[Alias] was a Canadian, short-lived, album-oriented, hard rock band, formed in 1988 by, vocalist Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi, both former members of the Canadian band, [Sheriff,] (of "When I'm With You" fame). They were joined by [Heart] founding-members, guitarist Roger Fisher, bassist Steve Fossen, and drummer Mike DeRosier.

The band released its self-titled, debut album in 1990, which was certified gold by the [RIAA]{1} in the U.S., and platinum in Canada, scoring hits with the power ballads, "More Than Words Can Say" (#2), "Waiting For Love" (#13) and "Haunted Heart" (#18). They also recorded the Tonio K song, "Perfect World," for the Christina Applegate film, [Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead,] and performed twice on [The Tonight Show], once with Johnny Carson and once with Jay Leno.

[Alias] toured extensively through 1990 and part of 1991, including a stint as the opening act for [REO Speedwagon,] but they fell apart during the tour, with the former Heart musicians leaving en masse. Rumors of a reunion circulated for some time but never came to fruition. In an interview with [Strutter Magazine,] Curci indicated that [Alias] was never formally disbanded: "[Alias] never split. Music changed. We couldn't get our music out there. No one wanted to hear it anymore. Grunge was in and, you know what, that's OK, 'cause music needs to do that. It needs to change all the time. That's how it stays fresh. [Alias] is still Steve and I. [Alias] will always be Steve and I. Steve and I will do a record tomorrow if the fans need one!"

In January 2009, [Alias] announced the release of a long-awaited second album. This album, appropriately titled "Never Say Never," was recorded in 1992, and was supposed to follow their highly-praised debut album but it never got released. A few of the songs from this album were re-recorded and appeared on Freddy Curci’s solo album [Dreamer’s Road,] (1994), however many tracks remained unreleased.

[Alias] was featured in the [Top 20 AOR{2} Records of All Time,] ranking at #17. This impressive list includes [Def Leppard, Foreigner, Toto, Boston] and [Journey.]

In 1991, for the song, "More Than Words Can Say," BMI{3} presented Freddy Curci (co-writer) with the [Million-air Award,] for one million air plays. According to BMI’s website, only 1,500 songs have achieved [Million-air] status among the 4.5 million songs by the 300,000 BMI-represented artists. One million performances is the equivalent of approximately 50,000 broadcast hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay.

• BAND MEMBERS: Original Band Members 1990-1991:
• Freddy Curci (lead vocals)
• Steve DeMarchi (guitar)
• Roger Fisher (guitar)
• Steve Fossen (bass)
• Mike DeRosier (drums)

• Band Members involved in the 2009 Album [Never Say Never]:
• Freddy Curci (lead vocals)
• Steve DeMarchi (guitar)
• Marco Mendoza (bass)
• Larry Aberman (drums)
• Robert O'Hearn (keyboards)
• Denny DeMarchi (keyboards)

DISCOGRAPHY: Albums: Year / Album / U.S. Albums 1990 / Alias / 114 2009 / Never Say Never / -

Singles: Year / Song / U.S. Hot 100 / U.S. MSR{4} / U.S. AC{5} / U.K. Singles / Album 1990 / "More Than Words Can Say" / 2 / 13 / 5 / - / [Alias]1990 / "Haunted Heart" / - / 18 / - / - / [Alias] 1991 / "Waiting for Love" / 13 / - / 7 / 87 / [Alias] 1991 / "Perfect World" / 90 / - / - / - / [Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead] Soundtrack

• Compilations: Year / Album 1991 / [Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin'] ____________________________________________________________ {1}The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a group which represents the industry's distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors. It participates in the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association is also responsible for certifying the number of copies of records sold in the U.S. and rates them as follows: * Silver: 100,000, * Gold: 500,000,
• Platinum: 1,000,000, * Multi-Platinum: 2,000,000+, and * Diamond: 10,000,000.

{2}AOR, or Album-oriented rock, is an American, FM radio format, focusing on album tracks by rock artists. The roots of the AOR radio format began with programming concepts rooted in 1960s idealism. Under the AOR format, FM DJs were allowed to developed the repertoire and set the tone that would determine the playlists for their programs. Up until then most radio formats were based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles. The best example is Top 40, though there are many other formats, such as Country, Smooth Jazz, Urban and Oldies, amongst others. All of them use the same basic principles, with the most popular songs repeating every 2 to 6 hours, depending on their rank in the rotation. Generally there is a strict order or list to be followed and the DJ does not make decisions about what selections are played. AOR, while still based on the rotation concept, focused on the album as a whole (rather than singles). After the inception of the AOR format many DJs had the freedom to chose what track(s) to play off any given album, as well as latitude to decide what order to play the records in. Later in the 1970s, AOR formats became tighter and song selection shifted from the DJ to the Program or Music Director. Still, when an AOR station added an album to rotation they would often focus on numerous tracks at once, rather than playing the singles as they were individually released.

{3}[Broadcast Music, Inc.] (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers] (ASCAP) and [Society of European Stage Authors & Composers] (SESAC). It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed.

{4}MSR=Mainstream Rock

{5}AC=Adult Contemporary