Invertigo
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| Also known as | Vertigo |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Associated acts | Pseudo Echo |
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Invertigo were an Australian four-piece pop, rock group active in the early 2000s. They originally formed as Vertigo in 1996, by the three Leigh brothers: Gerry (born 10 May 1966) on guitar, James (born 1 December 1967) on keyboards and Vince (born 19 November 1965) on drums (the latter two are former members of Pseudo Echo); together with Hugh Wilson on lead vocals. They had a top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with "Forever Lately" (June 1997) and released an album before disbanding in 1999. The Leigh brothers formed Invertigo in 2000 with Christian Argenti (born 3 January 1975) on lead vocals. Their highest charting single, "Chances Are..." (December 2000), reached No. 19 and their sole album, Forum (July 2001), peaked at No. 11. That group broke up in 2003.
Invertigo were originally formed as Vertigo in 1996 in Melbourne, by the three Leigh brothers: Gerry (born Jerome William Dingli, 10 May 1966) on guitar, James (born James Joseph Dingli, 1 December 1967) on keyboards and Vince (born Vincent Paul Dingli, 19 November 1965) on drums; together with Hugh Wilson on lead vocals. James had joined Pseudo Echo in October 1984 on keyboards and Vince (ex-Marginal Era) followed in November 1985 on drums. After that group split in 1989 the Leigh brothers wrote material together and performed in various cover bands.
Invertigo released a single, "Forever Lately", in June 1997 via Gotham/BMG, which peaked at No. 38 on the ARIA Singles Chart. They followed with another single, "Human Need", in November which reached the top 100. The group recorded an album: mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. According to Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, the Leigh brothers "started falling out with their singer around the time of releasing ['Human Need']. Losing their singer also meant losing their record contract with Gotham." Following the departure of Wilson in 1999, Vertigo disbanded.
The three Leigh brothers advertised for a vocalist: Christian Argenti was the successful applicant; the four-piece formed Invertigo in 2000 in Melbourne. In June of that year their debut single, "Desensitized", reached the top 30. It was performed on the TV variety show, Russell Gilbert Live. A sample of "Desensitized" was featured on the Osmosis Jones Sampler CD. In December they issued their next single, "Chances Are", which became their highest charting when it peaked at No. 19. A third single, "Say You Do", appeared in the top 40 in June 2001.
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