Gazebo (musician)

Paul Mazzolini (born 18 February 1960), known by his stage name Gazebo, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer best known for his Italo disco music style during the 1980s. His song "I Like Chopin" reached No. 1 in more than 15 countries, and his debut single "Masterpiece" was also an international success.^[1]

Gazebo
Gazebo performing in 2004
Born	Paul Mazzolini (1960-02-18) 18 February 1960 (age 65) Beirut, Lebanon
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician record producer
Years active	1982–present
Musical career
Genres	Italo disco
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Labels	Baby
Website	gazebo.info

Early life

Mazzolini was born in Beirut, Lebanon, where his father worked as a diplomat in the Italian embassy. His family later lived in Jordan, Denmark and France. He also worked as a guitarist in London.^[2]

He graduated in 1983 with a university degree in French literature. He chose his stage name 'Gazebo' after the pavilion structure of the same name, because it sounded catchy.^[2]

While living for four years in Denmark he learned to speak Danish, which he demonstrated in a 1984 interview with the Danish television.^[3]

Career

Mazzolini's debut single, the Italo disco "Masterpiece", was released in 1982; it was a significant commercial success in several countries and peaked at number two on the Italian charts.^[4] In 1983 he released "I Like Chopin". It sold 8 million copies worldwide and reached No. 1 of Italian charts along with 15 other countries, among them Germany, Spain and Austria.^[5] His single "Lunatic" (1983) also reached Top Ten in several European, Asian and Latin American countries. His work in that period was produced by Pierluigi Giombini, with whom he co-wrote the hit "Dolce Vita" for singer Ryan Paris.^{[citation needed]}

Mazzolini is still touring and working on new albums. In addition, he is also working as a producer for other artists.^[2] In 2014 he acted in the film-comedy Sexy Shop.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		IT [6]	FIN [7]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	JPN [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]
Gazebo	Released: July 1983 Label: Baby Formats: LP, MC	6	9	9	4	11	38	16
Telephone Mama	Released: November 1984[13] Label: Baby Formats: LP, MC	—	—	—	—	73	—	—
Univision	Released: 1 June 1985 Label: Carosello Formats: LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Rainbow Tales	Released: 1988 Label: Carosello Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sweet Life	Released: 1989 Label: Carosello Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Scenes from the News Broadcast	Released: September 1991[14] Label: Lunatic/Creus Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Portrait	Released: 1994 Label: Giungla Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
...The Syndrone	Released: 25 September 2008[15] Label: Softworks Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Reset	Released: 6 November 2015[16] Label: Softworks Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Italo by Numbers	Released: 16 March 2018[17] Label: Softworks Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
I Like... Live!	Released: 1 October 2013[18] Label: Softworks Formats: 2xCD, digital download

Remix albums

Title	Album details
Remixes	Released: 1 July 2002[19] Label: SSK Formats: 2xCD, MC South-East Asia and Eastern Europe-only release

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
The Best of Gazebo	Released: 1987 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, MC South-East Asia-only release
I Like Chopin – Best of Gazebo	Released: 21 October 1992[20] Label: Jimco Formats: CD Japan-only release
Greatest Hits	Released: 1993 Label: Baby Formats: CD Hong Kong-only release
Viewpoint	Released: 1998 Label: ZYX Music, Dig It Formats: CD, MC
The Collection	Released: July 1998[21] Label: Ariola/BMG Formats: CD, MC
Gazebo	Released: 2000 Label: LaserLight Digital Formats: CD
The Best of Gazebo	Released: 2 October 2002[22] Label: Ariola/BMG Formats: CD Japan-only release
Best of Gazebo, Greatest Hits & Remixes	Released: 2002 Label: EQ Music Formats: 2xCD Singapore-only release
Gazebo	Released: 2007 Label: D.V. More Formats: CD

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		IT [6]	AUT [23]	BE (FL) [24]	DEN [25]	FIN [26]	GER [9]	JPN [27]	NL [28]	SPA [29]	SWI [30]
"Masterpiece"	1982	2	—	—	—	18	35	—	—	—	5	Gazebo
"I Like Chopin"	1983	2	1	3	1	1	1	9	7	1	1
"Love in Your Eyes"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lunatic"		5	13	—	6	—	4	—	—	14	6
"Telephone Mama"	1984	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	Telephone Mama
"First" (Germany and Switzerland-only release)	1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"For Anita" (Spain-only release)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Trotsky Burger"	1986	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	Univision
"The Sun Goes Down on Milky Way"	1987	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Give Me One Day"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Dolce Vita" (Germany-only release)	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sweet Life
"Coincidence" (UK-only release)	1989	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Rainbow Tales
"Ordinary Life" (Germany-only release)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Fourteenth of July"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Scenes from the News Broadcast
"I Like Chopin '91"	1991	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Like Chopin" (1992 remix)	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"I Like Chopin '98" (Germany-only release)	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Viewpoint
"Tears for Galileo"	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	...The Syndrone
"Ladies!"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Queen of Burlesque"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Reset
"Blindness"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wet Wings"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"La Divina"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Italo by Numbers
"I Like Chopin 2020" (Radio Coronaversion)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.