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Gigi D'Agostino
12+ albums
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Luigino Celestino Di Agostino (born 17 December 1967), known professionally as Gigi D'Agostino, is an Italian DJ and music producer. He began his career in 1986 as a DJ performing Italo disco. His notable chart successes include "Bla Bla Bla", "Another Way", a cover of Nik Kershaw's "The Riddle", "La Passion", "Super", and "L'Amour toujours", released mainly between 1999 and 2000. The hookline of "L'Amour toujours" was later used in the 2018 game remix "In My Mind". D'Agostino was born in Turin, Italy, to parents from Salerno, Campania, and spent his childhood between Turin and Brescia. Before pursuing music professionally, he worked as a stonemason and fitter. He started DJing by organizing parties at clubs, debuting at a club near Turin called "Woodstock", and later performing at Palladio in Cascinette d'Ivrea and Le Palace in the Valentino Castle Garden in Turin. From 1993 to 1998, he was a resident DJ at the Italian disco Ultimo Impero. D'Agostino's first release was "Noise Maker Theme", a double-A-sided record, which launched the Noise Maker label under the direction of Italo house producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. He collaborated with Daniele Gas and Mauro Picotto's production team. As a DJ, he is associated with Mediterranean Progressive Dance, characterized by minimalistic sounds and Mediterranean melodies. Using the pseudonym "Gigi Dag", he adapted tracks for mainstream audiences. After the release of "Sweetly", D'Agostino joined Bortolotti's Media Records team. His
