Billy More
Birth nameMassimo Brancaccio
Born(1965-02-03)3 February 1965
Died14 August 2005(2005-08-14) (aged 40)
Occupation(s)
  • Drag queen
  • music artist

Massimo Brancaccio, also known by the stage names Billy More and Max Coveri (3 February 1965 – 14 August 2005), was an Italian drag queen and music artist based in Milan.

Biography

Brancaccio first started out as an Italo disco singer in the 1980s, performing several songs under the Max Coveri alias (which was originally used by Mauro Farina and later by Maurizio De Jorio), as well as being the model.

The Billy More project began when Brancaccio met Roberto Santini (RSDJ),[1] a disc jockey in Zip Club, Milan. The actual vocalist of Billy More's songs is John Biancale.[2]

Billy More's first single, "Up & Down (Do not Fall in Love with Me)", released in 2000, reached #5 in the Italian music chart, #14 in the Austrian music chart, and #21 in the German music chart.[3] More released another single, "Come On and Do It (Saturdaynightlife)" in 2001.[4]

He released the singles "I Keep On Burning", "Weekend", and "Dance" in 2002 and 2003. He cooperated with DJ Speciale to produce another single called "Try Me". He released his last single "Gimme Love" in 2005.

He died from an illness resulting from leukemia in Milan on 14 August 2005.[5] He is buried in a cemetery in Castelletto sopra Ticino, Piedmont.[6]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak Chart Positions
ITA AUT FRA GER SPA SWI
"Love Will Keep Us Higher" (as Max Coveri & Roby Gabrielli)[7] 1989 N/A
"Guy, Guy" (as Max Coveri)[8] 1989 N/A
"Toy Boy" (as Max Coveri)[9] 1990 N/A
"One Two Three" (as Max Coveri & Radiorama)[10] 1990 N/A
"Pretty Woman" (as Max Coveri)[11] 1990 N/A
"I Wanna Love You" (as Max Coveri)[12] 1991 N/A
"Dance Dance" (as Max Coveri)[13] 1991 N/A
"Come Back" (as Max Coveri)[14] 1992 N/A
"Up & Down (Don't Fall in Love with Me)" 2000 5 14 89 21 8 84
"The New Millennium Girl" 2000 36 - - - - -
"Come On And Do It (Saturday Night Life)" 2001 41 66 - 82 - -
"Loneliness" 2001 - - - - - -
"I Keep On Burning" 2002 32 - - - - -
"Try Me" (With DJ Speciale) 2003 - - - - - -
"Weekend" 2003 - - - - - -
"Boom Boom! (Let's Go Back To My Room)" 2004 - - - - - -
"My Rhythm Of The Night" (With DJ Roby Pinna)[15] 2004 - - - - - -
"Gimme Love" 2005 - - - - - -

References

  1. ↑ "ROBERTO "RSDJ" SANTINI". Italo-Dance Portal. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  2. ↑ "John Biancale". DZ Management (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  3. ↑ "BILLY MORE - UP & DOWN (DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME) (SONG)". Italiancharts/com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "BILLY MORE - COME ON AND DO IT (SATURDAYNIGHTLIFE) (SONG)". Austriancharts/com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Musica: addio a Massimo Brancacci, Billy More". Gay.it. 16 August 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Grilliani, Paolo (2012-05-07). "7 mete turistiche in vista della futura DNA". Forlibasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Love Will Keep Us Higher in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Guy, Guy in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Toy Boy in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "One Two Three in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Pretty Woman in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "I Wanna Love You in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Dance Dance in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Come Back in Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "DJ Roby Pinna* Feat. Billy More - My Rhythm Of The Night". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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