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Toronto, Canada (1977 – present)

Dalbello (born 1958 as “Lisa Dal Bello” in Toronto (Weston)) is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter and producer. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under the name Lisa Dalbello. In 1984 she re-emerged as Dalbello, with an edgier brand of alternative rock.

Signing with Capitol Records out of L.A. when she was 17, her self-titled debut album in 1977, produced by David Foster, won her a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist. She was nominated for the same award a second time, for her 1978 sophomore release Pretty Girls, although she did not win.

After Lisa Dalbello’s third album, in 1981, she took a break from recording to re-evaluate her creative and personal priorities. However, David Bowie’s former Spiders From Mars guitarist Mick Ronson saw a CBC documentary on her while working at a recording studio in Toronto and convinced her to record another album.

That album, whomanfoursays (a homophone for “human forces”), was co-produced by Dalbello and Ronson. It was also her first album recorded as Dalbello, and marked her transformation into an edgy rock artist. The transformation worked — the album was even more successful on the Canadian pop charts than her earlier albums had been. The album spawned the hit singles “Gonna Get Close to You” and “Animal”.

Ronson and Dalbello planned to record a second album, however, over Dalbello’s strong objections, Ronson was passed over by both her record label, and her manager at that time, Roger Davies. Disappointed, and in an attempt to ensure the creative integrity of the Ronson/Dalbello production follow up, Dalbello submitted 4 self-produced song demos to her U.
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  • d0l

    target is great.

    24 Jun 2012 Reply

  • nathurlement

    if someone wants to listen to some new "dalbelloesque" music, i can recommend the french group "ina-ich". don't expect a one-to-one-copy or a coverband or something like that, they still are unique enough to stand for themselves, but there are some moments that really reminded me of dalbello. a song like "âme armée" for example could have easily been on "whore". just my opinion, discovered some similarities, spreading the word, you know ... because dalbello herself is not releasing anything anymore, which i find is very sad. if you want to give it a try, check out these links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQKth1ZVGU http://www.lastfm.de/music/Ina-Ich

    1 Mar 2012 Reply

  • mostlife

    this voice....

    4 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Ville_Laihiala

    http://soundcloud.com/vivoactive/dalbello-every-moment-every

    19 Nov 2011 Reply

  • boscopud

    WOW!!! What a find!Never knew her and work before now. Definitely checking out more of her music. I repeat... WOW! What a find! What a great new find!!! *BIG SMILE*

    2 Oct 2011 Reply

  • redbirth

    I love this woman so much! <3

    15 May 2011 Reply

  • MOVNGFWD

    ...every time I pull out the albums, I am in love again!!!! TIMELESS music!!!! The whole "deserted island...10 cd's... Dalbello is MOST DEFINITELY in them!!!! I never get tired of any of them!!!!

    4 Mar 2011 Reply

  • Ville_Laihiala

    @Frank-Oliver, yes, it is her^^

    24 Jan 2011 Reply

  • Frank-Oliver

    Wasn't she singing on the "The Formula" by Thinkman (Rupert Hine) ?

    18 Jan 2011 Reply

  • d0l

    we. are. animal!

    5 Oct 2010 Reply

  • mohjitamesurmom

    Does anyone know if the "Pretty Girls" album has ever been copied onto a PC? Those songs are missing from my collection because it's not in CD format, only in vinyl! :(

    5 Aug 2010 Reply

  • lordbloodraven

    Does anyone know where I can get the "Whore" cd?

    20 Jul 2010 Reply

  • VPF

    Happy Birthday!

    22 May 2010 Reply

  • Tenozuma

    She has a brilliant voice. Some very creative songs too.

    2 Aug 2009 Reply

  • FaulSonnBaer

    It´s a great woman with the sexiest voice.

    29 Jul 2009 Reply

  • VPF

    anyway, is there a better female vocalist than Dalbello? NOPE! Hope she will bring out another album somethay, something more metal like "whore"!

    1 May 2009 Reply

  • SerialJoker

    That's what I call a WOMAN... I still remenber the first time I met her... long ago in the late eighties. She was on stage in Paris in front of 16.000 marillion fans, singing "Danger danger, this is no place for débutantes"... and she was awesome and confident... I love her voice and gesture... Love at first sight....

    16 Apr 2009 Reply

  • VPF

    Her live performances are incredible!

    23 Mar 2009 Reply

  • TippinMyStuff

    One of the best tracks

    7 Mar 2009 Reply

  • VPF

    http://www.last.fm/group/Dalbello

    25 Oct 2008 Reply
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