Genre: 90s artists

Alban Nwapa was born in Nigeria. He grew up listening to Fela Kuti and James Brown. At age 23, he began studying dentistry. In order to be able to finance his university studies the music-loving medical student started making his own music. During this time Alban worked as a DJ in the well known Stockholm club ‘Alphabet Street’. Very quickly his name became widely known, especially since Alban often sang to the records he put on the turntable as a DJ. DJ René couldn’t help but notice him and so the highly intelligent medical student was discovered. But first Alban finished his studies and even opened his own dentistry practice.

In 1990, he met Denniz PoP from the SweMix label. Alban laid aside his dentist’s drill and realised his dream. Together with Denniz and Rap-Queen Leila K. his first record, Hello Afrika – his declaration of love for his African home – broke all records. Alban Nwapa became Dr. Alban – a superstar. His debut-album Hello Africa sold roughly 1 million copies world-wide!
One year later this success was surpassed by the second album One Love. 1.6 million singles of the song It’s My Life were sold (the single was even used as background music for a Tampax advert). It was no. 2 in UK, no. 1 in Germany and Europe. The following single One Love was also succesful. The album immediately sold over 1.7 million units. Then followed the albums Look Who’s Talking and Born In Africa. All in all, Dr. Alban can look back on world-wide sales of over 5 million albums and over 6 million singles, which resulted in 7 times Silver, 30 times Gold and 30 times Platinum. These rather dry, but very impressive, figures leave no doubt that the Dance-dentist belongs to the group of International Mega-Stars. His hit No Coke was even used to illustrate an anti-drugs campaign in Sweden. The single Sing Hallelujahwas also very successful.

After a re-release of No Coke, Dr Alban confirmed his Euro-dance style with his hit Look Who’s Talking Now, no. 6 at MTV Europe, and no. 54 in UK. Let The Beat Go On no. 12 at MTV.
He created his own record company ‘Dr. Records’, on which he released Born in Africa, the first CD recorded completely in his Dr. Records studios. He became the producer of many successful artists such as La Cream.

On the album, I Believe , he was able to work together with some of his own heroes, like Sly & Robbie, Freddie Mc Gregor, Beenie Man, Charlie King, a.m.m. and several exciting mixes have been produced by SASH! & DJ Quicksilver. The album featured many interesting tracks such as Long Time Ago which was also released as a single. More recently, his voice was featured on SASH’s single Colour The World.

After one year of silence he comes back with a new track entitled Because Of You, followed by What Do I Doand a new album, unfortunately, absolutely not Euro-dance related. Alban was very satisfied with the new album Prescription. Many hands have been involved in making this new album sound special. There are also guest appearances from Tony Rebell and Anthony B.

2002: DJ Alligator released a track featuring the voice of Dr. Alban I Like To Move It, the cover of the Real 2 Reel hit.

2003: Dr Alban released some new material, entitled Work Work.

In 2007 Dr. Alban has released new album Back To Basics. It is sold only on the Internet through official website, with exception for Russia where CDs and cassettes were issued.

The group’s story started in 1985, when William Naraine (singer), Franco Amato (musician) and Andrea de Antoni (DJ) began their artistic collaboration.
In 1991 the boys met producer Roberto Zanetti. They recorded the song Please Don’t Go in 1992 and it was an instant hit. Double You began touring Europe and appeared in many TV shows around the world. They became the phenomenon of the world dance scene.

With more than 3 million copies sold, Please Don’t Go earned many gold and platinum records in such countries as Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey, East-Europe, the whole of Latin America (no country excluded!) and many states of Africa and Asia. The record also sold in North America (top 10 maxi sales), and in the UK (#2 on the Cool Cuts Chart). No song moved as many hips in 1992 as Please Don’t Go.

The single We All Need Love was recorded in 1992, during a European tour. It reached the top of all the world charts. Then the first album followed, also called We All Need Love, which put together such songs as the third single Who’s Fooling Who, released in 1992 closing a year of successes. Why (Let’s Make It Christmas): Double You interpreted this song together with the original composer and singer of Please Don’t Go: Harry Casey, professionally known as “KC”.

