Gigi D'Agostino, after his illness, has recently returned to make his beloved fans dance again, and he did it at Sanremo during the Festival, the last one hosted by Amadeus. Yesterday, the DJ and music producer from Turin, who has been living in Switzerland for some time, went to court in Mendrisio for a matter that has nothing to do with his return to the scene, but is very much related to his work.
Gigi D'Ag has indeed sued the company that organizes the Electric Love Festival, one of the most popular events in Austria: according to the 56-year-old, the organizers owe him a good 30,000 euros. On the other hand, they are asking for a return of an already paid amount of 20,000 euros. The reason? That agreed performance actually never took place, as explained by Ticinonline.
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The contract between the two parties was signed in 2019: D'Agostino was to perform at the 2020 Festival edition and was to be paid in two tranches, the first of 20,000 euros and the second of 30,000. However, the event was postponed due to Covid and when in November 2021 the organizers contacted the DJ again, he informed them that he still expected those 30,000 euros promised. A month later, health problems arrived, which kept him stationary until a few weeks ago.
At that point, the Festival announced that D'Agostino would not be at the Festival: «They decided it, I felt capable of performing and if they had paid me, I would have done it. The festival gave a sickness announcement that didn't exist anymore», said the DJ in court, explaining that because of the news of his health problems «for a long period I had no work offers».
«The second part of the payment was to be made by May 2020, sickness or no sickness», explains lawyer Massimiliano Parli, who represents Gigi D'Ag. On the other hand, lawyer Clarissa David, who represents the Austrian company, counters: «That contract was not fulfilled because D'Agostino, due to health reasons, could not». The judge's decision is expected in the coming months.
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