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Born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Washington, D.C. at the age of nine, Haddaway was raised on an early diet of Louis Armstrong, and subsequently learned to play the trumpet. After graduating from high school and forming his first band known as the Chances, the singer moved to Cologne, Germany in 1987, and began working in bars and singing whenever the opportunity arose.
In 1992 Haddaway earned his big break signing with German label Coconut Records. A year later the singer issued his debut single “What Is Love”, which took Europe by storm, selling over 2.6 million records. Reaching No. 2 on the UK and German singles charts, the record became an instant club staple and has since earned a host of remixes. Haddaway subsequently released the single “Life”, another smash hit single, before issuing his debut Eurodisco full-length “The Album” in September 1993. Charting at No. 5 on the German Albums Chart and No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart, the record also proved popular in Scandinavia, aided by its fun-loving Eurodance aesthetic. Released on Coconut Records, the album’s subsequent singles included “I Miss You” and “Rock my Heart”.
The dance-inspiring musician’s sophomore album “The Drive” was released in June 1995 led by the singles “Fly Away”, “Catch a Fire”, and “Lover Be Thy Name”. Whilst failing to prove as popular as his debut “Haddaway”, the album earned favourable reviews, later peaking at No. 32 on the German Albums Chart. Used as the soundtrack for Saturday Night Live’s Butabi brothers sketch by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan, “What Is Love” enjoyed a resurgence of popularity, later charting at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Taken in a more soulful direction, Haddaway’s third and fourth albums “Let’s Do It Now” and “My Face” failed to chart despite the charting singles “What About Me”, “What Do You love”, and “Love Makes”. The non-album single “What Is Love Reloaded” followed in 2003, after which the singer released the studio album “Pop Splits” featuring the single “Spaceman”. Following a series of collaborations with the likes of Dr. Alban, Klaas, and The Mad Stuntman, Haddaway issued his sixth studio album “Gotta Be” in 2011.
Originally formed by the Frankfurt based duo Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti in 1986, Snap! has since transformed into a collective of dance-rooted, hip-hop influenced singers and rappers. The project’s debut output was the single “Where Are You?” in 1986, followed a year later by the independently released full-length “Inaxycvgtgb”. With members Anzilotti and Münzing using less German sounding aliases, Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III, Snap! earned their breakthrough in 1990 with the hit “The Power”. Featuring British-born rapper Turbo B. and American singer, Penny Ford, “The Power” combined hard-hitting house with elemental hip hop, and earned huge success, peaking at No. 2 in Germany. The single topped the charts in the UK, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and catapulted Snap! to international recognition. Penny Ford subsequently became the group’s full-time singer, later contributing the lyrics to Snap!’s second single “Ooops Up”. The singles “Cult of Snap” and “Mary Had a Little Lamb” followed before the group issued its first official studio album “World Power” in 1990. Peaking at No. 7 on the German Albums Chart, the record gained international success for its club-friendly appeal.
The singer Thea Austin joined Snap!’s ranks in 1991, leading the recordings of the hit singles “Rhythm Is a Dancer” and “Colour of Love”. Featuring hip hop beats and rhythms combined with electro sensibilities, both singles were taken from the group’s sophomore album “The Madman’s Return”, released in March 1992. Snap!’s third full-length “Welcome to Tomorrow”, this time featuring the vocal talents of American singer Summer, was issued in September 1994. Reaching the Top 10 in both Germany and Switzerland, the album earned positive reviews aided by the singles “Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)”, “The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)”, and “The World in My Hands”.
Snap! officially disbanded in 1996 and with the separation brought the compilation album “Snap! Attack: The Best of Snap” the same year. Four years later Münzing and Anzilotti, once again with rapper Turbo B, returned to release the track “Gimme a Thrill”, followed in 2003 by the remix album “The Cult of Snap!”.
The band were originally made up of producers Robert Clivillés and David Cole, who came together in the house acts 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican and The 28th Street Crew. The duo had chemistry, and in 1990, they got together to make the single “Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)” with frequent collaborator Freedom Williams, a rapper from their shared home town of New York City. The single resulted in a lawsuit for the producers, but they had such a good time making it that they decided to continue working together, enlisting the vocalists Selma Davis and Martha Walsh, along with Williams, to form what they would call the C+C Music Factory. By mid-1990, the band had finished their first album “Gonna Make You Sweat”, but no-one could have predicted just how successful the band would become.
“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” was released in October of that year, and was an absolutely mind-boggling hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1991, when it had already become one of the most recognisable pop songs of its time. The single would eventually go on to be certified Platinum five times over, and achieved similar success in Canada and the United Kingdom. Understandably, this was as good as it was ever going to get for the band, as their second and third albums sank without a trace after their releases in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Tragically, Cole died in January 1995 and after the last singles for the band's self-titled final album were released in 1996, the band quietly split up. However, in 2010 Clivillés tapped Eric Kupper to form a new incarnation of C+C, and have been starting parties all around the globe ever since. For being the most fun you can have with your clothes on, C+C Music Factory come highly recommended.
