Scotch (band)

Scotch
Origin	Italy
Genres	Italo disco, synthpop
Years active	1982–1987
Labels	Il Discotto Records, ZYX Records
Past members	Manlio Cangelli Vince Lancini Fabio Margutti Franz Rome

Scotch were an Italo disco group during the 1980s.

The group was created by Manlio Cangelli (composer, keyboard and drum machine programming). Vince Lancini (vocals) and Fabio Margutti (keyboards) joined later. Franz Rome (keyboards, programming) joined for the second album Pictures Of Old Days.

The band had numerous hits, starting with "Penguin invasion", "Disco Band", "Delirio Mind" and "Take Me Up". The group's 1984 single "Disco Band" was their major hit in Germany and other countries. In 1985 they released the album "Evolution". Kylie Minogue's international hit "Got to Be Certain" was largely influenced by "Take Me Up".

"Mirage" was the next single which was a huge hit in Sweden. Other songs were "Plus Plus" and "Money Runner".

Here's Scotch's singles chart positions from http://www.scheul.de/Charts.htm

"Disco Band" was sampled on Scooter's 2007 hit single "Lass Uns Tanzen", and "Penguin Invasion" continues to be popular, appearing on various Italo disco compilations and retrospectives.

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