Person · PER-08101E04A6FA0DE1
Bobby Orlando
2 catalogued objects connected to Bobby Orlando.
Reference entry
Biography
Person.
Bobby Orlando, also known as Bobby O, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician associated with disco and Hi-NRG. Through O Records he produced synthesizer-led dance records for artists including Divine, Roni Griffith and the Flirts, a vocal project he devised.
His work drew on the electronic production of Giorgio Moroder and the studio arrangements of ABBA. He also produced the Pet Shop Boys’ first version of West End Girls, released in 1984, before their later international breakthrough with a different recording.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- AllMusic — Bobby OrlandoProduction career, label, artists and influences.
- Pet Shop Boys — Early historyBobby O collaboration and the original single’s release.
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PER-08101E04A6FA0DE1
Represented across objects dated 1987–2003.
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