Gepy & Gepy
Italian singer, songwriter, producer and arranger
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Giampiero Scalamogna (13 June 1943 – 3 July 2010), best known as Gepy & Gepy, was an Italian singer, songwriter, producer and arranger. As a songwriter he also worked under the alias Sergepy. For his powerful voice and robust physique he was often compared to Barry White and Demis Roussos.[1]
Background
Born in Rome, Scalamogna started singing when he was sixteen years old.[2] In 1965 Scalamogna met singer, Daniela Casa, at the Piper Club in Rome. He launched his professional singing career when he founded the duo Dany & Gepy with Daniela Casa. Later Scalamogna started his solo career as Gepy & Gepy.[2][3] He often performed with singer and actress, Melissa Chimenti.
In the 1970s Scalamogna produced Ornella Vanoni with whom he had a successful duet song, "Più".[2] At the end of the 1970s he focused on the disco dance genre, composing and performing songs such as "Body to Body" (opening theme of the RAI TV-show Discoring)[1] and "Blu". Both songs were minor hits in the European charts.[2] His song "African Love Song" was part of the Nicky Siano's playlist at the Studio 54.[4]
In the early 1970s, Scalamonga with Antonello Venditti, Sergio Bardottie and Franco Latini wrote the infamous football anthem, “Roma (non si discute, si ama)” for the football club, AS Roma.[5]
Scalamonga died at 67 from a severe form of pneumonia.[2]