Barry Evangeli is a British

United Kingdom

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-Greek Cypriot music producer who has produced records for such artists as Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...

 (I Wish You Love CD) and the Divine Record Album Collectionhttp://www.highwayhome.com/entertainment/80smusiciansbands/divine/divine.html. He was the Executive Officer for Proto Records, an independent British

United Kingdom

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 label with guaranteed distribution deals. At the time a young record producer by the name of Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman

Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...

 based out of the business. Proto at one time had considerable success with its sole exclusive artist, Hazell Dean

Hazell Dean

Hazell Dean is a British dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading Hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top ten hits "Searchin' ", "Whatever I Do " and "Who's Leaving Who"...

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In 1984 Proto Records called upon Mike Stock, Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Matthew James Aitken , is a British songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman....

 and Pete Ware, a keyboard player, to write and produce the song Anna Mari Elena

Anna Maria Lena

"Anna Maria Lena" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Greek by Andy Paul....

 which would be the entry for Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 during the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Eurovision Song Contest 1984

The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then...

 in Luxembourg

Luxembourg (city)

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. It was performed by Andy Paul and came in 15th at the event.

In 1986 Proto Records closed its operation.