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| past_members = Francesco Bontempi<br />[[Jenny B]]<br />[[Sandra Chambers|Sandy Chambers]]<br />Francesco Conte<br />Paolo Dughero
| past_members = Francesco Bontempi<br />[[Jenny B]]<br />[[Sandra Chambers|Sandy Chambers]]<br />Francesco Conte<br />Paolo Dughero
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'''Corona''' is an Italian [[Eurodance]] project. Initially as a band originally formed by the Brazilian-born singer and model [[Olga Souza|Olga Maria de Souza]] and the producer Francesco "Checco" Bontempi (a.k.a. Lee Marrow), it found commercial success with the worldwide hits "[[The Rhythm of the Night]]" (1993) and "[[Baby Baby (Corona song)|Baby Baby]]" (1995). After the second album<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Bontempi_Francesco|title = Francesco Bontempi}}</ref> Bontempi left the band and was replaced by Francesco Conte and Paolo Dughero.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/23387-Corona Corona] on ''Discogs''</ref>
'''Corona''' is an Italian [[Eurodance]] project. Initially as a band originally formed by the Brazilian-born singer and model [[Olga Souza|Olga Maria de Souza]] and the producer Francesco "Checco" Bontempi (a.k.a. Lee Marrow), it found commercial success with the worldwide hits "[[The Rhythm of the Night]]" (1993) and "[[Baby Baby (Corona song)|Baby Baby]]" (1995). After the second album<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Bontempi_Francesco|title=Francesco Bontempi|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141411/https://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Bontempi_Francesco|url-status=live}}</ref> Bontempi left the band and was replaced by Francesco Conte and Paolo Dughero.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/23387-Corona Corona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042209/https://www.discogs.com/artist/23387-Corona |date=5 December 2017 }} on ''Discogs''</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
=== Beginning of the band's career: 1993–1996 ===
=== Beginning of the band's career: 1993–1996 ===
Corona's first [[single (music)|single]], "The Rhythm of the Night", was released in [[Italy]] in November 1993<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurokdj.com//search/eurodb.php?name=Corona|title=Corona|website=The Eurodance Encyclopaedia}}</ref> on [[Roberto Zanetti]]'s DWA [[record label]] and became an instant hit. It featured the voice of the Italian singer Giovanna Bersola, better known by her stage name [[Jenny B]]. It stayed at [[chart-topper|number 1]] on the Italian music [[record chart|chart]] for eight consecutive weeks, but was not released elsewhere until the following year. A remixed version of the song became a number 2 hit in the [[United Kingdom]] in September 1994.<ref>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 121}}</ref> Like several early 1990s [[Eurodance]]/[[Hi-NRG]] songs that eventually became [[United States|American]] hits, "The Rhythm of the Night" did not become popular in the United States until well after its success had peaked in Europe. However, by spring 1995, the song was all over American [[radio]] and clubs, eventually reaching #11 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was later released as a track in the 1995 studio album ''[[The Rhythm of the Night (album)|The Rhythm of the Night]]''. Lead vocals for the remaining songs in the album were by the Welsh singer [[Sandra Chambers|Sandy Chambers]] who also sang on the group's second album, ''Walking On Music''.
Corona's first [[single (music)|single]], "The Rhythm of the Night", was released in [[Italy]] in November 1993<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurokdj.com//search/eurodb.php?name=Corona|title=Corona|website=The Eurodance Encyclopaedia|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801005657/https://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Corona|url-status=live}}</ref> on [[Roberto Zanetti]]'s DWA [[record label]] and became an instant hit. It featured the voice of the Italian singer Giovanna Bersola, better known by her stage name [[Jenny B]]. It stayed at [[chart-topper|number 1]] on the Italian music [[record chart|chart]] for eight consecutive weeks, but was not released elsewhere until the following year. A remixed version of the song became a number 2 hit in the [[United Kingdom]] in September 1994.<ref>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 121}}</ref> Like several early 1990s [[Eurodance]]/[[Hi-NRG]] songs that eventually became [[United States|American]] hits, "The Rhythm of the Night" did not become popular in the United States until well after its success had peaked in Europe. However, by spring 1995, the song was all over American [[radio]] and clubs, eventually reaching #11 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was later released as a track in the 1995 studio album ''[[The Rhythm of the Night (album)|The Rhythm of the Night]]''. Lead vocals for the remaining songs in the album were by the Welsh singer [[Sandra Chambers|Sandy Chambers]] who also sang on the group's second album, ''Walking On Music''.


