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Tony Di Bart
Birth nameAntonio Carmine Di Bartolomeo
Born (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964 (age 60)
Slough, Buckinghamshire, England
OccupationSinger
Years active1993–present

Antonio Carmine Di Bartolomeo[1] (born 24 August 1964, Slough, Buckinghamshire - now Berkshire, England) is an English singer performing under the stage name Tony Di Bart. Di Bart is best known for his single "The Real Thing" which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1994.

Di Bart began his career as a bathroom salesman in Iver, 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 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, in July 2013[4][5] and in Skegness, 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]

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position Album
UK
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AUS
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BEL
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FRA
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GER
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IRE
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NDL
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1993 "The Real Thing" 1 193 4 13 44 13 32 Falling For You

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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
2002 "Breaking My Heart"
2004 "I Live for You"

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Di Bart Discography at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Tony Di Bart News Report". The Guardian. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Official Charts > Tony Di Bart". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Iver News1". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Party in the Park". Partyintheparkiver.org. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Adult Weekends | Butlins Music Weekends". Big Weekends. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Former singer guilty of assault after drunkenly 'smacking' police officer's face". The Independent. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ Hennessy, Ted (1 August 2023). "Tony Di Bart: The Real Thing singer sentenced for hitting PC". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016". imgur.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Les charts français". lescharts.com (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Tony Di Bart – The Real Thing (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Tony Di Bart". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 100: Tony Di Bart (singles)". Dutch Top 100. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Tony Di Bart Album Falling For You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Tony Di Bart UK Double Album Falling For You". Discog. Retrieved 2 November 2013.