https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2.152.152.190 Wikipedia - User contributions [en] 2025-01-10T07:32:01Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.11 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Den_Harrow&diff=1223542917 Den Harrow 2024-05-12T20:54:40Z <p>2.152.152.190: /* Career */</p> <hr /> <div>{{BLP sources|date=July 2008}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox musical artist<br /> | name = Den Harrow<br /> | image = DEN HARROW (8389639284).jpg<br /> | caption = Den Harrow in 2006<br /> | image_size =<br /> | birth_name = Stefano Zandri<br /> | alias =<br /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|04|df=y}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Nova Milanese]], Italy<br /> | death_date =<br /> | origin =<br /> | genre = [[Italo disco]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|first1= Franco |last1= Fabbri |first2= Goffredo |last2= Plastino |title= Made in Italy: Studies in Popular Music |year= 2013 |page= 211 |publisher= [[Routledge]] |chapter= Italo Disco |isbn= 978-0-415-89976-5}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|first1= Alan |last1= Jones |authorlink= Alan Jones (film critic) |first2= Jussi |last2= Kantonen |title= Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco |year= 2000 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HVyiFDGKyG0C&amp;q=%22den%20harrow%22&amp;pg=PT216 |publisher= [[Chicago Review Press|A Cappella Books]] |isbn= 1-55652-411-0 |page= 229}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | years_active = 1983–present<br /> | label = {{hlist|[[Baby Records (Italy)|Baby]]|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]}}<br /> }}<br /> '''Stefano Zandri''' (born 4 June 1962), known by his stage name '''Den Harrow''', is an Italian singer and model. The name Den Harrow was conceived by producers Roberto Turatti and Miki Chieregato, who based it on the Italian word ''denaro'' (money).&lt;ref name=&quot;Mediaset&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Harrow: &quot;E' vero negli anni 80 non cantavo io&quot; |trans-title= It's true that I wasn't singing in the 80s |publisher= [[Mediaset]] |date= 15 May 2012 |accessdate= 16 July 2012 |url= http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/1046179/harrow-e-vero-negli-anni-80-non-cantavo-io.shtml |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112085726/http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/1046179/harrow-e-vero-negli-anni-80-non-cantavo-io.shtml |archivedate= 12 November 2013 |url-status= dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;VanityFair&quot;&gt;{{cite magazine|title= Den Harrow: &quot;Non ero io a cantare le mie canzoni&quot; |trans-title= Den Harrow: «It wasn't me singing my songs» |magazine= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |accessdate= 15 July 2012 |url= http://www.vanityfair.it/show/musica/2012/05/14/den-harrow-rivelazione-non-cantavo-io-mie-canzoni}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Career==<br /> Den Harrow became popular in the 80s at the height of the [[Italo disco]] genre. He scored several hits during that period; one of his best known songs is &quot;Don't Break My Heart&quot; from 1987.<br /> <br /> ==Revelation==<br /> After years of fame and popularity, it was revealed by frontman Stefano Zandri and his producers that Zandri did not actually sing any of the songs credited to Den Harrow; he was essentially a character who lip-synched to vocals recorded by a number of other singers. Furthermore, since they did not consider Zandri's name and origin to be &quot;trendy&quot; enough, producers Turatti and Chieregato concealed Zandri's Italian origin, marketing him as having been born Manuel Stefano Curry in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. This was done so that [[Polydor Records]] could market him more easily in the English-speaking world, where Italian-produced music was, at the time, viewed with skepticism.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title= Revealing the truth |url= http://www.striscialanotizia.mediaset.it/video/videoll.shtml?2006/10/tapi19.wmv |publisher= Striscialanotizia.mediaset.it |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722041853/http://www.striscialanotizia.mediaset.it/video/videoll.shtml?2006%2F10%2Ftapi19.wmv |archivedate= 22 July 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> American vocalist [[Tom Hooker]], also known as Thomas Barbey, who was residing in [[Italy]] during the [[Italo disco]] era, sang most of the songs for the Den Harrow project,&lt;ref name=&quot;Mediaset&quot;/&gt; including the 1985–1986 European hit singles &quot;Don't Break My Heart&quot;, &quot;Bad Boy&quot;, &quot;Catch the Fox&quot;, and &quot;Future Brain&quot;. Another vocalist, Anthony James from England, was contracted to sing the lead vocals on the ''Lies'' album (1988), and also provided the lead vocals on songs like &quot;Holiday Night&quot;, &quot;My Time&quot;, &quot;You Have a Way&quot;. During an interview, Tom Hooker explains why it was decided to be done this way:<br /> <br /> {{bquote|There was a small problem, however. He couldn't sing. So the solution was to never let him sing, or to put his voice so low in the mix that it was non-existent. He started as an image. He would work on his costumes and clothes and someone else would sing on the records. The truth is, vision is far more developed in humans than hearing. People tend to buy and listen to what they like to see.&lt;ref name=&quot;b&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url= http://www.euro-flash.net/deejays.php?djID=2 |title= Tom Hooker |accessdate=2014-11-07 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109143139/http://www.euro-flash.net/deejays.php?djID=2 |archivedate= 9 November 2013}}. Euro-Flash.net. 2004.&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> Also according to Tom Hooker, Chuck Rolando's voice was used in the early singles &quot;To Meet Me&quot; and &quot;A Taste of Love&quot;. Later on, [[Silver Pozzoli]] was chosen to do the single &quot;Mad Desire&quot;; however, Hooker provided the vocals for the album releases of &quot;Mad Desire&quot;. Although Hooker continued co-writing tracks for Den Harrow project, the producers wanted to use a higher-voiced vocalist for the 1988 album ''Lies''. Hooker says that Zandri did sing on the 1991 Den Harrow single &quot;Ocean&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;b&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> The 2018 documentary ''[[Dons of Disco]]'' addresses the controversy surrounding Den Harrow's identity and specifically Tom Hooker's involvement. Through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the &quot;creation&quot; of Den Harrow, both Zandri and Hooker's claims to Den Harrow's authorship are represented.