Corona followed up with the 1995 singles "[[Baby Baby (Corona song)|Baby Baby]]" and "[[Try Me Out]]", with similar success. The single "[[I Don't Wanna Be a Star]]" was a moderate hit. A fifth single, "Do You Want Me", became a regional hit in [[discotheque]]s in the Eastern U.S. ''The Rhythm of the Night'' album sold modestly, peaking at #2 on the US [[Top Heatseekers]] chart and at #154 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
Corona followed up with the 1995 singles "[[Baby Baby (Corona song)|Baby Baby]]" and "[[Try Me Out]]", with similar success. The single "[[I Don't Wanna Be a Star]]" was a moderate hit. A fifth single, "Do You Want Me", became a regional hit in [[discotheque]]s in the Eastern U.S. ''The Rhythm of the Night'' album sold modestly, peaking at #2 on the US [[Top Heatseekers]] chart and at #154 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
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In 1996, after the demise of [[Discomagic Records]], DWA Records reorganized its staff due to internal conflicts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980516091700/http://dwarecords.it/story.htm DWA Records] at archive.org</ref> As a result, the production of Corona was moved from DWA Records to Bontempi's own label (World Of Music, which was also a sublabel of Discomagic).
In 1996, after the demise of [[Discomagic Records]], DWA Records reorganized its staff due to internal conflicts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980516091700/http://dwarecords.it/story.htm DWA Records] at archive.org</ref> As a result, the production of Corona was moved from DWA Records to Bontempi's own label (World Of Music, which was also a sublabel of Discomagic).


