Paolo Zavalloni (29 August 1932 – 20 June 2023), best known as Paolo Zavallone (as an assonance with the surnames of singers Renato Carosone and Fred Buscaglione) and El Pasador, was an Italian singer, bandleader and composer.
Life and career Born in Riccione, Zavallone started his career in the early 1950s as the keyboardist in the orchestra of . In 1957 he formed his own band. He became popular in the 1970s, as the bandleader in several TV shows and as the composer and singer of its theme songs. His major hit was the 1977 disco song "", which peaked at #25 in Italian Singles Chart, #66 in Swiss Singles Chart, El Pasador on italiancharts.com and #10 in German Singles Chart. Other hits include "Non stop", "Kilimangiaro" and "Papà ha la bua", a duet with his then 11 years old daughter Cristina. He also wrote songs for other artists, notably composing "Le notti lunghe" for Adriano Celentano.
In 1978 Zavallone served as conductor of the Sanremo Music Festival, and between 1989 and 2001 he was official arranger of Zecchino d'Oro.
Zavallone died on 20 June 2023, at the age of 90.
Discography Singles Year El Pasador on discogs.comA-sideB-sideLabelNumberName1962Cuando Calienta El SolSolo un'ora (Cha cha delle ore)ClubCLS 7Paolo ZavalloneJingle Bells TwistIl VagabondoCLS 8DanielaMoliendo CaféCLS 9Tango italianoQuando Quando QuandoCLS 101963Lacrime Di Una TrombaGinaCLS 181965Surf Dell'AmoreNon mandarmi viaItalian YankIY 100021975MadrugadaRitratto Di LuisaNew PolarisFK 26El Pasador1976AmazonasTu AmorFK 331977Amada Mia, Amore MioUna RosaFK 44Non StopFor Piano In Sol FK 491978Jeans FlowerLo E TeFK 51Paolo ZavalloneMucho MuchoBamba DadamFK 52El PasadorLa SberlaRock TraumatologicoFK 541979KilimangiaroSenorita C'est La VieFK 571980Good Bye Amore I Love YouToca... Toca...FK 65SbammRagdoDuriumLDAI-80961981MexicoMarajaFontana Records6025 283Papà Ha La BuaMettiti La Maglia6025 286
Studio albums YearTitleLabelNumberName1974Cocktail Di StiliBroadwayBW 13070Paolo Zavallone1975MadrugadaNew PolarisPOL/BP 716El Pasador1976Il Meglio De El PasadorPOL/BP 728
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