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Romanthony, or the strange isolation of house music

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Ben Cardew
Sep 17, 2025
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For the vocalist on one of dance music’s biggest ever hits, Romanthony remained a very elusive character, right up to his tragic death.

Daft Punk collaborations One More Time and Too Long aside, he was probably best known for Hold On, re-released on Roulé (Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk’s label) in 1999 or R.Hide In Plai…

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