The third album, ''And Me U'', was released in 2001 by [[Brazil]]'s [[Grupo Abril|Abril Music]], under the name Corona X. This time the vocals were by new vocalists, the sisters Bernadette "Brandy" Jones and Bambi Jones' (who died of cancer in 2010). Again, de Souza was just the face but still not the voice, as many people thought. Although Bontempi co-wrote some of the material in the album, he did not participate in the [[record producer|production]] and left the band. In 2004, as a tribute to de Souza's native Brazil, Corona sang "A cor dos teus olhos" ("The Colour of Your Eyes") which was distributed by 5000. De Souza described the song like an imprint of her childhood memory. It was an immediate hit. The same year "Garota Brasileira", a song with spicy samba sounds, became a hit in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coronadance.it/me.html |title=Me - Corona - Olga Maria de Souza |publisher=Coronadance |date= |accessdate=12 February 2013}}</ref>
The third album, ''And Me U'', was released in 2001 by [[Brazil]]'s [[Grupo Abril|Abril Music]], under the name Corona X. This time the vocals were by new vocalists, the sisters Bernadette "Brandy" Jones and Bambi Jones' (who died of cancer in 2010). Again, de Souza was just the face but still not the voice, as many people thought. Although Bontempi co-wrote some of the material in the album, he did not participate in the [[record producer|production]] and left the band. In 2004, as a tribute to de Souza's native Brazil, Corona sang "A cor dos teus olhos" ("The Colour of Your Eyes") which was distributed by 5000. De Souza described the song like an imprint of her childhood memory. It was an immediate hit. The same year "Garota Brasileira", a song with spicy samba sounds, became a hit in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coronadance.it/me.html |title=Me - Corona - Olga Maria de Souza |publisher=Coronadance |date= |accessdate=12 February 2013 |archive-date=15 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415062910/http://www.coronadance.it/me.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== 2005–2009 ===
=== 2005–2009 ===
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! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
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!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=a |title=Australian Albums |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=a |title=Australian Albums |publisher=Australian Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=19 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919055453/http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=a |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=corona&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=Finnish Albums |publisher=Finnish Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=corona&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=Finnish Albums |publisher=Finnish Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=9 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909235234/http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=corona&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref>Scottish Albums:
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref>Scottish Albums:
* "The Rhythm of the Night": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950514/40/ |title=Corona - The Rhythm of the Night |publisher=Official Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
* "The Rhythm of the Night": {{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950514/40/ |title=Corona - The Rhythm of the Night |publisher=Official Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=18 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118105647/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950514/40/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Oricon|JPN]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/145089/ranking/cd_album|title=Ranking > CD Album|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Oricon|JPN]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/145089/ranking/cd_album|title=Ranking > CD Album|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=26 February 2013|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023234510/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/145089/ranking/cd_album|url-status=live}}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=corona&cat=a |title=Swiss Albums |website=Hitparade|accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=corona&cat=a |title=Swiss Albums |website=Hitparade |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=15 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915143100/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=corona&cat=a |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22580/corona/ |title=UK Albums |publisher=Official Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22580/corona/ |title=UK Albums |publisher=Official Charts |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804113458/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22580/corona/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/tlp/|title=Billboard 200: Corona |website=Billboard|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/tlp/|title=Billboard 200: Corona|website=Billboard|accessdate=17 November 2019|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092834/https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/tlp/|url-status=live}}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br>Heat]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/tln/|title=Heatseekers Album: Corona |website=Billboard |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br>Heat]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/tln/|title=Heatseekers Album: Corona|website=Billboard|accessdate=17 November 2019|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092742/https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/tln/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | ''[[The Rhythm of the Night (album)|The Rhythm of the Night]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Rhythm of the Night (album)|The Rhythm of the Night]]''
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* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/fUC5EgI.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 |website=Imgur|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/fUC5EgI.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995|website=Imgur|accessdate=9 March 2016|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309113909/http://i.imgur.com/fUC5EgI.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | ''Walking on Music''
! scope="row" | ''Walking on Music''
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!rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
!rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
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!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ac.htm |title=Italian Singles |publisher=hitparadeitalia.it |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ac.htm |title=Italian Singles |publisher=hitparadeitalia.it |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=1 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101012611/http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ac.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>Australian ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks:
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>Australian ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks:
* Peaks within the top 50: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Corona|title=australian-charts.com > Discography Corona|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=27 September 2015}}
* Peaks within the top 50: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Corona|title=australian-charts.com > Discography Corona|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=27 September 2015|archive-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201232113/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Corona|url-status=live}}
* "I Don't Wanna Be a Star": {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |url=http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|archivedate=5 June 2015|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015|accessdate=27 September 2015|website=Imgur}}
* "I Don't Wanna Be a Star": {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|url=http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|archivedate=5 June 2015|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015|accessdate=27 September 2015|website=Imgur}}
* "Megamix": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/pd4F2Ze.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016|website=Imgur|accessdate=19 August 2016}}</ref>
* "Megamix": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/pd4F2Ze.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016|website=Imgur|accessdate=19 August 2016|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821034937/http://i.imgur.com/pd4F2Ze.gif|url-status=live}}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=Austrian Singles |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=Austrian Singles |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807050442/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/cob-cos.html |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 |language=Finnish |publisher=Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen) |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/cob-cos.html |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 |language=Finnish |publisher=Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen) |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=17 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817053343/http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/cob-cos.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=French Singles |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=French Singles |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821045230/http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br><ref>German Singles:
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br><ref>German Singles:
* "The Rhythm of the Night": {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2786 |title=Corona - The Rhythm of the Night |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016}}
* "The Rhythm of the Night": {{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2786 |title=Corona - The Rhythm of the Night |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405124817/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2786 |url-status=live }}
* "Baby Baby": {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2986 |title=Corona - Baby Baby |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016}}
* "Baby Baby": {{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2986 |title=Corona - Baby Baby |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129064534/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2986 |url-status=live }}
* "Try Me Out": {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-3076 |title=Corona - Try Me Out |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016}}
* "Try Me Out": {{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-3076 |title=Corona - Try Me Out |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129204940/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-3076 |url-status=live }}
* "I Don't Wanna Be a Star": {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-57440 |title=Corona - I Don't Wanna Be a Star |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
* "I Don't Wanna Be a Star": {{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-57440 |title=Corona - I Don't Wanna Be a Star |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410022643/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-57440 |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Single Top 100|NED]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=Netherlands Singles |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Single Top 100|NED]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=Netherlands Singles |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916014956/http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Spanish Singles Chart|SPA]]<br><ref>{{cite book|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|isbn=84-8048-639-2|edition=1st|location=Spain}}<!--|accessdate=2011-01-26--></ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Spanish Singles Chart|SPA]]<br><ref>{{cite book|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|isbn=84-8048-639-2|edition=1st|location=Spain}}<!--|accessdate=2011-01-26--></ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=Swedish Albums |publisher=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |title=Swedish Albums |publisher=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918081941/http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=corona&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22580/corona/ |title=UK Singles |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22580/corona/ |title=UK Singles |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=16 July 2016 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804113458/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22580/corona/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/hsi/|title=Billboard 100: Corona |publisher=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/hsi/|title=Billboard 100: Corona|publisher=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=17 November 2019|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092832/https://www.billboard.com/artist/corona/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* AUS: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994 |accessdate=22 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |archivedate=25 October 2015|website=Imgur|publisher=ARIA}}</ref>
* AUS: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994 |accessdate=22 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |archivedate=25 October 2015|website=Imgur|publisher=ARIA}}</ref>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]: Gold<ref>[http://www.infodisc.fr/Chanson_Certification_Liste.php French certifications]. Retrieved 17 January 200)</ref>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]: Gold<ref>[http://www.infodisc.fr/Chanson_Certification_Liste.php French certifications] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525193705/http://www.infodisc.fr/Chanson_Certification_Liste.php |date=25 May 2016 }}. Retrieved 17 January 200)</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Corona|accessdate=17 January 2009}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Corona|accessdate=17 January 2009}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7255-71-1 |title=BPI Certification |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |accessdate=6 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7255-71-1 |title=BPI Certification |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |accessdate=6 April 2020 |archive-date=25 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325160823/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7255-71-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* AUS: Gold<ref name=aria95>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/aBqgAcE.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1995|website=Imgur|publisher=ARIA)|accessdate=19 August 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306200544/http://i.imgur.com/aBqgAcE.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* UK: Silver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7787-71-1|title = Award}}</ref>
* UK: Silver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7787-71-1|title=Award|access-date=6 April 2020|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406192326/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7787-71-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.coronadance.com/ Corona official web site]
*[http://www.coronadance.com/ Corona official web site]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnT58cIJSpw Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (Official Music Video), 1995. Rhino.]