The second album was released in 1993. Blue Album spawned a series of hit singles: Missing You had success in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Latin America. Part Time Lover was a great success all over Europe, particularly in France where the group appeared in the most important European show for pop-dance music: Dance Machine-Bercy, many well known groups were also present and in Germany, where Double You participated in all the most important shows. It reached #1 in Israel, being their biggest hit there to date. Heart Of Glass met with outstanding success in Spain and in eastern Europe. Run To Me was a big hit in the Netherlands, Spain and the USA.
They then started their first tour of north America. They performed in Miami, Daytona, Orlando and other towns along the east coast. The album sold more than 300,000 copies in Brazil earning a platinum record and, in fact, the group performed in the greatest theatres and concert-halls in Brazil, where many famous artists performed. The tour was an unprecedented success. A real Double You mania was born…

1995 a new single Dancing With An Angel came out. The group had added the voice of the singer Sandra Chambers. In Italy the success was overwhelming. Dancing With An Angel was the hit of summer 1995, also a great success in Switzerland, Australia and Latin America.

2000: Double You released a track called Music (Is The Answer). It was followed by a 2001 remix of the hit Please Don’t Go. A best of album called Studio Live was released the same year in Brazil.

2002: Double You is back. They released a single entitled Dance Anymore. He had worked with Memi P. and Ryo S., produced and performed with other projects such as T-Factory (he contributed to the song Message In The Bottle, which had a lot of success worldwide). The same year, his voice was featured by Love Solution for the track I’ll Be Over You.

2003: Double You did a remake of Bryan Adams hit Everything I Do (I Do It For You), and a cover of U2’s With Or Without You (that was not released as a single). The band toured in all the main Brazilian cities. In May they did shows in the South and Southeast, including both a great presentation in the Olympia of São Paulo and their lowest moment in career, playing at the Caipiriba Dance, in the city of Aparecida. Then they went to Belém, Macapa and Manaus.

2004: In March William Naraine contributed to Vanni G’s single All My Illusion. In October he appeared once again on the next single I Say Yeah. He also took part to a remix of the single by Promise Land vs Netzwerk, Memories, where he made a duet with Sandy.

2005: Double You released with Artist Don Cartel Please Don’t Go 2005 for Record Company Triple B Records. The single hit the Dutch mega top 100 chart at #40 and Pepsi Chart at #38.

William’s voice was featured on DJ Ross single Get Up, under the project name DJ Ross vs DY. Their follow up single was called Beat Goes On. Both were big hits.

In 2007 he released a DVD with a complete show and a single called To The Beat.

Pedro Cervero – Born in Valencia, Spain and from kindergarden had a great interest in dance music. This brought him to collaborate with different innovative groups on the valencian dance scene publishing a variety of work with the Estanpida Lable.

Associated with the Industrial and Techno pop movement Pedro dj..s in Valencias legendary “Avant” “Universal” “Escena” “Amnesia Ibiza” etc. where he was pioneer in introducing the “Dance” sound. As a producer his career and discography is extense. Pedro was one of the links in producing dance music – In 1987 he released his first vinyl, tracks like effects – shalom were released in 1989.

In 1991 Spririt Dance/Interface. 1993 Action and Chains of Fools extending the valencian sound to wider grounds like with Rafa Villalba in chiquitere and @ mi corazon by TanTango.The HHF made it into the charts. Knockin’ plus All Right are Double Visions biggest hits.

Topping charts all over Europe, Gold disks in Holand, Belgium,Germany and Platinum in Austria, included in more than 75 recopilations – but most important was the report from Spains SGAE informing that Double vision had been the no.1 worldwide seller. Double Vision contains two visions – picture the 80..s, situated in Valencias special night life, Caroline born in London of Irish decent, sings blues, rock and funk in Valencian hot spots such as “Glop” “Zenital” “Black Note” “Assesino” and is introduced to Pedro.