Moony

Monica "Moony" Bragato (born 27 September 1980) is an Italian singer. She was the vocalist on DB Boulevard's hit single "Point of View", as well as on her own single "Dove (I'll Be Loving You)".

For the character from the Harry Potter series, see Remus Lupin. For other uses, see Moonie (disambiguation).

Moony
Birth nameMonica Bragato
Born (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980
Italy
GenresDance, pop
Years active1998–present
LabelsAirplane Records
Websitemoony.it

Raised in Venice, Moony was first noticed singing in the Venetian club scene and was asked to provide vocals for a number of songs by DJ and producer Cristiano Spiller. The first single was "Positive", in 1998, sampled "Physical", the song of Olivia Newton-John, and the second single with Spiller was "Batucada" (1999). She also featured in the project, Angel Moon, in the song "He's All I Want", released in 1998.

Her first major success was "Point of View" as part of the group DB Boulevard. That song became popular across the European dance music scene, and entered the UK Singles Chart at number three.[1] It earned DB Boulevard the distinction of being the first Italian music group to be nominated in the MTV Europe Music Awards. From there on, she launched her solo career. The first single "Dove (I'll Be Loving You)" was a commercial success and entered the UK Singles Chart (on the June 15th 2002) at number nine spending 13 weeks in the top 75.[2] She released her debut album Lifestories in 2003.

The follow up single ‘Acrobats’ was released on the 1st of March 2003. This saw moderate success, entering the UK singles chart at number 64, spending just two weeks in the top 75. This was to be her last appearance on the UK singles chart.

In June 2006, Moony released "For Your Love", and in July 2008, "I Don't Know Why". In June 2009, she released a second album, 4 Your Love in Japan, featuring previously released material and some new tracks.

Discography

Albums
  • Lifestories (2003)
  • 4 Your Love (2009)

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK[1][2] ITA SPA POR BRA NLD
2001 "Point of View" (DB Boulevard) 3 6 6 — — — Frequencies
2002 "Dove (I'll Be Loving You)" 9 18 13 — — 48 Lifestories
2003 "Acrobats (Looking for Balance)" 64 24 — — — 80
"Flying Away" — 34 — — — —
"This Is Your Life" — — — — — —
2005 "De Fact" (T&F vs Moltosugo feat. Moony) — 31 — — — — 4 Your Love
2006 "For Your Love" — 38 — — — —
2008 "I Don't Know Why" — — — 11 13 —

Collaborations
  • Spiller – "Positive" (1998)
  • Angel Moon – "He's All I Want" (1998)
  • Spiller – "Batucada" (1999)
  • DB Boulevard – "Point of View" (2002)
  • DB Boulevard – "Believe" (backing vocals) (2002)
  • T&F vs Moltosugo feat. Moony – "De Fact" (2005)
  • Ricky Luchini ft. Moony – "Little Bird" (2008)
  • Robbie Rivera – "You Got to Make It" (vocals and writing credits) (2009)
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References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 132. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 377. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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