| Birth name | Flavio Daddato |
|---|---|
| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Birth date | January 6, 1967 (age 59) |
| Genre | Dream house, Italo dance |
| Years active | 1994–2004 |
DJ Dado (born Flavio Daddato, 6 January 1967) is an Italian disc jockey and record producer who is mostly known for his remix of Mark Snow's theme for X-Files, and for covering Giorgio Moroder's "The Legend Of Babel". He produced dream house and italo dance music between 1994 and 2004, and has done many remixes for other artists such as Boy George, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Italian singer Alexia.
Discography
Albums
- 1995: The Films Collection
- 1996: The Album
- 1998: Greatest Hits & Future Bits
- 1999: Greatest Themes '99
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [1] | AUT [2] | BEL (Vl) [2] | BEL (Wa) [2] | FIN [2] | FRA [2] | GER [3] | IRE [2] | SWE [2] | SWI [2] | UK [4] | ||||
| 1993 | "Peace & Unity" (with 2 System) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |
| 1994 | "The Same" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Check It Up" (featuring Nando Vanelli) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Face It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | ||
| 1996 | "X-Files" | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | The Films Collection | |
| "Metropolis - The Legend of Babel" | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 97 | — | — | 16 | — | |||
| "Mission Impossible" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dreaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Revenge" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 1997 | "Coming Back" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | ||
| "Millennium" (with Dirty Mind) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (DJ Dado presents DD Pink) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Give Me Love" (vs. Michelle Weeks) | 1 | — | — | 33 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | 59 | ||
| "Ready or Not" (with Simone Jay) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |||
| "Give Me Love, Part Two" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Forever" (featuring Michelle Weeks) | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One & Only" (with Nina) | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Where Are You" (featuring Nu-B-Ja) | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "You and Me" (featuring J. White) | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "X-Files Theme 2002" (vs. Light) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Theme from the Warriors" (featuring Dr. FeelX) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "No More Rain" (with Elettro Latino feat. Steph B.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
- Imperio - Atlantis (DJ Dado mix)
- Vasco Rossi - Rewind (D.J. Dado Fm First Cut) " Remix – DJ Dado, Roberto Gallo Salsotto 1999"
References
- ^ Italian peaks Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
*For "One and only": "Classifiche" (in Italian). Musica e Dischi. Archived December 1, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 8, 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Nina". - ^ "International peaks". Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th ed. London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.