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Pharao is a German
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''dutchcharts.nl''. Their follow-up single, "Once Upon a Time", did not chart in Germany. Pharao's second album, ''The Return'', was released in early 1998, but despite the band's efforts, it did not achieve the chart success of their previous album. According to their former management agency, Pharao disbanded in 2001. However, in 2014, Kyra Pharao returned to front the group and tour with all of their old songs, alongside Prince Damien, who was chosen as the new rapper of Pharao. In 2015, a compilation album was released under the name "Best Of 1994 - 1998", featuring all songs digitally remastered. It was not released under a record label, so the album is only available at special events and live concerts of the band. In early 2016,
Pharao Bio @Dance Artist Info
Pharao Bio @Eurodance Encyclopedia
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Eurodance
Eurodance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of Hip-hop, rap, techno and Eurodisco. This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use ...
act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by Egyptian-Indian singer Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) (born 17 January 1971) and American rapper Deon Blue (born 20 January 1970). Pharao released two studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
s, ''Pharao
Pharao is a German Eurodance act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by Egyptian-Indian singer Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) (born 17 January 1971) and American rapper Deon Blue (born 20 January 1970). Pharao ...
'' (1994) and '' The Return'' (1998).
Musical career
Their debut single
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"I Show You Secrets
"I Show You Secrets" is a song by German Eurodance act Pharao, which consisted of Indian/German singer Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) and American rapper Deon Blue (Marcus Deon Thomas). It was released in 1994 by Dance Pool label as the first sing ...
" reached No. 6 on the German single Media Control Charts
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on be ...
within weeks of its release,"Pharao's_German_single_chart_positions"''charts-surfer.de''. eventually earning them a
gold disc
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. The single also charted in other European countries, including Switzerland and Austria.''dutchcharts.nl''. Their second single "
There Is a Star
"There Is a Star" is a song recorded by German Eurodance act Pharao, released in September 1994 by the labels Blow Up and Dance Pool as the second single from the act's debut album, ''Pharao'' (1994). Commercially the song was presented with the s ...
" was another hit, reaching No. 8 in the German official singles chart, which earned them another gold disc. "There Is a Star" was also successful in countries such as Switzerland and Sweden,''dutchcharts.nl''. and peaked at No. 43 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album, ''
Pharao
Pharao is a German Eurodance act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by Egyptian-Indian singer Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) (born 17 January 1971) and American rapper Deon Blue (born 20 January 1970). Pharao ...
'', reached No. 23 on the German album chart. Their third single " World of Magic" was not quite as successful as the first two singles; however, it entered the Top 30 in both Germany and Sweden.''dutchcharts.nl''. In 1997, after almost two years of silence, they released their second album, albeit without Deon Blue, who had left the band by then. The first single, "Temple of Love", from that album peaked at No. 36 on the German singles chart, and reached No. 7 on the Finnish singles chart, among others.
''dutchcharts.nl''. Their follow-up single, "Once Upon a Time", did not chart in Germany. Pharao's second album, ''The Return'', was released in early 1998, but despite the band's efforts, it did not achieve the chart success of their previous album. According to their former management agency, Pharao disbanded in 2001. However, in 2014, Kyra Pharao returned to front the group and tour with all of their old songs, alongside Prince Damien, who was chosen as the new rapper of Pharao. In 2015, a compilation album was released under the name "Best Of 1994 - 1998", featuring all songs digitally remastered. It was not released under a record label, so the album is only available at special events and live concerts of the band. In early 2016,
Prince Damien
Messiah Prince Sheridan Damien Ritzinger (born 12 December 1990) is a German singer and actor.
Biography
Ritzinger was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to a German father and South African mother. During his childhood, he lived in Munich.
I ...
left the group and was replaced by Siam. Prince Damien later embarked on a solo career and won season 13 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...
.
Discography
Albums
* 1994: ''Pharao
Pharao is a German Eurodance act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by Egyptian-Indian singer Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) (born 17 January 1971) and American rapper Deon Blue (born 20 January 1970). Pharao ...
''
* 1998: '' The Return''
* 2015: ''Best Of 1994 - 1998''
Singles
References
External links
Pharao Bio @Dance Artist Info
Pharao Bio @Eurodance Encyclopedia
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