Mo-Do
Encyclopedia
Mo-Do is the pseudonym
used by the Italian musician
Fabio Frittelli (born in 1964 in Monfalcone
, Province of Gorizia
). Mo-Do appeared in the 1990s as an Italian
Eurodance
band. Despite being Italian, Mo-Do's songs are in German
.
) and the day of his birth (Domenica, i.e. Sunday in Italian).
Mo-Do is probably best known from the single
"Eins, Zwei, Polizei
" (co-produced with Zennaro and Zafret) which reached #1 in the German, Austrian and Italian music charts
.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
used by the Italian musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Fabio Frittelli (born in 1964 in Monfalcone
Monfalcone
Monfalcone is a town and comune of the province of Gorizia , located on the coast of the Gulf of Trieste. Monfalcone means "Mount of Falcon" in Italian....
, Province of Gorizia
Province of Gorizia
The Province of Gorizia is a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy.-Overview:Its capital is the city of Gorizia. It belonged to the Province of Udine between 1924 and 1927 and the communes of Sonzia, Plezzo, Bergogna, Caporetto, Tolmino, Circhina, Santa Lucia d'Isonzo,...
). Mo-Do appeared in the 1990s as an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
band. Despite being Italian, Mo-Do's songs are in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
.
Origin of the name
The name Mo-Do is claimed to originate from the two first letters of Frittelli's birth-town (MonfalconeMonfalcone
Monfalcone is a town and comune of the province of Gorizia , located on the coast of the Gulf of Trieste. Monfalcone means "Mount of Falcon" in Italian....
) and the day of his birth (Domenica, i.e. Sunday in Italian).
The Mo-Do project
Mo-Do was formed when Frittelli met the producer Claudio Zennaro. Other producers who worked with Frittelli (sometimes quoted as members of the group) were Fulvio Zafret, Mario Pinosa and Sergio Portaluri.Mo-Do is probably best known from the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Eins, Zwei, Polizei
Eins, Zwei, Polizei
"Eins, Zwei, Polizei" is a 1994 single recorded by Italian dance act Mo-Do. It was its debut single from his 1995 album Was Ist Das? and it achieved great success in many European countries, including Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy, where it reached the top...
" (co-produced with Zennaro and Zafret) which reached #1 in the German, Austrian and Italian music charts
Federation of the Italian Music Industry
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Singles
- "Eins, Zwei, PolizeiEins, Zwei, Polizei"Eins, Zwei, Polizei" is a 1994 single recorded by Italian dance act Mo-Do. It was its debut single from his 1995 album Was Ist Das? and it achieved great success in many European countries, including Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy, where it reached the top...
" (ZYX Music, 1994) (Austria #1, Germany #1, Italy #1, Switzerland #5) - "Super Gut" (ZYX Music, 1994) (Austria #11, Germany #26, Israel #28, Switzerland #18)
- "Gema Tanzen" (ZYX Music, 1995)
- "Sex Bump Twist" (ZYX Music, 1996)
- "Eins, Zwei, Polizei" (1999 Remixes) (FLEX Records, 1999)
- "Superdisco" (Cyberdisco) (Full Access, 2000)