The Boyz was a German

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formed in

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in 1996 with encouragement from music producer Triple-M. Their biggest success was in 1998 when their single "One Minute" made it to the top-10 both in Germany (No. 9) and Switzerland (No. 8). The single eventually reached the gold status in Germany selling over 250,000 units.

Career

Florian Fischer and

Adel Tawil Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil (born 15 August 1978) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. Besides his solo career, he is part of the popular German duo Ich + Ich and a former member of the boy band The Boyz (German band), The Boyz. Ear ...

got acquainted through the club scene in Berlin in 1993. Tawil convinced Tarek Hussein and in 1995 the trio got the attention of Triple M-Management during a talent competition. Saxophonist, Salvatore Di Blasi, joined the group through the same competition. The fifth member, Stephane Claudio Kroll-Marongiu, was a Berlin resident and a model was last to join. In the spring 1997 the band had its break with a Top 30 German hit "Round and Round", their first release from their debut album ''Boyz in da House''. It was followed by another relative success "Let Me Show You the Way". With the third single "One Minute" they reached the Top 10 in both Germany and Switzerland. The band split after four more singles and a second album ''Next Level''. In February 1998, the band appeared in a German TV series ''

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''. 'Flow' (Florian Fischer) had fallen in the December 1997 off the stage suffering a knee injury. This was depicted in the actual scenario of the series and was played by the band members.

Members

*Florian Fischer (as 'Flow') (born 13 October 1974) *

(as 'Kane') (born 15 August 1978) * Tarek Hussein (as T-Soul) (born 3 July 1978) *Salvatore Di Blasi (born 27 October 1980) *Stephane Claudio Kroll-Marongiu (born 8 March 1979) *Philipp Rosskamp (born 22. June 1979) (left the band before the main success)

After the split

*Adel Tawil went solo in addition to songwriting and producing. He was also member of the famous German duo

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alongside

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. *Florian Fischer now works in music management. *Tarek Hussein is a music producer and now known as

Tarééc Tarek Hussein (born 3 July 1978), better known by his stage name Tarééc, is a German R&B singer of Lebanese and Palestinian descent. He was previously part of the German boy band The Boyz where he was known as T-Soul. The Boyz Through the ...

. He worked with many acts including German rapper

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Career

Members

After the split

Discography

Albums

Singles

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