# Gazebo (musician)

Paul Mazzolini (born 18 February 1960), known by his stage name Gazebo, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer best known for his Italo disco music style during the 1980s. His song "I Like Chopin" reached No. 1 in more than 15 countries, and his debut single "Masterpiece" was also an international success.

## Early life

Mazzolini was born in Beirut, Lebanon, where his father was working as a diplomat in the Italian embassy. Through his father's work as a diplomat, he later lived in Jordan, Denmark and France. He also worked as a guitarist in London for some time. He finished his university study of French literature with a degree in 1983. He chose his stage name 'Gazebo' after the pavilion structure of the same name, because it sounded catchy, and this was important for radio DJs at the time.
While living for four years in Denmark he learned to speak Danish, which he demonstrated in an interview with the Danish television show Eldorado on 4 April 1984.

## Career

Mazzolini's debut single, the Italo disco "Masterpiece", was released in 1982; it was a significant commercial success in several countries and peaked at number two on the Italian charts. In 1983 he released "I Like Chopin". It sold 8 million copies worldwide and reached No. 1 of Italian charts along with 15 other countries, among them Germany, Spain and Austria. His single "Lunatic" (1983) also reached Top Ten in several European, Asian and Latin American countries. His work in that period was produced by Pierluigi Giombini, with whom he co-wrote the hit "Dolce Vita" for singer Ryan Paris.
Mazzolini is still touring and working on new albums. In addition, he is also working as a producer for other artists. In 2014 he acted in the film-comedy Sexy Shop.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | IT | FIN | FRA | GER | JPN | SWE | SWI |
| Gazebo | Released: July 1983 Label: Baby Formats: LP, MC | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 16 |
| Telephone Mama | Released: November 1984 Label: Baby Formats: LP, MC | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — |
| Univision | Released: 1 June 1985 Label: Carosello Formats: LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Rainbow Tales | Released: 1988 Label: Carosello Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweet Life | Released: 1989 Label: Carosello Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scenes from the News Broadcast | Released: September 1991 Label: Lunatic/Creus Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portrait | Released: 1994 Label: Giungla Formats: CD, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ...The Syndrone | Released: 25 September 2008 Label: Softworks Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reset | Released: 6 November 2015 Label: Softworks Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italo by Numbers | Released: 16 March 2018 Label: Softworks Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||

#### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| I Like... Live! | Released: 1 October 2013 Label: Softworks Formats: 2xCD, digital download |

#### Remix albums

| Title | Album details |
| Remixes | Released: 1 July 2002 Label: SSK Formats: 2xCD, MC South-East Asia and Eastern Europe-only release |

#### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details |
| The Best of Gazebo | Released: 1987 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, MC South-East Asia-only release |
| I Like Chopin – Best of Gazebo | Released: 21 October 1992 Label: Jimco Formats: CD Japan-only release |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 1993 Label: Baby Formats: CD Hong Kong-only release |
| Viewpoint | Released: 1998 Label: ZYX Music, Dig It Formats: CD, MC |
| The Collection | Released: July 1998 Label: Ariola/BMG Formats: CD, MC |
| Gazebo | Released: 2000 Label: LaserLight Digital Formats: CD |
| The Best of Gazebo | Released: 2 October 2002 Label: Ariola/BMG Formats: CD Japan-only release |
| Best of Gazebo, Greatest Hits & Remixes | Released: 2002 Label: EQ Music Formats: 2xCD Singapore-only release |
| Gazebo | Released: 2007 Label: D.V. More Formats: CD |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | IT | AUT | BE (FL) | DEN | FIN | GER | JPN | NL | SPA | SWI | Album |
| "Masterpiece" | 1982 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 | Gazebo |
| "I Like Chopin" | 1983 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Gazebo |
| "Love in Your Eyes" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gazebo |
| "Lunatic" | 1983 | 5 | 13 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 14 | 6 | Gazebo |
| "Telephone Mama" | 1984 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | Telephone Mama |
| "First" (Germany and Switzerland-only release) | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Telephone Mama |
| "For Anita" (Spain-only release) | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Telephone Mama |
| "Trotsky Burger" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | Univision |
| "The Sun Goes Down on Milky Way" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Univision |
| "Give Me One Day" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Dolce Vita" (Germany-only release) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sweet Life |
| "Coincidence" (UK-only release) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rainbow Tales |
| "Ordinary Life" (Germany-only release) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rainbow Tales |
| "The Fourteenth of July" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scenes from the News Broadcast |
| "I Like Chopin '91" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scenes from the News Broadcast |
| "I Like Chopin" (1992 remix) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I Like Chopin '98" (Germany-only release) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Viewpoint |
| "Tears for Galileo" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ...The Syndrone |
| "Ladies!" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ...The Syndrone |
| "Queen of Burlesque" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reset |
| "Blindness" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reset |
| "Wet Wings" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reset |
| "La Divina" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Italo by Numbers |
| "I Like Chopin 2020" (Radio Coronaversion) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||