career as a DJ by organizing parties in clubs. His debut was in a club near Torino (Italy) called "
Woodstock". He was a resident DJ of Ultimo Impero (an Italian disco) from 1993 to 1998.
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D'Agostino's first release was "Noise Maker Theme", a double-A sided record with a track by Daniele Gas on the other side, which launched the Noise Maker label. His 1999 single "
Bla Bla Bla" became a major European hit. He described this single as "a piece I wrote thinking of all the people who talk and talk without saying anything!" Other hit Gigi D’Agostino songs included L'Amour Toujours, "
Another Way", "
La Passion", "
The Riddle", as well as "Super (1, 2, 3)", "'Carillon" (remix of Italian DJ Magic Box) and, more recently "
Goodnight". After a few more successful albums, D’Agostino’s star was on the rise and he took this opportunity to change his style with his sound becoming “more melodic, at midway between House and Progressive, with “more energetic and melodic sonorities and less obsessive rhythms.”
In the new millennium, D’Agostino has released several albums which have reached the top of the charts in Italy and several other European countries and garnered numerous honors at awards shows across
Europe. His time in the clubs has also not diminished as he continues to spin at clubs in Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and England (in 1996 he played at the
Ministry Of Sound in London with
Mauro Picotto) . In 2006 he created his own new record label, called "Noisemaker Hard", to differentiate the style of music released under his older record label, "Noisemaker". In 2007 D’Agostino released 2CD - album-compilation "Lento Violento... E Altre Storie" in lento violento-style. Much to the pleasure of the international dance club crowd, he continues to DJ, produce and release albums to this day.