<br /> <br /> ==Den Harrow in the 1990s and 2000s==<br /> {{BLP unsourced section|date=November 2014}}<br /> In 1997, Zandri moved to California to take part in the TV series ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''. In 2005, he hosted the Italian-language TV show ''Radio Harrow'' on the satellite TV channel Match Music. In 2006 and in 2012, he took part in a reality show, the Italian version of ''[[Celebrity Survivor]]'' which broadcast on [[Rai 2]]. In 2007, via his website, Zandri released a new song, &quot;FEDEN - Lo so&quot;, written and sung by Zandri and his wife.<br /> <br /> ==Dispute with Tom Hooker==<br /> In 2010, [[Tom Hooker]] recorded and published on YouTube a press conference-style video in which Hooker, flanked by the co-producer/composer Miki Chieregato, states and demonstrates that he was the vocalist on most of the Den Harrow records, and in which he accuses Zandri of continuing to publicly lip synch to those recordings.&lt;ref name=&quot;Hooker&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Tom Hooker responds to Den Harrow's threats |publisher= [[YouTube]] |date= 25 October 2010 |accessdate= 17 November 2010 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNHcEbJ8qqk}}&lt;/ref&gt; He also states that Zandri made threats and insults against Hooker and his family on [[Facebook]] for exposing the vocal inauthenticity of the Den Harrow recordings. Hooker asserts that Zandri no longer has permission to publicly lip sync to Den Harrow recordings that use Hooker's voice.&lt;ref name=&quot;Hooker&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Discography==<br /> ===Studio albums===<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:12em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Album details<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; colspan=&quot;3&quot;|Peak chart positions<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;GER&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Discographie von Den Harrow |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Den%20Harrow |accessdate= 14 May 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Sweden&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Discography Den Harrow |url= http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Den+Harrow |publisher= [[Sverigetopplistan]] |accessdate= 11 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Switzerland&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Discography Den Harrow |url= http://www.swisscharts.com/artist/Den_Harrow |publisher= Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 11 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''Overpower''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1985<br /> *Label: [[Baby Records (Italy)|Baby Records]], [[Ariola Records|Ariola]]<br /> *Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Compact Cassette|Cassette]], [[LP record|LP]]<br /> |— || 29 || 20<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''Day by Day''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1987<br /> *Label: Baby Records, Ariola<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |13 || 25 || 4<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; |''Lies''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1988<br /> *Label: Baby Records, Ariola<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |63 || — || —<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center; font-size:90%;&quot;|&quot;—&quot; denotes items that did not chart or were not released.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Compilation albums===<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:12em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Album details<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; colspan=&quot;1&quot;|Peak chart positions<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;GER&quot;/&gt;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''The Best Of''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1989<br /> *Label: Baby Records, Ariola<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |18 <br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|'' I Successi''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1999<br /> *Label: D.V. More Record<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |—<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center; font-size:90%;&quot;|&quot;—&quot; denotes items that did not chart or were not released.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Re-worked compilation albums with new songs===<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:12em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Album details<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''I, Den''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1996<br /> *Label: [[SAIFAM|S.A.I.F.A.M.]]<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''Back from the Future''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1999<br /> *Label: Do It Yourself<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Singles==<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Year<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; colspan=&quot;6&quot;|Peak chart positions<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Album<br /> |-<br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;For Italian peaks:<br /> *For '''all except those indicated below''': {{cite book|first= Dario |last= Salvatori |title= Storia dell'Hit Parade |publisher= Gramese |year= 1989 |isbn= 8876054391}}<br /> *For '''&quot;Bad Boy&quot;''': {{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wSQEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PT44 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= 98 |issue= 8 |date= 22 February 1986 |page= 65 |issn= 0006-2510}}<br /> *For '''&quot;Charleston&quot;''': {{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=0iQEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA70 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= 98 |issue= 20 |date= 