Summary
Georgio Allentini, born George Allen (born 1966), better known by the stage name and mononym Georgio, is an American funk and dance music singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in California. Allentini also produced, directed and starred in the film Tapped Out in 2003.[1]
Georgio Allentini | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | George Allen |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Genres | R&B, pop, dance |
| Years active | 1987–1991 |
| Labels | Motown (1987–90) RCA (1991) |
Music career edit
After giving his demos to Prince in a bid to join Prince's Paisley Park label, he recorded his own track "Sexappeal" (sometimes "Sex Appeal") on his own Georgio Records.[2] "A lot of people in Los Angeles just gave me the run- around and didn't want to make a commitment." Allentini stated.[3]
In 1984, Motown Records showed interest in Allentini and he was eventually signed to the label.[2] Said Motown's then-vice-president of A&R Russ Regan "I heard Sexappeal for myself on my car radio one day and felt it was a record Motown had to go after, but I wanted to meet the artist first. I didn't want to buy just a record. We had dinner and I got excited. There was just something about him."[3]
In 1987, Allentini had several songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] although none climbed any higher than number 58. He was much more successful on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where he earned four Top 10 hits, including "Tina Cherry" which went to number 1.[4][5] His 1988 release, "Lover's Lane" reached number 54 in the UK Singles Chart.[6]
Allentini recorded two albums on Motown Records in the 1980s and one on RCA Records in the 1990s. He also worked at MIG Records.[citation needed]
Film career edit
Georgio made the transition to filmmaker with the 2003 release of Tapped Out, which starred Coolio, Alex Avant and Jimmy Bridges. The film was written, co-produced and co-directed by Allentini, who also composed music for its soundtrack.[1]
Allentini also appeared in the 2000 French documentary entitled XX elles with Estelle Desanges, Lisa Guerlain, Dany Verissimo-Petit and others.[7]
Personal life edit
Allentini was born in Texas in 1966.[8] His mother was a retail salesperson, his father a Naval officer.[9][10] Georgio moved to Los Angeles at age 17.[9][10] He is married to actress Kelly Jo Minter.
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 1987: Sex Appeal (Motown Records)
- 1988: Georgio (Motown Records)
- 1991: Rollin' (RCA)
Singles edit
(Selective)
- 1987: "Sexappeal" or "Sex Appeal" number 58 US number 16 R&B
- 1987: "Tina Cherry" number 96 US number 5 R&B
- 1987: "I Won't Change"
- 1987: "Lover's Lane" number 59 US number 26 R&B
- 1988: "Bedrock" number 37 R&B
- 1988: "I Don't Want 2 Be Alone" #37 R&B
- 1989: "Car Freak"
- 1989: "Romantic Love"
Filmography edit
Director edit
- 2003: Tapped Out (also as producer / screenwriter / actor / composer of soundtrack)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Tapped Out". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
- ^ a b [1] [dead link]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 109.
- ^ Mixedfolks.com Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 225. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "XX elles". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Georgio - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage". 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ a b "Georgio". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b "His Last $500 Gambled on a Sexy Tape, Princely Georgio Allentini Signs on to Make Millions with Motown". People.com.