This article is about a musical group. For the musical term, please see A cappella thumb|Rodney Bishop & Kelly OverettCappella were an Italian eurodance, house and techno group that found international success mainly in the early 1990s. Background The name Cappella was first used in the year 1987. The main man behind Cappella was the Italian producer Gianfranco Bortolotti of Media Records, with contributions from the likes of Michele Persona and Mauro Picotto. In 1988 the act debuted on the British charts with the song Bauhaus (Push The Beat) - and the following year with Helyom Halib which peaked at #11. At the time the act was fronted by the singer Ettore Foresti.Some three years later Cappella returned with Take Me Away (UK # 31), which sampled Loleatta Holloway's Love Sensation - the same track that had been unlawfully sampled on the #1 hit Ride On Time by Black Box in 1989. In 1991 also the band released Everybody which was remixed a number of times and is still regarded by ma

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