Facts: - years active: 1985 -- 1987 - past members: jimmy mcshane -lrb- frontman , vocals -rrb- - origin: milan , italy - genre: italo disco , new wave - name: baltimora - background: group_or_band - label: emi italiana Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of baltimora .
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baltimora was an italian musical group active in the mid to late 1980s .jimmy mcshane , of derry , northern ireland , was the frontman of baltimora .some sources state lead vocals were performed by maurizio bassi -lrb- with jimmy actually providing the backing vocals -rrb- , including lead vocals on their biggest hit '' tarzan boy '' despite the fact that mcshane lip-synched while appearing in the '' tarzan boy '' music video and not bassi , who was also baltimora 's keyboardist although this remains uncertain .both the music and the lyrics of baltimora were written mostly by bassi and naimy hackett , though mcshane wrote the lyrics to some of their songs , such as the single '' survivor in love '' .baltimora is often considered a one-hit wonder in the united kingdom and the united states due to the success they experienced with '' tarzan boy '' compared to their other singles .in other european countries such as italy , the group had more success .