Genre: 90s artists

The Vengaboys is more a euro pop project than a real euro dance project in the literal sense of the term. Originally, the Vengaboys was a working name of two Dutch DJ’s, known as Danski and Delmundo. Their real names are Dennis van den Drieshen and Wessel van Diepen. Wessel van Diepen is a famous Radio DJ in the Netherlands and he wants to stay anonymous. Wessel van Diepen made more productions. In 1991 he got a big hit with James Brown Is Dead from L.A. Style.

The origin of the Vengaboys, according to van Diepen, comes from the time when they were touring with their school bus across Spain from 1992 till 1997. During one of the hottest Spanish summers (1996), the Vengaboys met up with Kim and the other band members (Roy, Denice and Robin) at one of their beach parties. During the autumn of 1996 the idea grew that it was time to expand the over successful parties throughout the world. They would be performing under the name the Vengaboys.

Danski and Delmundo based themselves in a well-equipped studio in the northern part of Europe, while the band members continued their over successful European tour under the name Vengaboys. The first two singles only had a local success. Parada De Tettas, featuring Kim, and only released in the Netherlands, reached number 14 in the charts. To Brazil was a Dutch summer hit, reaching the #22 position. Everything began with the single Up & Down, which was released in 1997. It went Top 5 in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Spain. In fact, it was a big hit across Europe, reaching #4 in the UK. The UK really caught the Venga-flu, where the band has since had 2 #1’s with Boom Boom Boom Boom!!! (including remixes by Brooklyn Bounce and The Klubbheads) and We’re Going To Ibiza. Along with We Like To Party, these four singles have given the band a combined sales total of almost 2 million singles in the UK alone.

The first Vengaboys-album, Greatest Hits went platinum in the UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Belgium, South America and India. The release in America and South Africa meant gold, while sales in Holland and Canada resulted in triple platinum. So far, the Vengaboys have sold over 10 million singles and 4 and a half million copies of their albums, proving to be one of the most successful Dutch pop group ever.

Urban Cookie Collective are a British Eurodance/pop music band, best known for their 1993 hit single “The Key The Secret”.

The band was founded by Rohan Heath. He learned to play classical piano as a child before switching to the electric piano. He had previous experience with groups such as Yargo and Manchester DJ A Guy Called Gerald.

Heath wrote and produced their first hits, “The Key, the Secret” and “Feels Like Heaven”. He brought in vocalist Diane Charlemagne for many of the group’s early tracks. She eventually co-wrote some of the songs and became a major part of the band.

The band still remain active, and currently tour fronted by singer Danielle Barnett.

Twenty 4 Seven is a Dutch Eurodance act, created by record producer Ruud van Rijen in 1989 has performed across Europe and Africa, and as of 2010 is fronted by Li Ann and Stacey “Stay-C”.

One of the earliest popular Eurodance projects, the project originated as a hip hop group, and transitioned to the mainstream Eurodance sound in the early 90s with “Slave to the Music”, the band’s most successful single to date.

The combination of traditional rapping with female choruses proved to be a success, with their first single, “I Can’t Stand It!” charting at no 3 in Israel, reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1990. The next single, “Are You Dreaming”, did similarly well, reaching number 17 in the United Kingdom. In mid-1990, Street Moves, the project’s debut album, was released.

In 1993, Twenty 4 Seven returned with “Slave to the Music”, which charted impressively in whole European countries. The band quickly followed with “Is It Love”, “Leave Them Alone”, and “Take Me Away”, the latter charting at number 5 in Israel. In late 1993, Is It Love, a full length studio album, was released worldwide, and was accompanied by a worldwide tour with stops in Europe, Australia, and Africa.

After the success of Is It Love, the band quickly capitalized on their success by readying material for another new album. In 1994, “Oh Baby!” and “Keep on Tryin’” were released. Although the singles did not chart in the United Kingdom, where they had experienced large success before, the band continued its success throughout the rest of Europe. After both singles were released, the band released I Wanna Show You, their third studio album, in mid-1994.

In 1996, “We Are the World”, managed to break charts in the Czech Republic and Netherlands.

In 1997, “If You Want My Love” and “Friday Night” were released, the Netherlands remained a constant area of success for the band. Following a few live performances and the release of the band’s fourth studio album, 24 Hours 7 Days A Week.

After nearly a decade of silence, Twenty 4 Seven was revived in 2007 by van Rijen, who had collaborated with vocalist Elle to create a jumpstyle cover of the Berlin song “Like Flames”. The song entered the Dutch charts in November at #45, and peaked at #20 in late 2007.

In July 2010, van Rijen announced a brand new version of “Slave to the Music”, titled “Slave to the Music 2010”, would be released in late 2010. A single was released in 2012 titled ‘The Reason’. A music video was made for this single.