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Technotronic Songs
Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, "Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. Later that year, the single was followed by the album of the same name, which peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and "Move This". They went on to release the albums '' Body to Body'' (1991) and ''Recall'' (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001. History 1987–1990: Formation and ''Pump Up the Jam'' Technotronic was formed in 1987 by Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer Jo Bogaert, who had gained popularity in Europe as a solo artist with various new beat projects, including Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Congolese–Belgian rapper Ya Kid K joined Technotronic on vocals, Bogaert adopted the stage name Thomas De Quin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Bogaert
Jo Bogaert (born 1956) is a Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer. Working under his own name and a long list of pseudonyms (usually Thomas de Quincey or a variation thereof), he is the man behind Technotronic and is considered to have been one of the most successful artists in the new beat genre. Early life and career Bogaert was born in 1956 in Aalst, Belgium. His father ran an electronics shop. Bogaert studied philosophy and played in a number of bands in different genres, including blues and new wave. He released one album under his own name in 1984, ''None of Them Are Green''. In 1987, he wrote the soundtrack for the theatre production ''Riot 88''. New beat and Technotronic In 1989, Bogaert (credited as Thomas de Quincey) created the project Technotronic, with which he released the single "Pump Up the Jam". The song eventually reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the UK charts, and No. 1 in Flanders and Spain. The single sold 3.5 million copies world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Move This
"Move This" is a song by Belgian electronic music project Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K. Recorded in 1989 and appearing on Technotronic's debut album, '' Pump Up the Jam: The Album'' (1989), the song was re-recorded and included on ''The Greatest Hits'' (1993). It peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming their 3rd and last top 10 hit. "Move This" is featured in the motion picture ''Let's Go to Prison'', starring Will Arnett and Dax Shepard, and the ''King of the Hill'' episode "Dances with Dogs". Critical reception In 1992, Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' wrote that the "pop-juiced hip-houser was first heard on Technotronic's ''Pump Up the Jam'' album a couple of years ago. Resurrection via a Revlon TV commercial has sparked heavy pop radio interest. Ya Kid K's rhymes are appropriately cute'n'clever, and the beats and melody are strong enough to withstand heavy competition." ''BuzzFeed'' placed it at number 35 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blond Ambition World Tour
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Spin That Wheel
"Spin That Wheel" is a song by Hi Tek 3 in collaboration with Belgian group Technotronic members Ya Kid K and Jo Bogaert. It was released under the name "Hi Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K" in 1990. Hi Tek 3 are listed as Kovali, El Sati and Yosef. Releases The track appeared on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' soundtrack and was also released as a single. In some territories it was released as "Spin That Wheel (Turtles Get Real)". References to drug use (''"I smoke the mic like weed"'' and ''"This hypes you up like speed"'') were edited out of the soundtrack album. A David Morales remix of the track was also included on the Technotronic album '' Trip on This: The Remixes''. In Britain, "Spin That Wheel" was first issued in January 1990 and reached #69, but became a bigger hit when re-released that September, peaking at #15. In the USA the song reached #69 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #8 on Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #3 on Hot Dance Club Play and #39 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Showtime At The Apollo
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Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli ( ) was a German duo R&B music act from Munich. The act was created in 1988 by Frank Farian, founder of Boney M., and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus as the lip-syncing performers, with the two actual main studio singers, Brad Howell and John Davis, and studio singers Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco, and Linda Rocco, with an unrelated touring band. Their debut album, as '' All or Nothing'' in Europe, and expanded, including " Baby Don't Forget My Number" and " Blame It on the Rain", composed by Diane Warren, as '' Girl You Know It's True'' in the United States, achieved international success and brought them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on 21 February 1990. They became one of the most popular pop acts in the late-1980s and early-1990s, with 7 million records sold in the United States alone; internationally, Milli Vanilli sold approximately 30 million singles. However, their success turned to infamy when their manager, Frank Farian, announced in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