Brilliant night with all the different bands great to see them live after all these years was just like one large party Mr Pat Sharp was was another great DJ getting involved with the crowd a big thanks to everyone keep rockin
One of the most quintessential movies to grace the 90s was “A Night At The Roxbury,” especially the iconic scene of Chris Kattan and Will Farrell hit the namesake club and starts a synchronized dance to Haddaway’s “What Is Love.” Pretty much since this movie came out and became a cult classic, Haddaway has forever been known for “What Is Love,” but what most people don’t know is that his entire repertoire contains the best things of typical 90s music.
Considering that he is known for being a one hit wonder, his live shows totally take advantage of this. His stages are set in this 90s retro look, and has a lot of background dancers dressed similarly to the way the girls in “A Night At The Roxbury” are dressed. Haddaway himself dresses down, wearing a simple pants, t-shirt and scarf. He performs all his best hits, like “Life,” “I Miss You” and “Rock My Heart;” all dance inducing songs that everyone in the crowd was taking advantage of. He obviously kept the best for last. Before starting his “What Is Love Performance” he builds up the anticipation by playing an extended intro to the song and then bringing out the dancers. The song is way better live because of the ridiculous amounts of energy that both the crowd and Haddaway put out.
In 2007 - on a Paris stage, next to David Guetta, Chris Willis showed off his vocal range by singing the song 'Love is Gone' acapella style in front of hundreds of screaming fans. The American singer originally started as a gospel singer but became internationally well known for his house collaborations with David Guetta. His performance in 2007 was unforgettable, I always liked his music videos for the attractive, oiled up, shirtless men and did enjoy his music as a bit of a guilty pleasure, but I never imagined he'd be so good without auto tune yet he proved me wrong. In 2009 he went on to tour with David Guetta again through Europe and has also been seen doing solo European dates since that. He released his single 'Louder' in 2010, which was always a song that made me want to get up and dance, even if it was slightly cheesy with the amount of strobe lights and gimmicky effects he used. I distinctly remember him wearing the baggiest/ most flared jeans possible when on stage with Guetta, which took him down in my scales massively, not a good look. Although he has a naturally beautiful voice, probably from his gospel days, but he wasn't a great presence on his own and was much more interesting performing with other singers/ composers. I think he should go back to singing gospel music as that's what he was best at, that kind of music combined with his voice wouldn't leave a single dry eye in the audience, but he was a bit too cheesy for my liking.
La Bouche are a German – American dance double act made up of the producer Frank Farian and the singer Melanie Thornton. They kick of this show with one of their biggest singles to date, “Sweet Dreams” which has every audience member at the very least mumbling the words to this huge international hit which was released mid 90’s. The crowd become truly animated when La Bouche kick into their huge single, “Be My Lover”, elevating this crowd from a 6 to a 10. All the way through this set, the audience are dancing in this somewhat celebratory atmosphere. There is a nice tender moment between performer and audience when the fourth wall is almost broken down with a performance of “You Won’t Forget Me”. Where Thornton encourages the audience to sing along to this cult classic song that was a European hit in 1997. The duo finish on “S.O.S”, and make damn sure that every person in this audience is dancing to the fullest.
Robin Stone goes by the name of Robin S, professionally; perhaps it’s to avoid confusion with Angie Stone, to whom she’s no relation, but the sharing of that surname isn’t the only reason why you might be forgiven for getting the two mixed up; as well as both having impressively powerful voices, the pair also enjoyed their greatest commercial success back in the nineties. Robin S. was predominantly a contemporary R&B artist, but what always set her apart from her contemporaries was her willingness to dabble in other genres, especially gospel and occasionally jazz. Those additional influences are faithfully borne out in her live shows, in which the setlists tend to span her entire career - both chronologically and stylistically - and that’s something that’s made possible by the versatility of her live backing band. She often joins other nineties R&B stars like Color Me Badd on the road, allowing for fans to get more than just the one dose of nostalgia in one night; she’ll likely be on such a bill next time she makes it to the UK.
When two already fantastic producers combine their efforts into a project, the result is likely to be a success, and for Snap!, the German Eurodance project, this can definitely be said! Producers Michael Munzing and Luca Anzilotti compiled a group of talented musicians to create some hit tracks, for example The Power and Rhythm Is A Dancer.
Although the band went through several line up changes, and eventually disbanded, their work together created some giant hits, and their return concerts drew in the crowds from far and wide. Performing Rhythm Is A Dancer appeared to be the band’s highlight of the show, as it was also for the audience. Of course everyone knew the lyrics start to finish, who doesn’t! The band got everyone on their feet with their arms in the air, and by the end of the track, the auditorium was filled with jumping fans going crazy for the epic track.
They played some of their lesser known tracks, but the audience still got really into them. The combination of rapping, electronic and pop music was an exciting one, and the band bounced off of each other and the audience with banter to maintain their intense energy. It was a fantastic nostalgic gig, with a whole lot of talent form the artists.