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act assembled in 1990 by BTECH label boss/producer Jan Ekholm and British duo Dave Rawlings and

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. British musician Morgan King joined them later as a songwriter. Lead vocals for the first album ''Themes from Outer Clubland'' were variously performed by the American

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duo

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, British rapper Stepz, and Swedish singers Zemya Hamilton and

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. In 1991, Ekholm reformed the act with members now comprising singer Zemya Hamilton and Morgan King.

Biography

Between 1991 and 1992, five songs charted on the US ''

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chart, with three of those hitting number-one: "Let's Get Busy" (credited to Clubland featuring Quartz) (1990), "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" (1992) and "Hypnotized" (1992). Another single, "Set Me Free", hit number-one on the US

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chart and number 2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In 1993, they won a Swedish

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for Best Album with their second album, ''Adventures Beyond Clubland''. Zemya Hamilton (Zemya Sylveta Larsson Auna) died on 24 December 2015 from

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, aged 50.

Discography

Albums

* ''Themes from Outer Clubland'' (1991) * ''Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton'' (1992) * ''Adventures Beyond Clubland'' (1992) * ''Secrets of Inner Clubland'' (Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton) (1995)

Singles

References

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