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This article is about the Italian music band. For the Irish music band, see The Coronas. For other uses, see Corona (disambiguation).
Corona
Corona's lead singer Olga de Souza performing in Brazil, 2013
Corona's lead singer Olga de Souza performing in Brazil, 2013
Background information
OriginItaly
GenresEurodance
Years active1993–present
LabelsDWA (Dance World Attack)
MembersOlga Maria de Souza
Past membersFrancesco Bontempi
Jenny B
Sandy Chambers
Francesco Conte
Paolo Dughero
Websitewww.coronadance.com

Corona is an Italian Eurodance project. Initially as a band originally formed by the Brazilian-born singer and model Olga Maria de Souza and the producer Francesco "Checco" Bontempi (a.k.a. Lee Marrow), it found commercial success with the worldwide hits "The Rhythm of the Night" (1993) and "Baby Baby" (1995). After the second album[1] Bontempi left the band and was replaced by Francesco Conte and Paolo Dughero.[2]

History

Beginning of the band's career: 1993–1996

Corona's first single, "The Rhythm of the Night", was released in Italy in November 1993[3] on Roberto Zanetti's DWA record label and became an instant hit. It featured the voice of the Italian singer Giovanna Bersola, better known by her stage name Jenny B. It stayed at number 1 on the Italian music chart for eight consecutive weeks, but was not released elsewhere until the following year. A remixed version of the song became a number 2 hit in the United Kingdom in September 1994.[4] Like several early 1990s Eurodance/Hi-NRG songs that eventually became American hits, "The Rhythm of the Night" did not become popular in the United States until well after its success had peaked in Europe. However, by spring 1995, the song was all over American radio and clubs, eventually reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later released as a track in the 1995 studio album The Rhythm of the Night. Lead vocals for the remaining songs in the album were by the Welsh singer Sandy Chambers who also sang on the group's second album, Walking On Music.