17 May 1986 |page= 70 |issn= 0006-2510}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&amp;artist=Den+Harrow&amp;artist_search=starts&amp;title=&amp;title_search=starts |title= Den Harrow (Singles) |publisher= Lescharts.com. Hung Medien |language= fr |accessdate= 11 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;GER&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Sweden&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Switzerland&quot;/&gt;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;To Meet Me&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1983<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=2|Non-album singles<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;A Taste of Love&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Mad Desire&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1984<br /> |15 || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=5|''Overpower''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Bad Boy&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|1985<br /> |3 || 17 || 20 || 10 || — || 11<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; | &quot;Future Brain&quot;<br /> |9 || 17 || — || 6|| — || 6<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Overpower&quot; / &quot;Broken Radio&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Charleston&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1986<br /> |8 || 27 || 18 || — || — || 17<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Catch the Fox (Caccia Alla Volpe)&quot;<br /> |7 || — || 27 || 12 || 16 || 8<br /> |rowspan=5|''Day by Day''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Day by Day Remix&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;4&quot;|1987<br /> |29 || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Don't Break My Heart&quot;<br /> |8 || — || 4 || — || — || 6<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Tell Me Why&quot;<br /> |15 || — || 22 || — || — || 12<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Energy Rain&quot;<br /> |— || — || — | — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;You Have a Way&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;4&quot;|1988<br /> |10 || — || 56 || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=4|''Lies''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; | &quot;Born to Love&quot;<br /> |13 || — || 45 || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Lies&quot; / &quot;I Wanna Go&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;My Time&quot; / &quot;You Have a Way&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Holiday Night&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1989<br /> |— || — || 38 || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=1|''The Best Of'' <br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Take Me Back&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=5|Non-album singles<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Ocean&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1991<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;All I Want Is You&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1992<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Real Big Love&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;You and the Sunshine&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1993<br /> |— || — || — || 7 || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Take Me&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=2|''I, Den''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;The Universe of Love&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1994<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;I Need a Lover&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1995<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || — <br /> |rowspan=1|Non-album single<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Tomorrow Is Another Day&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=2|''I, Den''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;I Feel You&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1996<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || — <br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Future Brain '98&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1998<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=3|''Back from the Future''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Go Away&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1999<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; | &quot;Don't Break My Heart (2001 Remixes)&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|2001<br /> |— || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Push Push&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|2006<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=1|Non-album single<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Always&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|2021<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=1|Non-album single<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;18&quot; style=&quot;font-size:90%&quot;|&quot;—&quot; denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory, or chart-peaks are not available.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Milli Vanilli]], a German-based musical group who achieved fame before also revealing that the &quot;[[Lead vocalist|lead singers]]&quot; also lip-synced.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> {{Reflist|25em}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{sisterlinks|d=Q1186767|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|s=no|wikt=no|species=no}}<br /> <br /> * {{AllMusic|artist/den-harrow-mn0000203717}}<br /> * {{discogs artist}}<br /> * {{IMDb name|id=2429368|name=Den Harrow}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrow, Den}}<br /> [[Category:1962 births]]<br /> [[Category:English-language singers from Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Italian dance musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Italian Italo disco musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Participants in Italian reality television series]]<br /> [[Category:Singers from Milan]]<br /> [[Category:Ariola Records artists]]<br /> [[Category:Polydor Records artists]]<br /> [[Category:Musical hoaxes]]</div> 2.152.152.190 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Den_Harrow&diff=1223542541 