Gala

Gala, born Gala Rizzatto, is an Italian singer and songwriter who became one of the defining voices of 1990s Italo dance and Eurodance with her breakthrough hit «Freed from Desire», a track whose driving bassline and chant-like chorus made it a staple of European club and pop charts alike. She built her career at the intersection of house-influenced dance production and radio-friendly pop songwriting, later relocating to Brooklyn, New York.

Her sound combines four-on-the-floor dance rhythms with catchy, hook-driven vocal melodies, a formula also heard on «Let a Boy Cry» and «Come Into My Life», both international hits from her debut album that helped her sell millions of records worldwide across Europe, South America and beyond. «Freed from Desire» in particular has had a long afterlife through remixes and its widespread use as a football chant and viral sample decades after its original release.

Gala's work sits at the crossroads of pop accessibility and dance-floor energy, and her catalogue continues to circulate through remixes and reissues, such as later edits like «Freed from Desire (Remix)», that keep her signature sound present in club culture well beyond its original era.