Corona followed up with the 1995 singles "Baby Baby" and "Try Me Out", with similar success. The single "I Don't Wanna Be a Star" was a moderate hit. A fifth single, "Do You Want Me", became a regional hit in discotheques in the Eastern U.S. The Rhythm of the Night album sold modestly, peaking at #2 on the US Top Heatseekers chart and at #154 on the Billboard 200.

1996–2004

In 1996, after the demise of Discomagic Records, DWA Records reorganized its staff due to internal conflicts.[5] As a result, the production of Corona was moved from DWA Records to Bontempi's own label (World Of Music, which was also a sublabel of Discomagic).

The third album, And Me U, was released in 2001 by Brazil's Abril Music, under the name Corona X. This time the vocals were by new vocalists, the sisters Bernadette "Brandy" Jones and Bambi Jones' (who died of cancer in 2010). Again, de Souza was just the face but still not the voice, as many people thought. Although Bontempi co-wrote some of the material in the album, he did not participate in the production and left the band. In 2004, as a tribute to de Souza's native Brazil, Corona sang "A cor dos teus olhos" ("The Colour of Your Eyes") which was distributed by 5000. De Souza described the song like an imprint of her childhood memory. It was an immediate hit. The same year "Garota Brasileira", a song with spicy samba sounds, became a hit in Japan.[6]

2005–2009

Towards the end of 2005, Corona finally sang for the first time and re-emerged onto the European music scene with "Back in Time", peaking at #36 in the Italian charts. It was followed by "I’ll Be Your Lady" (2006), the first song co-authored by de Souza.

2010–2016

Corona's album Y Generation (2010), reached #1 on the Italian iTunes dance album chart. The first single was "Angel"”, followed by "Saturday" and "My Song". Corona's last single, "Super Model" reached #44 on the Italian Singles Chart and was later included in a re-edition of the album called Y Generation Remixed.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		SCO
[9] 		JPN
[10] 		SWI
[11] 		UK
[12] 		US
[13] 		US
Heat
[14]
The Rhythm of the Night 10 30 21 1 35 18 154 2
Walking on Music
  • Released: June 1998
  • Label: RTI Music (Italy)
 — — — 5 58 — — —
And Me U — — — 10 — — — —
Y Generation
  • Released: July 2010
  • Label: 1st Pop (Italy)
 — — — 8 59 — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[16] 		AUS
[17] 		AUT
[18] 		FIN
[19] 		FRA
[20] 		GER
[21] 		NED
[22] 		SPA
[23] 		SWE
[24] 		UK
[25] 		US
[26]
1993 "The Rhythm of the Night" 1 8 6 — 3 8 5 3 28 2 11 The Rhythm of the Night
1995 "Baby Baby" 1 7 13 6 16 41 26 2 10 5 57
"Try Me Out" 2 10 20 5 11 40 45 4 17 6 —
"I Don't Wanna Be a Star" 2 109 25 6 18 69 — 1 37 22 —
1996 "Megamix" 20 161 — — 40 — — — 43 36 — Non-album single
1997 "The Power of Love" 25 — — — — — — 7 — — — Walking on Music
1998 "Walking on Music" — — — — — — — 4 — — —
"Magic Touch" — — — — — — — 3 — — —
2000 "Good Love" — — — — — — — — — — — And Me U
"Volcano" — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 "Back in Time" 36 — — 15 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"I'll Be Your Lady" — — — — — — — — — — —
2008 "Baby I Don't Care" — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 "La Playa Del Sol" — — — — — — — — — — —
2010 "Angel" — — — — — — — — — — — Y Generation
2011 "My Song (La Lai)" — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 "Hurry Up" (featuring Mikey P.) — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
2013 "Queen of Town" — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 "Stay with Me" — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 "We Used to Love" — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 "Super Model" — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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