Ryan Paris
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Ryan Paris is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is an artist
Musician
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who gained international popularity in 1983 for the worldwide hit
Hit single
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single
Single (music)
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, "Dolce Vita
Dolce Vita (song)
"Dolce Vita" is a song sung by Ryan Paris, composed and produced by Pierluigi Giombini.It was recorded in Rome at the recording Studio Titania in January 1983.* Music composed and arranged by Pierluigi Giombini.* Text: P...
". It was written
Songwriter
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and produced
Record producer
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by Pierluigi Giombini
Pierluigi Giombini
Pierluigi Giombini was born in a family of musicians: his father Marcello Giombini was a composer of secular music and film music as well as being interested in electronic music. His grandfather was a music professor specialized in the Oboe who also played in orchestras...
. Paris continued to release records
Gramophone record
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in the mid 1980s and 1990s, but was never quite able to duplicate the success of his previous hit.
In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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the single reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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, was released on the Carrere Records label
Record label
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and spent ten weeks in the chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. Without further chart activity there, Paris remains a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
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.