Den Harrow 2024-05-12T20:52:06Z <p>2.152.152.190: /* Career */</p> <hr /> <div>{{BLP sources|date=July 2008}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox musical artist<br /> | name = Den Harrow<br /> | image = DEN HARROW (8389639284).jpg<br /> | caption = Den Harrow in 2006<br /> | image_size =<br /> | birth_name = Stefano Zandri<br /> | alias =<br /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|04|df=y}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Nova Milanese]], Italy<br /> | death_date =<br /> | origin =<br /> | genre = [[Italo disco]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|first1= Franco |last1= Fabbri |first2= Goffredo |last2= Plastino |title= Made in Italy: Studies in Popular Music |year= 2013 |page= 211 |publisher= [[Routledge]] |chapter= Italo Disco |isbn= 978-0-415-89976-5}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|first1= Alan |last1= Jones |authorlink= Alan Jones (film critic) |first2= Jussi |last2= Kantonen |title= Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco |year= 2000 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HVyiFDGKyG0C&amp;q=%22den%20harrow%22&amp;pg=PT216 |publisher= [[Chicago Review Press|A Cappella Books]] |isbn= 1-55652-411-0 |page= 229}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | years_active = 1983–present<br /> | label = {{hlist|[[Baby Records (Italy)|Baby]]|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]}}<br /> }}<br /> '''Stefano Zandri''' (born 4 June 1962), known by his stage name '''Den Harrow''', is an Italian singer and model. The name Den Harrow was conceived by producers Roberto Turatti and Miki Chieregato, who based it on the Italian word ''denaro'' (money).&lt;ref name=&quot;Mediaset&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Harrow: &quot;E' vero negli anni 80 non cantavo io&quot; |trans-title= It's true that I wasn't singing in the 80s |publisher= [[Mediaset]] |date= 15 May 2012 |accessdate= 16 July 2012 |url= http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/1046179/harrow-e-vero-negli-anni-80-non-cantavo-io.shtml |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112085726/http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/1046179/harrow-e-vero-negli-anni-80-non-cantavo-io.shtml |archivedate= 12 November 2013 |url-status= dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;VanityFair&quot;&gt;{{cite magazine|title= Den Harrow: &quot;Non ero io a cantare le mie canzoni&quot; |trans-title= Den Harrow: «It wasn't me singing my songs» |magazine= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |accessdate= 15 July 2012 |url= http://www.vanityfair.it/show/musica/2012/05/14/den-harrow-rivelazione-non-cantavo-io-mie-canzoni}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Career==<br /> Den Harrow became popular in the middle 1980s at the height of the [[Italo disco]] genre. He scored several hits during that period; one of his best known songs is &quot;Don't Break My Heart&quot; from 1987.<br /> <br /> ==Revelation==<br /> After years of fame and popularity, it was revealed by frontman Stefano Zandri and his producers that Zandri did not actually sing any of the songs credited to Den Harrow; he was essentially a character who lip-synched to vocals recorded by a number of other singers. Furthermore, since they did not consider Zandri's name and origin to be &quot;trendy&quot; enough, producers Turatti and Chieregato concealed Zandri's Italian origin, marketing him as having been born Manuel Stefano Curry in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. This was done so that [[Polydor Records]] could market him more easily in the English-speaking world, where Italian-produced music was, at the time, viewed with skepticism.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title= Revealing the truth |url= http://www.striscialanotizia.mediaset.it/video/videoll.shtml?2006/10/tapi19.wmv |publisher= Striscialanotizia.mediaset.it |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722041853/http://www.striscialanotizia.mediaset.it/video/videoll.shtml?2006%2F10%2Ftapi19.wmv |archivedate= 22 July 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> American vocalist [[Tom Hooker]], also known as Thomas Barbey, who was residing in [[Italy]] during the [[Italo disco]] era, sang most of the songs for the Den Harrow project,&lt;ref name=&quot;Mediaset&quot;/&gt; including the 1985–1986 European hit singles &quot;Don't Break My Heart&quot;, &quot;Bad Boy&quot;, &quot;Catch the Fox&quot;, and &quot;Future Brain&quot;. Another vocalist, Anthony James from England, was contracted to sing the lead vocals on the ''Lies'' album (1988), and also provided the lead vocals on songs like &quot;Holiday Night&quot;, &quot;My Time&quot;, &quot;You Have a Way&quot;. During an interview, Tom Hooker explains why it was decided to be done this way:<br /> <br /> {{bquote|There was a small problem, however. He couldn't sing. So the solution was to never let him sing, or to put his voice so low in the mix that it was non-existent. He started as an image. He would work on his costumes and clothes and someone else would sing on the records. The truth is, vision is far more developed in humans than hearing. People tend to buy and listen to what they like to see.&lt;ref name=&quot;b&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url= http://www.euro-flash.net/deejays.php?djID=2 |title= Tom Hooker |accessdate=2014-11-07 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109143139/http://www.euro-flash.net/deejays.php?djID=2 |archivedate= 9 November 2013}}. Euro-Flash.net. 2004.&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> Also according to Tom Hooker, Chuck Rolando's voice was used in the early singles &quot;To Meet Me&quot; and &quot;A Taste of Love&quot;. Later on, [[Silver Pozzoli]] was chosen to do the single &quot;Mad Desire&quot;; however, Hooker provided the vocals for the album releases of &quot;Mad Desire&quot;. Although Hooker continued co-writing tracks for Den Harrow project, the producers wanted to use a higher-voiced vocalist for the 1988 album ''Lies''. Hooker says that Zandri did sing on the 1991 Den Harrow single &quot;Ocean&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;b&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> The 2018 documentary ''[[Dons of Disco]]'' addresses the controversy surrounding Den Harrow's identity and specifically Tom Hooker's involvement. Through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the &quot;creation&quot; of Den Harrow, both Zandri and Hooker's claims to Den Harrow's authorship are represented.