Genre: 90s artists

The Hermes House Band is one of a kind. In the last few years, they have been among Holland’s best selling international music groups with their catchy remake of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. To this day, more than 1.2 million copies were sold world-wide and that number is still growing each day.

Should there be a single secret to the success, it’s called Fun, for that’s what the Hermes House Band is all about. They don’t just perform, they create a party on stage, such that it is contagious to the audience. It’s the same atmosphere they put into their recordings, which is why so many people like to listen and dance to them on different occasions. History In 1984, a bunch of students, who sought some diversion from their daily routines, picked up their instruments and founded the Hermes House Band. They named the band after their
fraternities home “Hermes” in Rotterdam. Before long, the band incorporated a full horn section and played the various stages in Holland. After having some initial commercial success with their CD “Hallo Rotterdam” which listed songs in the Dutch language, they had their big brake with “I Will Survive”. January 1995 it reached #1 and platinum in the Dutch charts and became one of the biggest selling records of the year. By that time the catchy “LaLaLa” sing-a-long tune was heard all over the country in the stands at soccer games and other big sporting venues. That same period the song entered the top 10 in Belgium. In the autumn of 1997, “I Will Survive” was released in France, quickly becoming well known as the anthem for French Top Division Rugby team “Le club Stade Français”. It was an instant hit at sporting events and reached the #3 position in the French charts, selling over 400,000 copies! In Belgium the song re-entered the charts, this time reaching #3 and gold.

During the summer of 1998, the French soccer audience cheered their home team all the way to World Cup glory chanting LaLaLa, causing a second wind in France all the way back to number 3 in the charts. Another 500,000 copies were sold! In the summer of 1999 I Will Survive climbed to the #17 position in Germany and has had great success in Mexico. Meanwhile the follow up single Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You was released in Germany followed by Back To Brasil and in May 2001 Country Roads which reached #2 in the charts in Germany.

The story continues. Country Roads is now spread throughout Europe. Releases in Ireland, UK , Denmark and Holland with enormous success!! Last but not least the Hermes House Band released a new album (The Album). All previous hit singles are included as well as some brand new party tracks!! The fun is just about to begin…

Hanson is an American band from Tulsa, Oklahoma formed by brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Supporting members include Dimetres Collins, and William Birkhead who have been with the band since 2007. They are best known for the 1997 hit song “MMMBop” from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations. Despite the enormous commercial success of Middle of Nowhere, the band suffered from the merger that eliminated their label, Mercury Records. The group was moved to Island Def Jam Music Group. Hanson has sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had 8 top 40 albums and 6 top 40 singles in the US, as well as 8 top 40 singles in the UK.

Their new album Anthem was released on June 18, 2013. The album charted at #22 on the US Billboard 200, making it their 8th album to chart on the top 40 of the US Billboard 200, the album also charted on #5 on the US Independent Albums Chart. The first single is titled “Get the Girl Back”, which was released on April 9, 2013. The single charted at #39 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs, bringing Hanson back to the Top 40, as well as making it Hanson’s first single in over 9 years to chart in the US Billboard Chart. The Brothers make sure to stay in touch with their fans while promoting their new album.

Musical team: Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello
Real name: Nestor Alexander Haddaway, born 1966, Tobago, West Indies.

Techno pop artist, licensed to Arista Records from his German home at Coconut Records /Logic Records, Haddaway scored a huge crossover hit throughout Europe with What Is Love in 1993, followed by the equally strident Life. He presents himself as being patient, tolerant, and having a sense of logic.

Nestor grew up in the USA. He was very shy and stuttered during his childhood. He was a fan of the Beatles, Police and Prince, he learned how to sing, dance, and to play the trumpet and guitar, before relocating to Cologne, Germany in 1987, to find employment as a singer and dancer.
He has a college degree in marketing, his own business career (he is a stylist and choreograph), has his own fashion company (Energy) and until 1994 was completely self-managed. He formed a band, Elegato, with keyboard player Alex Trime, before embarking on solo work with the production duo of Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Turello in 1992. Halligan and Turello are also known as Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann respectively, and jointly head the Coconut record label. They had previously produced Bad Boys Blue, Chypnotic and the Hollies. Backed by the songwriting and production expertise of Trime, Halligan and Turello, What Is Love, originally written as a ballad, eventually reached no. 2 in the UK charts in April 1993, as well as no. 2 Israel, no. 11 in the US, no. 1 in Europe, and no. 1 at MTV Europe. Life also earned good chart position a few months later, ensuring Haddaway’s status as Europe’s most successful solo artist of 1993. It stayed no. 1 for 2 weeks in Israel, reached no. 6 in UK, no. 33 in the US, no.1 in Europe, and no. 1 at MTV Europe.

Haddaway was elected male singer of the year in 1993 in Israel. His debut album featured the voices of Lisa Noya, Elkie Schlimbach and Rena R. Otta as background. It achieved gold status in France and reached no. 8 in the UK charts in November 1993. Haddaway himself, though often compared to the Eurodance fare of 2 Unlimited and Cappella, is a far more sophisticated proposition.
In 1994 he again scored significant success with two further singles, I Miss You (a slow, which reached no. 7 in UK , and no. 3 MTV Europe) and Rock My Heart (which reached no. 8 in UK, no. 6 at MTV Europe) and began his first European tour.

The second album, The Drive was then released in 1995. The first single to be released was Fly Away, it reached no. 20 UK, no. 12 MTV Europe. The follow-up, Fire failed to enter the top 40 in UK. Who Do You Love, released in 1998, was no. 26 in Israel.

1998: He released his third album Let’s Do It Now. 3 singles were taken from this album: What About Me, Who Do You Love and You’re Taking My Heart.

1999: A Best Of album was released.

2001: Haddaway is back with a brand new single entitled Deep and an album, My Face, containing 13 new track., Unfortunately, with a majority of ballads and too few danceable tracks.

2003: Haddaway released his new single What Is Love Reloaded under the label Kontor. The vinyl included 3 mixes, a Reloaded mix, a Jens O. hard remix, and a What is club mix. A new album is planned , entitled Overdrive, it will include new version of What Is Love (Reloaded).

In 2005 the single Spaceman and the album Pop Splits followed. In total Haddaway sold more than 20 million cd’s.