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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mo-Do
| name = Mo-Do
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| years_active = 1994–2000
| years_active = 1994–2000
| genre = [[Techno]], [[Eurodance]]
| genre = [[Eurodance]]
| origin = [[Monfalcone]], Italy
| origin = [[Monfalcone]], Italy
| label = [[Dancing Ferret]], [[ZYX Music]], Metronome Records, Flex Records, Full Access
| label = [[Dancing Ferret]], [[ZYX Music]], Metronome Records, Flex Records, Full Access
}}
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'''Fabio Frittelli''' (24 July 1966 – 6 February 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udine20.it/udine-fabio-frittelli-mo-do-trovato-morto-nella-sua-abitazione/ |title=Udine: Fabio Frittelli (Mo-Do) trovato morto nella sua abitazione |publisher=Udine20.it |date=23 February 2011 |accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref>), better known by his pseudonym '''Mo-Do''', was an [[Italians|Italian]] musician. Mo-Do appeared in the 1990s as an Italian [[techno]] act. Although Mo-Do was Italian, his songs are in German.
'''Fabio Frittelli''' (24 July 1966 – 6 February 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udine20.it/udine-fabio-frittelli-mo-do-trovato-morto-nella-sua-abitazione/ |title=Udine: Fabio Frittelli (Mo-Do) trovato morto nella sua abitazione |website=Udine20.it |date=23 February 2011 |accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref>), better known by his pseudonym '''Mo-Do''', was an Italian musician. Mo-Do appeared in the 1990s as an Italian [[electronic music]] act. Although Mo-Do was Italian, his songs were in German.


== Origin of the name ==
== Biography ==
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Mo-Do was best known for the single "[[Eins, Zwei, Polizei]]" (co-produced with Zennaro and Zafret) which reached No. 1 in the German, Austrian and [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italian music charts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1994.htm|title=Hit Parade Italia – Top Annuali Single: 1994|website=Hitparadeitalia.it|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>
The name ''Mo-Do'' is claimed to originate from first letters of Frittelli's birth-town ([[Monfalcone]]) and the day of his birth (''Domenica'', i.e. Sunday in Italian), respectively.<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Mo-Do/+wiki Last.fm page about Mo-Do]</ref>


Frittelli was found dead at his home in Italy on 7 February 2013, at age 46. Police ruled his death a suicide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bubblews.com/news/209865-fabio-frittelli-was-found-dead |title=Fabio Frittelli was found dead - News - Bubblews |accessdate=12 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607053904/http://www.bubblews.com/news/209865-fabio-frittelli-was-found-dead |archivedate=7 June 2013 }}</ref>
== Career ==
Mo-Do was formed when Frittelli met producer Claudio Zennaro. Other producers who worked with Frittelli (sometimes quoted as members of the group)<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mo-Do DiscoGS page about Mo-Do]</ref> were Fulvio Zafret, Mario Pinosa and Sergio Portaluri.

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Mo-Do is probably best known from the single "[[Eins, Zwei, Polizei]]" (co-produced with Zennaro and Zafret) which reached No. 1 in the German, Austrian and [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italian music charts]].<ref>[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1994.htm Hit Parade Italia]</ref>

== Death ==
Fabio Frittelli was found dead at his home in Italy on 7 February 2013. Police ruled his death as suicide.<ref>http://www.bubblews.com/news/209865-fabio-frittelli-was-found-dead</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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===Album===
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* ''Was ist das?'' (Metronome Records, 1995)