<br /> <br /> ==Den Harrow in the 1990s and 2000s==<br /> {{BLP unsourced section|date=November 2014}}<br /> In 1997, Zandri moved to California to take part in the TV series ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''. In 2005, he hosted the Italian-language TV show ''Radio Harrow'' on the satellite TV channel Match Music. In 2006 and in 2012, he took part in a reality show, the Italian version of ''[[Celebrity Survivor]]'' which broadcast on [[Rai 2]]. In 2007, via his website, Zandri released a new song, &quot;FEDEN - Lo so&quot;, written and sung by Zandri and his wife.<br /> <br /> ==Dispute with Tom Hooker==<br /> In 2010, [[Tom Hooker]] recorded and published on YouTube a press conference-style video in which Hooker, flanked by the co-producer/composer Miki Chieregato, states and demonstrates that he was the vocalist on most of the Den Harrow records, and in which he accuses Zandri of continuing to publicly lip synch to those recordings.&lt;ref name=&quot;Hooker&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Tom Hooker responds to Den Harrow's threats |publisher= [[YouTube]] |date= 25 October 2010 |accessdate= 17 November 2010 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNHcEbJ8qqk}}&lt;/ref&gt; He also states that Zandri made threats and insults against Hooker and his family on [[Facebook]] for exposing the vocal inauthenticity of the Den Harrow recordings. Hooker asserts that Zandri no longer has permission to publicly lip sync to Den Harrow recordings that use Hooker's voice.&lt;ref name=&quot;Hooker&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Discography==<br /> ===Studio albums===<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:12em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Album details<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; colspan=&quot;3&quot;|Peak chart positions<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;GER&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Discographie von Den Harrow |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Den%20Harrow |accessdate= 14 May 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Sweden&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Discography Den Harrow |url= http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Den+Harrow |publisher= [[Sverigetopplistan]] |accessdate= 11 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Switzerland&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title= Discography Den Harrow |url= http://www.swisscharts.com/artist/Den_Harrow |publisher= Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 11 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''Overpower''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1985<br /> *Label: [[Baby Records (Italy)|Baby Records]], [[Ariola Records|Ariola]]<br /> *Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Compact Cassette|Cassette]], [[LP record|LP]]<br /> |— || 29 || 20<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''Day by Day''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1987<br /> *Label: Baby Records, Ariola<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |13 || 25 || 4<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; |''Lies''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1988<br /> *Label: Baby Records, Ariola<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |63 || — || —<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center; font-size:90%;&quot;|&quot;—&quot; denotes items that did not chart or were not released.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Compilation albums===<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:12em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Album details<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; colspan=&quot;1&quot;|Peak chart positions<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&quot;|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;GER&quot;/&gt;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''The Best Of''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1989<br /> *Label: Baby Records, Ariola<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |18 <br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|'' I Successi''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1999<br /> *Label: D.V. More Record<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |—<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center; font-size:90%;&quot;|&quot;—&quot; denotes items that did not chart or were not released.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Re-worked compilation albums with new songs===<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:12em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Album details<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''I, Den''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1996<br /> *Label: [[SAIFAM|S.A.I.F.A.M.]]<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|''Back from the Future''<br /> |<br /> *Released: 1999<br /> *Label: Do It Yourself<br /> *Formats: CD, Cassette, LP<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Singles==<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;width:16em;&quot;|Title<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Year<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; colspan=&quot;6&quot;|Peak chart positions<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Album<br /> |-<br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;For Italian peaks:<br /> *For '''all except those indicated below''': {{cite book|first= Dario |last= Salvatori |title= Storia dell'Hit Parade |publisher= Gramese |year= 1989 |isbn= 8876054391}}<br /> *For '''&quot;Bad Boy&quot;''': {{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wSQEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PT44 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= 98 |issue= 8 |date= 22 February 1986 |page= 65 |issn= 0006-2510}}<br /> *For '''&quot;Charleston&quot;''': {{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=0iQEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA70 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= 98 |issue= 20 |date= 17 May 1986 |page= 70 |issn= 