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Lee Marrow

also recorded as Francesco Bontempi

Lee Marrow is credited on 534 releases across 150 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1987–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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534

Credits

150

Albums

5

Decades active

22

In collections

Biography

Italian DJ and producer.
Francesco Bontempi began his musical career in 1970 as a drummer in various local groups. From 1974 he worked as a DJ in Italian clubs, gaining more and more recognition. In the middle of the 1980s, for example, a record contract was signed as Lee Marrow.
With the singles Shanghai produced by Severo Lombardonis Lombardoni Edizioni Musicali, they made their way into the Top 10 in Germany and Switzerland, as well as in the Austrian Top 20. The successor single Sayonara (Do not Stop) (opens in a new tab) only managed to reach the Charteinstieg (place 24) in Germany. Pain (opens in a new tab) and Movin '/ Pain (opens in a new tab) reached 1990 lower ranks of the English hit parade. Other commercial successes were still missing.
Lee Marrow released various singles and best-of albums until 1993. In 1994, Bontempi and Brazilian Olga de Souza founded the duo Corona, whose single The Rhythm of the Night (opens in a new tab) became a number one hit in Italy and a top 10 hit in many other European

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Credited work

534 releases · 150 albums · active 1987–2025

  • Performance · 621
  • Engineering · 125
  • Production · 65
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: Casablanca Recordings · Kristal Studio · 77 Studio · DJ Movement Studio

Discography

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