John Rocca (born September 23, 1960, London, England) first became known as a dance music performer, remixer and record producer. In the early eighties, John Rocca formed, played with, wrote for, produced and managed his first musical vehicle Freeez to various successes. After his first self funded and self released effort; Keep in Touch hit number 1 in the UK Blues & Soul Magazine Dance Charts and 49 in the United Kingdom Gallup charts - partly via sales from the back of a van - his next effort, Southern Freeez by Freeez—now a Jazz Funk Classic—was not only a UK Blues & Soul Dance Chart number 1 but a pop chart hit in various other countries around Europe topping the United Kingdom Gallup Charts at number 8.
In 1983 John’s Falsetto voice and one of the first records to use digital sampling—"IOU" by Freeez—became one of the dance anthems of the eighties electro music dance scene. It reached number one in dance charts in Europe and the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play and had pop chart success across the world spending 3 weeks at number 2 in the a United Kingdom Gallup Charts. As a solo artist John Rocca hit the number one spot yet again, this time with I Want It To Be Real, number 1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1984.
video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz7FbDo8mqs&feature=related
audio link - remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzd5u1Z9NW4
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