===Singles===
===Singles===
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! rowspan="2"| Album
! rowspan="2"| Album
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|- style="font-size:smaller;"
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Austrian Singles Chart|AUT]]<br><ref name="lescharts">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mo-Do International peaks]</ref>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Finnish Singles Chart|FIN]]<br><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwgEAAAAMBAJ&q=hits+of+the+world#v=snippet&q=hits%20of%20the%20world&f=false Finnish peak for "Eins, Zwei, Polizei"]</ref>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[French Singles Chart|FRA]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>[http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Mo-Do/17595/single German peaks]</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Italian Singles Chart|ITA]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Italian Singles Chart|ITA]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Dutch Singles Chart|NED]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Austrian Singles Chart|AUT]]<br><ref name="lescharts">{{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mo-Do|title=lescharts.com – Discographie Mo-Do|website=Lescharts.com|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Finnish Singles Chart|FIN]]<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwgEAAAAMBAJ&q=hits+of+the+world|title=Billboard|date=3 December 1994|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=26 August 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|SUI]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[French Singles Chart|FRA]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Mo-Do/17595/single |title=German peaks |access-date=31 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085219/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Mo-Do/17595/single |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Dutch Singles Chart|NL]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Swedish Singles Chart|SWE]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Swedish Singles Chart|SWE]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|SWI]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 1994
| rowspan=2| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Eins, Zwei, Polizei]]"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Eins, Zwei, Polizei]]"
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*[[IFPI|AUT]]: Gold<ref>Austrian certifications, database [http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin ifpi.at] (Retrieved 31 August 2008)</ref>
* [[IFPI|AUT]]: Gold<ref>Austrian certifications, database [http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin ifpi.at] (Retrieved 31 August 2008)</ref>
*[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: Gold<ref name="Germany's certification database">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Mo-Do|accessdate=9 June 2011}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: Gold<ref name="Germany's certification database">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Mo-Do|accessdate=9 June 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| ''Was Ist Das?''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| ''Was ist das?''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Super Gut"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Super Gut]]"
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| 1995
| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| "Gema Tanzen"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Gema Tanzen"
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| 1996
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| "Sex Bump Twist"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Sex Bump Twist"*
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Non-album single; only appeared on the Lithuanian CD release of ''Was ist das?'' as a bonus track
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===Albums===
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* ''Was Ist Das?'' (Metronome Records, 1995)


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Fabio Frittelli
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Mo-Do
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Musician
| DATE OF BIRTH = 24 July 1966
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Italy
| DATE OF DEATH = 6 February 2013
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Udine]], Italy
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mo-Do}}
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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:2013 suicides]]
[[Category:People from Monfalcone]]
[[Category:People from Monfalcone]]
[[Category:Italian electronic musicians]]
[[Category:Italian house musicians]]
[[Category:Italian house musicians]]
[[Category:Remixers]]
[[Category:German-language singers of Italy]]
[[Category:Musicians who committed suicide]]
[[Category:Italian remixers]]
[[Category:Suicides in Italy]]
[[Category:Suicides in Italy]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian musicians]]

Latest revision as of 02:27, 15 September 2024

Mo-Do
Background information
Birth nameFabio Frittelli
Born(1966-07-24)24 July 1966
OriginMonfalcone, Italy
Died6 February 2013(2013-02-06) (aged 46)
Udine, Italy
GenresEurodance
Years active1994–2000
LabelsDancing Ferret, ZYX Music, Metronome Records, Flex Records, Full Access

Fabio Frittelli (24 July 1966 – 6 February 2013[1]), better known by his pseudonym Mo-Do, was an Italian musician. Mo-Do appeared in the 1990s as an Italian electronic music act. Although Mo-Do was Italian, his songs were in German.

Biography

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Mo-Do was best known for the single "Eins, Zwei, Polizei" (co-produced with Zennaro and Zafret) which reached No. 1 in the German, Austrian and Italian music charts.[2]

Frittelli was found dead at his home in Italy on 7 February 2013, at age 46. Police ruled his death a suicide.[3]

Discography

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Album

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  • Was ist das? (Metronome Records, 1995)

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
ITA
[4] 		AUT
[4] 		FIN
[5] 		FRA
[4] 		GER
[6] 		NL
[4] 		SWE
[4] 		SWI
[4]
1994 "Eins, Zwei, Polizei" 1 1 3 8 1 2 9 5 Was ist das?
"Super Gut" — 11 1 30 26 — 20 18
1995 "Gema Tanzen" — — — — — — — —
1996 "Sex Bump Twist"* — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

* Non-album single; only appeared on the Lithuanian CD release of Was ist das? as a bonus track

References

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  1. ^ "Udine: Fabio Frittelli (Mo-Do) trovato morto nella sua abitazione". Udine20.it. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Hit Parade Italia – Top Annuali Single: 1994". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Fabio Frittelli was found dead - News - Bubblews". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "lescharts.com – Discographie Mo-Do". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 December 1994. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  7. ^ Austrian certifications, database ifpi.at (Retrieved 31 August 2008)
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mo-Do)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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