1981: The Force - Nancy Nova - (co composed/produced).1981: Fire Queen Brian Johnson and Geordie - (producer).1981: Sister Mary - Joe Dolan - peaked 2 Irish charts - (co-writer/producer).1981: More and More - Joe Dolan - peaked 1 Irish charts - (producer).1979: In London - Johnny Logan - peaked 29 Belgian charts - (co-writer/co-producer).1979: (Gonna Get Along) Without You Now (disco mix version) - Viola Wills - (mixer).1979: Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller - Showaddywaddy - peaked 15 UK charts - (co-writer).1978: Où En Est Ma Vie - Michel Louvain - (co-writer).1977: Hush Hush Maria - Joe Dolan - peaked 1 South African charts - (co-writer).1977: Who's That Lady With My Man - Patricia Paay - peaked 2 Netherlands charts - (co-writer).

Claire - peaked 11 Belgian charts - (co-writer) 1976: Tennessee Special - Red Hurley - peaked 3 Irish charts and 11 Netherlands charts - (producer).1976: When - Red Hurley - peaked 4 Irish charts - (producer).1976: Who's That Lady With My Man - Kelly Marie - peaked 4 French charts - (co-writer/producer).1975: Träume Weiter Lady Blue - Bata Illic - (co-writer and producer).1975: Crazy Woman Joe Dolan - annual French charts 1975 - (co-writer/producer).1975: Lady in Blue - Joe Dolan - reported million seller - (co-writer/producer).1974: Lady Laura - Roberto Blanco - (co-writer).1974: Sweet Little Rock'n Roller - Jerry Williams (singer) - (co-writer).1973: Signorina Concertina - Shuki & Aviva - peaked 3 Swiss charts - (co-writer/producer).1973: All Because of You - Geordie featuring Brian Johnson - peaked 6 UK charts - (co-producer).1972: Hideaway - Pop Tops - peaked 22 German charts - (co-music/lyrics).Also associated with EMI, Pye Records and Red Bus Music (International) Ltd.Plaza Records London: 1981–present - Runs independently alongside his publishing firm Quatermass Music.Ritz Records London: 1977–1981 - Established his first production company and label in 1977.ĭanova was honoured in 2012 by the Irish Country Music Association at a ceremony in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland for his outstanding contribution to Irish Popular Music. Īlso the same year he guested on the Don Maclean BBC Radio 2 show. The concept album was featured on BBC Radio 3 in April 2001. In 1998 he produced Credo, a musical celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

A VHS video was issued in 1999, and a CD/ DVD with some modifications was released in 2006 by Plaza Records London. The premiere of his musical The Phantom of the Opera on Ice, featuring a cast of Russian ice skating stars and live singers, played at various locations in the UK between 19. From 1977 to 1980, Danova released an album and singles as Roberto Montecristo. Since the mid-1980s Danova has developed an instrumental project General Lafayette, a series of albums and singles featuring some of his own compositions through the sound of the trumpet. Producing, arranging and composing ĭuring the 1970s 1980s and 1990s Danova produced, arranged, or had compositions covered by many popular performers, including Joe Dolan (with whom he made a key contribution in the mid-1970s), Johnny Logan (whose career was overseen in the late 1970s by Danova and Louis Walsh), Mungo Jerry, Tom Jones, Demis Roussos, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Showaddywaddy, Roberto Danova (born Giacinto Bettoni 27 August 1937) is best known as a music composer, arranger and producer, achieving record chart success - particularly in Ireland, the UK, Europe, South Africa and Australasia.

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