Billy More

Billy More
Birth name Massimo Brancaccio
Also known as Max Coveri
Born (1965-02-03)3 February 1965
Died 14 August 2005(2005-08-14) (aged 40)
Occupation(s) Drag queen, music artist

Massimo Brancaccio, also known by the stage names Max Coveri and Billy More (3 February 1965 – 14 August 2005), was an Italian drag queen and music artist based in Milan.

Biography

Brancaccio first started out as an Italo disco singer in the 1980s known as Max Coveri, with songs such as "One More Time", "Run to the Sun" and "Bye Bye Baby".

The Billy More project began when Brancaccio met Roberto Santini (RSDJ),[1] a disc jockey in Zip Club, Milan. John Biancale went forth to become the actual vocalist of Billy More's songs.[2]

Billy More's first single, "Up & Down (Do not Fall in Love with Me)", released in 2000, reached #5 in the Italian music chart, #14 in the Austrian music chart, and #21 in the German music chart.[3] More released another single, "Come On and Do It (Saturdaynightlife)" in 2001.[4]

He released the singles "I Keep On Burning", "Weekend", and "Dance" in 2002 and 2003. He cooperated with DJ Speciale to produce another single called "Try Me". He released his last single "Gimme Love" in 2005.

He died from an illness resulting from leukemia in Milan on 14 August 2005.[5] He is buried in a cemetery in Castelletto sopra Ticino, Piedmont.[6]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak Chart Positions
ITA AUT FRA GER SPA SWI
"Up & Down (Don't Fall in Love with Me)" 2000 5 14 89 21 8 84
"The New Millennium Girl" 2000 36 - - - - -
"Come On And Do It (Saturday Night Life)" 2001 41 66 - 82 - -
"Loneliness" 2001 - - - - - -
"I Keep On Burning" 2002 32 - - - - -
"Try Me" (With DJ Speciale) 2003 - - - - - -
"Weekend" 2003 - - - - - -
"Boom Boom! (Let's Go Back To My Room)" 2004 - - - - - -
"My Rhythm Of The Night" (With DJ Roby Pinna)[7] 2004 - - - - - -
"Gimme Love" 2005 - - - - - -

References

  1. ↑ "ROBERTO "RSDJ" SANTINI". Italo-Dance Portal. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  2. ↑ "John Biancale". DZ Management (in Italian). Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  3. ↑ "BILLY MORE - UP & DOWN (DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME) (SONG)". Italiancharts/com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "BILLY MORE - COME ON AND DO IT (SATURDAYNIGHTLIFE) (SONG)". Austriancharts/com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Musica: addio a Massimo Brancacci, Billy More". Gay.it. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Grilliani, Paolo (2012-05-07). "7 mete turistiche in vista della futura DNA". Forlibasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  7. ↑ "DJ Roby Pinna* Feat. Billy More - My Rhythm Of The Night". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-07-13.

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