Gepy & Gepy

Giampiero Scalamogna (13 June 1943 – 3 July 2010), best known as Gepy & Gepy, was an Italian singer, songwriter, producer and arranger. As a songwriter he also worked under the alias Sergepy. For his powerful voice and robust physique he was often compared to Barry White and Demis Roussos.

Background Born in Rome, Scalamogna started singing when he was sixteen years old. He often performed with singer and actress, Melissa Chimenti.

In the 1970s Scalamogna produced Ornella Vanoni with whom he had a successful duet song, "Più".

In the early 1970s, Scalamonga with Antonello Venditti, Sergio Bardottie and Franco Latini wrote the infamous football anthem, “Roma (non si discute, si ama)” for the football club, AS Roma.

Scalamonga died at 67 from a severe form of pneumonia.