Misplaced Pages

Vivien Vee

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Italian singer

Viviana Andreattini (born 2 May 1960), known under the stage name of Vivien Vee, is a retired Italian singer.

Life and career

Born in Trieste, Vee debuted in 1979 as an electronic disco project produced by Claudio Simonetti and Giancarlo Meo.

Her song "Give Me a Break" became a minor hit in the American dance charts. The song "Higher" peaked at No. 36 in the Italian Chart. Another song of hers, "Remember", was featured in the 2005 video game The Warriors. She released her last single in 1989.

Between 1982 and 1984, she posed semi-nude in men's magazines such as Playmen, Blitz, and the Italian edition of Playboy.

Discography

Albums

  • 1979: Vivien Vee
  • 1979: Give Me a Break
  • 1983: With Vivien Vee

Selected singles

  • 1979: "Give Me a Break"
  • 1979: "Remember"
  • 1981: "Pick Up"
  • 1983: "Just For Me"
  • 1983: "Higher"
  • 1984: "Americano"
  • 1987: "Heartbeat"
  • 1989: "Cross My Heart"

References

  1. Peter Shapiro (2006). Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco. Macmillan, 2006. p. 278. ISBN 0-86547-952-6.
  2. Alan Jones, Jussi Kantonen (2000). Saturday night forever: the story of disco. A Cappella Books, 2000. ISBN 1-55652-411-0.
  3. "Claudio Simonetti". LastFM. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: V". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. "The Warriors". AllGame. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

Further reading

  • "Vivien Vee, la triestina del rock", La Stampa, March 26, 1983, p.21

External links

Categories: