Wess
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Wesley Johnson (August 13, 1945 — September 21, 2009), known by his stage name Wess, was an American-born Italian singer and bass guitarist, perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden, placing third with the song "Era".
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It is catalogued under topics including 1945 births, 2009 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- 16
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922-01-04
- Active to
- 2013-10-30
Discography
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WESS (웨스) is a four-member co-ed band under Chungpa Records. They debuted on December 12, 2021 with the digital single "Noname Planet Hotel". The band consists of nokdu (녹두), Jang Wonyoung (장원영), Cho Hyukjin (조혁진), and Shin Sehwi (신세휘). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Wess">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Wess
- Musical artist.image
- Wess and Dori Ghezzi in Sanremo.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Wess with Dori Ghezzi (Sanremo 1973)
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Wesley Johnson
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
- Musical artist.death_place
- New York, U.S.
- Musical artist.genre
- Pop, soul
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer, musician
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals, bass guitar
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1964–2009
- Musical artist.label
- Durium, London, UAR
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- Dori Ghezzi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Winston-Salem
- Place of death
- Winston-Salem
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1976
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Stax Records
- Image
- Wess in Sanremo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1945-08-13
- date of death
- 2009-09-21
- Commons category
- Wess
- pseudonym
- Wess
- birth name
- Wesley Johnson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- asthma
- different from
- Veys
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Dori Ghezzi
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Wesley Johnson (August 13, 1945 — September 21, 2009), known by his stage name Wess, was an American-born Italian singer and bass guitarist, perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden, placing third with the song "Era".
Originally from North Carolina, Wess moved to Italy in the 1960s in pursuit of a musical career. He formed a successful duo with Ghezzi and achieved some hits in Italy, such as "Voglio stare con te", "Come stai? Con chi sei?" and "Un corpo e un'anima". Wess also was a singer and played bass guitar for the soul-funk band Wess & The Airedales in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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