Den Harrow

Den Harrow was an Italo disco music project that had numerous chart hits in Continental Europe during the second half of the 1980s. Den Harrow was portrayed by male model Stefano Zandri (born 4 June 1962), who served as the face of the project, while American singer Tom Hooker did most of the vocals.

It was later revealed that Zandri did not sing on any of the Den Harrow hits, and that most of the songs were performed and co-written by Hooker. The project was conceived by producers Roberto Turatti and Miki Chieregato, who based it on the Italian word denaro (money).

History Den Harrow was formed in 1983 by Italian producers Roberto Turatti and Miki Chieregato with Stefano Zandri aka Den Harrow as the face of the project and Tom Hooker doing most of the vocals, as well as songwriting on many of their tracks.

The project became popular in the mid 1980s as part of the Italo disco genre. They scored several hits during that period, such as "Bad Boy, "Catch The Fox," "Charleston," "Future Brain" and "Don't Break My Heart".

American vocalist Tom Hooker, also known as Thomas Barbey, who was residing in Italy during the Italo disco era and sang most of the songs for the Den Harrow project,

Also according to Tom Hooker, Chuck Rolando's voice was used in the early singles "To Meet Me" and "A Taste of Love". Later on, Silver Pozzoli was chosen to do the single "Mad Desire"; however, Hooker provided the vocals for the album releases of "Mad Desire". Although Hooker continued co-writing tracks for Den Harrow project, the producers wanted to use a higher-voiced vocalist for the 1988 album Lies. Hooker says that Zandri did sing on the 1991 Den Harrow single "Ocean". He also states that Zandri made threats and insults against Hooker and his family on Facebook for exposing the vocal inauthenticity of the Den Harrow recordings. Hooker asserts that Zandri no longer has permission to publicly lip sync to Den Harrow recordings that use Hooker's voice.

Zandri's later career

In 1997, Zandri moved to California to take part in the TV series Sunset Beach. In 2005, he hosted the Italian-language TV show Radio Harrow on the satellite TV channel Match Music. In 2006 and in 2012, he took part in a reality show, the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor which broadcast on Rai 2. In 2007, via his website, Zandri released a new song, "FEDEN - Lo so", written and sung by Zandri and his wife.

As of 2026, Zandri does perform occasionally concerts.

Documentary Dons of Disco The 2018 documentary Dons of Disco addresses the controversy surrounding Den Harrow's identity and specifically Tom Hooker's involvement. Through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the "creation" of Den Harrow, both Zandri and Hooker's claims to Den Harrow's authorship are represented.

Released: 1985 Label: Baby Records, Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette, LP

Released: 1987 Label: Baby Records, Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette, LP

Released: 1988 Label: Baby Records, Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette, LP

Compilation albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsGER FRA GER SWE "To Meet Me"1983— — — — — — —Non-album singles"A Taste of Love"— — — — — — —"Mad Desire"198415 — — — — — —Overpower"Bad Boy"19853 17 20 10 — 11 — "Future Brain"9 17 — 6 — 6 50"Overpower" / "Broken Radio"— — — — — — —"Charleston"19868 27 18 — — 17 —"Catch the Fox (Caccia Alla Volpe)"7 — 27 12 16 8 —Day by Day"Day by Day Remix"198729 — — — — — —"Don't Break My Heart"8 — 4 — — 6 —"Tell Me Why"15 — 22 — — 12 —"Energy Rain"— — — — — — —"You Have a Way"198810 — 56 — — — —Lies "Born to Love"13 — 45 — — — —"Lies" / "I Wanna Go"— — — — — — —"My Time" / "You Have a Way"— — — — — — —"Holiday Night"1989— — 38 — — — —The Best Of "Take Me Back"— — — — — — —Non-album singles"Ocean"1991— — — — — — —"All I Want is You"1992— — — — — — —"Real Big Love"— — — — — — —"You and the Sunshine"1993— — — 7 — — —"Take Me"— — — — — — —I, Den"The Universe of Love"1994— — — — — — —"I Need a Lover"1995— — — — — — —Non-album single"Tomorrow is Another Day"— — — — — — —I, Den"I Feel You"1996— — — — — — —"Future Brain '98"1998— — — — — — —Back from the Future"Go Away"1999— — — — — — — "Don't Break My Heart (2001 Remixes)"2001— — — — — — —"Push Push"2006— — — — — — —Non-album single"Always"2021— — — — — — —Non-album single"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory, or chart-peaks are not available.