Spankox
| Agostino Carollo | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Rovereto, Trentino, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, musician, singer, producer |
| Website | agostinocarollo |
Agostino Carollo, also known as Spankox, is an Italian musician, disc jockey, singer and producer who is currently signed with EMI. Originally a classical violinist, he specializes in pop and dance music, including remixes of songs such as KC and the Sunshine Band's That's the Way. He's also released records as X-Treme, Eyes Cream, Ago, K-Roll, Tino Augusto DJ DJ B3LFAST, DJ Rikituki and Spankox. Several of his songs have appeared in the Dancemania compilation series and Dance Dance Revolution video game series under the name X-Treme.
In 1998 he wrote and produced under the name X-Treme the European hit "Love Song", that achieved the gold record status in several territories.
In 1999 he wrote, sang and produced under the name Eyes Cream the Billboard US Dance No. 1 hit "Fly Away (Bye Bye)"
In 2002 he worked with fellow Italian DJ/producer Gigi d'Agostino on his composition "Put on Your Red Shoes". The record, released under his nickname Ago, became the No. 1 summer dance hit in Italy and hit the Top 20 sales chart in Germany and the Top 10 in Scandinavia.
In the same year he wrote and produced again under the name Eyes Cream another Billboard US Top 10 hit: "Open Up Your Mind"
He also co-produced Snap!'s hit "The Power of Bhangra" and worked as remixer for artists such as Roxette and Vasco Rossi
Also 2002 the famous band Right Said Fred covered his song "Love Song" and included the song in their album "Fredhead".
Right Said Fred's rendition of "Love Song" was released as single by Sony BMG and reached n. 21 in the Official German Sales Chart remaining in the Top 40 for more than 4 months.
In 2004 he wrote and produced the club anthem entitled "To The Club", which became the club track of the year according to many magazines and topped the dance charts all over the world.
In 2005 he produced a project called Jumpy that hit the French and Belgium Top 40 sales chart.
In 2007 he wrote and produced the song "Come Vasco Rossi", which was performed by his daughters Gaia & Luna and became the top selling single in Italy for five weeks, and the fifth most downloaded track of the year
In 2008 he became the third official Elvis Presley's remixer in history when his remix of "Baby Let's Play House" was released worldwide, topping the charts in several Countries.
At the end of 2008, SonyBMG UK released the first Elvis Presley's remix album called "Re:Versions", supported by the Elvis Presley Estate, and entirely produced by Agostino Carollo. Warner Music released the album in Germany, where it reached the number 40 in the album charts.
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