Emanuela Gubinelli is an Italian vocalist, composer and songwriter who is known outside of Eurobeat world as Taleesa. She has worked for Flea Records, Time Records and Delta.
Gubinelli has worked with many of producers such as Laurent Newfield, Sergio Dall'Ora, Giorgio Spagna, and Luca Pernici within the Eurobeat scene.
According to her biography as Taleesa, she was born into an Italian household with 2 brothers and 1 sister, under strict conservative parents, who didn't allow her much freedom. However, this did lead her to study piano and guitar heavily, and thus give her a love of music.
However online, it is debated whether or not much of the story is true, as according to The Eurodance Encyclopedia, some claim that most of her biography was made up for marketing purposes, including the fact she was said to be born in Santa Ana, California, USA, and that her boyfriend from Santa Monica, CA, USA, was helping her with English lyrics; however, recently in a comment on Instagram, she would state that she was from Manhattan Beach, California[1].
Some of her most famous Eurobeat successes include "Be My Babe" as Jilly, a song featured in Initial D, and "Go Godzilla Go" as Ika, for its use in many rhythm games.
She currently lives in Milan.
Vocals[]
1987 - 1990[]
| Year | Song | Alias |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | I'm Crazy For You | Manuela |
| 1988 | Love For Free | |
| 1990 | One Day | Janet |
1991 - 1995[]
| Year | Song | Alias |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Baby I'm Sorry | Giselle |
| Open Your Heart | Morena | |
| When I'm With You | Lilac | |
| Come On Come On | Donna Luna | |
| Walking In The Moon Light | Annabelle | |
| Love Me Do | Maggie Sue | |
| Hold Me Please | Angie Starr | |
| Baila Macho | Paula Marsh | |
| Tokyo Night | Mandy Gordon | |
| Hold Me In Your Arms | Karin Rex | |
| If I Can't Have You | Donna Luna | |
| Chica Boom | Mio Tipo | |
| Leave Me Alone | Licia | |
| 1991? | Stay Tonight | Patty Dart |
| I'll Never Say (It's All Right) | Gaby | |
| 1992 | Shake Shake | Macho Gang |
| Somebody Tonight | Alexis | |
| Hot Summer Nights | High Frequency | |
| All Day | Kate & Karen | |
| Can You Do It Forever | Virgin | |
| Everyday | Morena | |
| Tomorrow Night | Angie Davies | |
| My Heart And My Soul | Morena | |
| Tell Me I'm The One | Virgin | |
| Shy Boy | Dolly | |
| A Reason To Love | Bella & Blue | |
| I Promise My Heart | Ross | |
| Toy Joy My Boy | Maggie Sue | |
| Just In Time | Angie Starr | |
| 1993 | You're So Crazy | Virgin |
| Fly Up In The Sky | Dolly | |
| Stop Me | Morena | |
| 1994 | Got To Feel It | Morena |
| Don't Drop Me | Ann Sinclaire |
1996 - 1999[]
Writing Credits & Composition[]
Aliases[]
Time Records[]
- Alexis ("Somebody Tonight" only)
- Angie Davies ("Tomorrow Night" only)
- Anika (1996-1999)
- Ann Sinclair (1994-1998)
- Dolly (except Secret Passion)
- Giselle ("Baby I'm Sorry" only)
- High Frequency (with Clara Moroni in "Hot Summer Nights"; with Elena Ferretti in "Magic Japan")
- Ika
- Jilly (1996-1997)
- Kate & Karen ("All Day" only, with Clara Moroni)
- Linda Ross (1996-1998)
- Macho Gang ("Shake Shake" only, with Clara Moroni)
- Maggie May (in "Tell Me" and "Tonight")
- Morena
- Sally Rendell ("Suit Case Sally" only)
- Serena
- Terry Gordon ("Move Your Body" only)
- Vanessa (1996-1998)
- Virgin (1992-1993)
Delta[]
- Leslie Parrish ("Heart Of Stone" only)
Flea Records[]
- Angie Starr
- Bella & Blue ("A Reason To Love" only, with Claudio Magnani)
- Donna Luna
- Karin Rex
- Lilac ("When I'm With You" only)
- Maggie Sue
- Mandy Gordon
- Paula Marsh
- Ross ("I Promise My Heart" only)
Other[]
- Annabelle ("Walking In The Moon Light" only, with Clara Moroni; at Disco Energy)
- Janet (High Energy)
- Licia (Beaver Records/Aisha Music)
- Manuela (Esquire Records)
- Mio Tipo (Beaver Records/Aisha Music)
- Taleesa (Eurodance)