Topo & Roby

Topo & Roby was a 1980s Italian Italo disco duo consisting of Roby, the stage name of American-Italian vocalist Simona Zanini, and Topo, a robot. Zanini sang all vocal parts, including the automated voice of Topo, and the music was written, performed and produced by keyboardist Aldo Martinelli and producer Fabrizio Gatto.

Topo & Roby
OriginMilan
GenresItalo disco[1]
Years active1980s

Topo & Roby are mostly remembered, apart from their unusual line-up, for the song "Under the Ice" (1984), which received significant airplay in European disco clubs and radio stations[1][2] and reached number 20 in France.[3]

Discography

Singles
Year Title Charts
FR
1984 "Under the Ice"[3] 20
1988 "Set on Fire"[4] —

See also

References
  1. Francesco Cataldo Verrina (February 2014). ITALO DISCO STORY. Lulu.com. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-291-75288-5.
  2. "TOPO & ROBY - quando un robot incontra l'italo disco". 16 July 2020.
  3. "australian-charts.com - Topo & Roby - Under The Ice". Hung Medien.
  4. "australian-charts.com - Topo & Roby - Set On Fire". Hung Medien.
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