49ers | |
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| Origin | Brescia, Italy |
| Genres | Eurodance, Italo house |
| Years active | 1988-1998 |
| Labels | Media Records Island 4th and Broadway |
| Past members | Gianfranco Bortolotti Luca Cittadini Diego Leoni Pieradis Rossini Ann-Marie Smith |
49ers is an Italian house and Eurodance act, featuring producers and DJs Gianfranco Bortolotti, Luca Cittadini, Diego Leoni and Pieradis Rossini with vocalist Ann-Marie Smith. They were named after the San Francisco 49ers American football team, and because former vocalist Dawn Mitchell was the 49th vocalist to audition.
In 1990, two of their songs reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart; "Touch Me" and "Don't You Love Me".