Tony Di Bart | |
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| Born | Antonio Carmine Di Bartolomeo (1964-08-24)24 August 1964 (age 61) Slough,Buckinghamshire, England |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Antonio Carmine Di Bartolomeo[1] (born 24 August 1964,Slough,Buckinghamshire – nowBerkshire, England) is an English singer performing under the stage nameTony Di Bart. Di Bart is best known for his single "The Real Thing" which reached number one on theUK Singles Chart in 1994.
Di Bart began his career as a bathroom salesman inIver, Buckinghamshire, before achieving chart success.[2] He topped the charts in the United Kingdom for one week during May 1994, with a remixed version of his co-written release from November 1993, "The Real Thing".[3]
Di Bart's subsequent singles did not achieve the same level of commercial success. He still makes appearances when requested, and was one of the judges at a village fete inIver, Buckinghamshire, in July 2013[4][5] and inSkegness, Lincolnshire,[6] in 2014, as he continues to promote "The Real Thing".
In June 2023, Di Bartolomeo was found guilty at Reading Magistrates' Court of assaulting a police officer.[7][8]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| UK [3] | AUS [9] | BEL [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | IRE [13] | NLD [14] | |||
| 1993 | "The Real Thing" | 1 | 193 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 13 | 32 | Falling for You[15][16] |
| 1994 | "Do It" | 21 | – | 10 | 86 | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | "Why Did Ya" | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996 | "Turn Your Love Around" | 66 | 174 | 40 | – | – | – | 44 | |
| 1997 | "We Got the Love" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1997 | "Love U More" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | "The Real Thing Remix" | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2000 | "I'll Take You There" | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | Non-album singles |
| 2002 | "Breaking My Heart" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | "I Live for You" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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