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Nov 9Liked by Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Excellent article I remember visiting Sicily in 1980 and being amazed by what was on the variety shows. I remember the show called Colpo Grosso And the old man and the kids are watching the show that was kind of racy! Grazie mille

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Nov 9Liked by Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

I grew up in Italy in the 70s-80s and Heather was definitely a star. Everybody loved her, she was so fresh. We were all in awe of what she could do with her body (as you pointed out she was a dancer most and foremost), so us kids tried to emulate her moves. Disco bambina was a huge hit, and so was Cicale (fun fact: even if I know the lyrics to this day, I had never realized the wordplay cicale-ci cale, thank you for that). Good times, teinted of nostalgia for a lot of us growing up then.

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Oct 23Liked by Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Again an artist i never heard of. What I find always surprising is how good the productions were in tune with the popular sound of the day. Great read. Thanks for sharing !

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Oct 21Liked by Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Omg I love Cicale now I need to listen 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

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The whole concept album! And you can also give her fitness-themed LP a go :)

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YES will do! Ginnastica fantastica is so up my alley. I want the book too!!

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Even Disco bambina was a Fantastico theme song. The first season of it.

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I loved her - especially from her variety shows in the 80's. Spunky.

I followed her on Instagram, where recently she celebrated Donald Trump's victory. Who I thought was a modern progressive person...is the type of person that I can't to respect any longer (along with half of my country).

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