Alta Moda were a Canadian funk-rock band in the 1980s. Formed in 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, the band originally consisted of singer Molly Johnson and guitarist Norman Orenstein. Drummer Steven Gelineau and bassist Etric Lyons were added in 1982 and 1983 respectively. The band eventually signed to CBS Records and released their debut album in 1987.

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  • Alta Moda were a Canadian funk-rock band in the 1980s. Formed in 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, the band originally consisted of singer Molly Johnson and guitarist Norman Orenstein. Drummer Steven Gelineau and bassist Etric Lyons were added in 1982 and 1983 respectively. The band eventually signed to CBS Records and released their debut album in 1987. Although the album spawned the single "Julian", radio stations criticized them for sounding like "generic American funk" and going as far as saying they sounded "too black", with the result that the song was only a modest hit, peaking at #53 in the RPM Hot 100 chart the week of January 30, 1988. The band were quickly dropped from their label. The band also declined a Juno Award nomination in the R&B category, because they felt it was a mislabelling of the song. The band continued to perform live, on the lookout for another deal, Orenstein writing and producing and Johnson performing as well with a band who later became known as Big Sugar. Johnson and Orenstein reunited in 1990 as Infidels, who had a similar sound to Alta Moda's but were somewhat more successful on the charts.
  • Die AltaRoma ist eine jährlich stattfindende Modenschau in Rom. Über Jahre unter dem Titel AltaModa bekannt, wurde sie erst 2002 vom Veranstalter in AltaRoma umbenannt. Sie gilt als die wichtigste Modenschau Italiens und großes gesellschaftliches Ereignis. Höhepunkt und Abschluss der AltaRoma ist die traditionelle Gala "Donna sotto le stelle" ("Frau unter den Sternen") auf der Spanischen Treppe.
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  • Alta Moda were a Canadian funk-rock band in the 1980s. Formed in 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, the band originally consisted of singer Molly Johnson and guitarist Norman Orenstein. Drummer Steven Gelineau and bassist Etric Lyons were added in 1982 and 1983 respectively. The band eventually signed to CBS Records and released their debut album in 1987.
  • Die AltaRoma ist eine jährlich stattfindende Modenschau in Rom. Über Jahre unter dem Titel AltaModa bekannt, wurde sie erst 2002 vom Veranstalter in AltaRoma umbenannt. Sie gilt als die wichtigste Modenschau Italiens und großes gesellschaftliches Ereignis. Höhepunkt und Abschluss der AltaRoma ist die traditionelle Gala "Donna sotto le stelle" ("Frau unter den Sternen") auf der Spanischen Treppe.
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