Cappella (Eurodance group)

Cappella was an Italian Euro Dance, House and Techno project, which especially in the 1990s had success internationally.

Biography

Cappella was founded in 1975 as "The Cappella Project" and was at this time entirely of songwriters who wrote songs for other groups. The name Cappella refers in Italian on the frescoes of the Renaissance and the chapels. He was chosen to emphasize the idea of ​​" rebirth." As the period of the Renaissance is connected to the idea of ​​rebirth of culture, so Cappella music is connected to the idea of ​​rebirth of the dance floor. Cappella was the brainchild of Gianfranco Bortolotti, which in 1987, the media team and the track called " Bauhaus / Push The Beat" created. Bauhaus enjoyed great success in the clubs all over the world - Cappella's first breakthrough. A year later was released with rapper Ettore Foresti " Helyom Halib ". " Helyom Halib " was able to record good results in the charts, such as number 10 in the UK Top 40 success came with "House Of Alkaline", "Be Master In One 's Own House ", " House Energy Revenge", "Get Out of My Case "and" The rotation of the House " on.

The next song "Take Me Away" was a collaboration with Loleatta Holloway and the Media Records team. Cappella's success experienced rapid growth with the new rapper Rodney Bishop, singer Kelly Overett and the release of the single "U Got 2 Know" in 1993, which placed in the Top 10 in England and in the top 30 in other European countries could. U Got 2 Know was thus the first European success. Also in 1993, the song "U Got 2 Let the Music " was released, containing the characteristic synth melody of Alphaville's " Sounds Like a Melody ". At least with this track to Cappella finally made ​​a name in Europe. Other international chart success with the song reached Cappella " Move on Baby" (No. 1 in Switzerland), which was published in 1994. Also in 1994 the long awaited album " U Got 2 Know " was released. From this album came the singles " U & Me," " Move It Up" and "Do not Be Proud" (1995).

The year 1995 brought some changes in the front of people Cappella. Kelly Overett left the group to start a Solokarrie. Kelly's first and so far the only solo song " Follow Your Heart " ( artist name " Kelly O") was able to record any great success and was released only in England. Since then, it has also become very quiet around them. In the summer of 1995, Allison Jordan successor of Kelly Overett. She came over for a casting Act. The song "Tell Me The Way" was released with her. In January 1996, then followed by the second track, " I Need Your Love". 1996 Cappella's third album was released. "War In Heaven" could not update " U Got 2 Know " the same success as its predecessor. From " War in Heaven ", the song " Turn It Up and Down" ( 1996) and "Do You Run Away Now" were ( in 1997, only in Scandinavia ) decoupled.

1997 was released with "Be My Baby" a new single, was used to attempt to give a cappella music style. In November, followed "U Goals My World Apart". Cappella 's fourth album was only released in Japan in 1998. It contains 12 different songs, including slower numbers, and was simply called just " Cappella ". For this album " Throwin ' Away" (MP3) and "Walkin ' Away" ( vinyl ) were released in Japan as singles. In November, followed by a remix of " U Got 2 Let the Music ". On the Maxi is " Leave It ," a track never published, contain. End of 1998, " UR The Power Of Love " in Germany was published. Cappella could not repeat her earlier successes since 1995. 1999 confirmed Gianfranco Bortolotti from the Cappella. He 'll take care of Cappella again when he finds time for the project, was to read. With this end Cappella also Allison Jordan and Rodney Bishop left the Act.

In October 2000, there were rumors of a return of Cappella. At Media Records Italy following could be read:

This message but was withdrawn very quickly. In 2001, then a promo was released, a new version of the song " U & Me". In trade, however, this single did not come. Only in the summer of 2002 it finally happened for a new single. It was released a remix of "U Got 2 Know" than vinyl. The CD release in early October 2002. During summer 2004, the new song "Angel" was released. "Angel" could not build on the great successes. A placement in the sales charts was also not achieved. On 13 December 2004 reappeared a remix of an old single, this time a new edition of "U Got 2 Let The Music ". After the 1996 album " War in Heaven ", which was published in June 2005 edition, followed just two months later, the new album by Cappella. This time it was a Best Of with well-known songs. In addition, a DVD was released. In 2006, "U Got 2 Let the Music Remix" was re-published in the series " Golden Dance Classics" by ZYX Music. End of October 2006 was followed by the album "Greatest Hits".

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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