0006-2510}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&amp;artist=Den+Harrow&amp;artist_search=starts&amp;title=&amp;title_search=starts |title= Den Harrow (Singles) |publisher= Lescharts.com. Hung Medien |language= fr |accessdate= 11 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;GER&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Sweden&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> !style=&quot;width:3em;font-size:85%&quot;|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Switzerland&quot;/&gt;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;To Meet Me&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1983<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=2|Non-album singles<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;A Taste of Love&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Mad Desire&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1984<br /> |15 || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=5|''Overpower''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Bad Boy&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|1985<br /> |3 || 17 || 20 || 10 || — || 11<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; | &quot;Future Brain&quot;<br /> |9 || 17 || — || 6|| — || 6<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Overpower&quot; / &quot;Broken Radio&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Charleston&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1986<br /> |8 || 27 || 18 || — || — || 17<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Catch the Fox (Caccia Alla Volpe)&quot;<br /> |7 || — || 27 || 12 || 16 || 8<br /> |rowspan=5|''Day by Day''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Day by Day Remix&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;4&quot;|1987<br /> |29 || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Don't Break My Heart&quot;<br /> |8 || — || 4 || — || — || 6<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Tell Me Why&quot;<br /> |15 || — || 22 || — || — || 12<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Energy Rain&quot;<br /> |— || — || — | — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;You Have a Way&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;4&quot;|1988<br /> |10 || — || 56 || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=4|''Lies''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; | &quot;Born to Love&quot;<br /> |13 || — || 45 || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Lies&quot; / &quot;I Wanna Go&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;My Time&quot; / &quot;You Have a Way&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Holiday Night&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1989<br /> |— || — || 38 || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=1|''The Best Of'' <br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Take Me Back&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=5|Non-album singles<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Ocean&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1991<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;All I Want Is You&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1992<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Real Big Love&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;You and the Sunshine&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1993<br /> |— || — || — || 7 || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Take Me&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=2|''I, Den''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;The Universe of Love&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1994<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;I Need a Lover&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1995<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || — <br /> |rowspan=1|Non-album single<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Tomorrow Is Another Day&quot;<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=2|''I, Den''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;I Feel You&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1996<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || — <br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Future Brain '98&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1998<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=3|''Back from the Future''<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Go Away&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|1999<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot; | &quot;Don't Break My Heart (2001 Remixes)&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|2001<br /> |— || — || — || — || —<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Push Push&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|2006<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=1|Non-album single<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;row&quot;|&quot;Always&quot;<br /> |rowspan=&quot;1&quot;|2021<br /> |— || — || — || — || — || —<br /> |rowspan=1|Non-album single<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;18&quot; style=&quot;font-size:90%&quot;|&quot;—&quot; denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory, or chart-peaks are not available.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Milli Vanilli]], a German-based musical group who achieved fame before also revealing that the &quot;[[Lead vocalist|lead singers]]&quot; also lip-synced.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> {{Reflist|25em}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{sisterlinks|d=Q1186767|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|s=no|wikt=no|species=no}}<br /> <br /> * {{AllMusic|artist/den-harrow-mn0000203717}}<br /> * {{discogs artist}}<br /> * {{IMDb name|id=2429368|name=Den Harrow}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrow, Den}}<br /> [[Category:1962 births]]<br /> [[Category:English-language singers from Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Italian dance musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Italian Italo disco musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Participants in Italian reality television series]]<br /> [[Category:Singers from Milan]]<br /> [[Category:Ariola Records artists]]<br /> [[Category:Polydor Records artists]]<br /> [[Category:Musical hoaxes]]</div> 2.152.152.190