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Technotronic

Technotronic is a studio-based house music project from Belgium, formed by Jo Bogaert (a.k.a. Thomas De Quincey) in 1988. Together with Ya Kid K (born Manuela Kamosi, 1973, Zaire), he produced the hit single Pump Up The Jam which was originally intended as an instrumental. An image for the act was put together utilizing Zairian-born fashion model Felly (allegedly without her permission) as its album and single cover art and "singer" in the music video. Ya Kid K went on to provide vocals on several other Technotronic tracks.

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Dekko

Dekko is an eurodance project from U.S.A.
In 1993, Dekko released the album entitled "I Will Always Love You", which included 10 tracks of several music styles such as dance, house and pop.
It was produced by Joseph Stone, Paul Klein, and Larry Davis, who are well-known as DKS.
Some singles were released; "Words" and "I Will Always Love You", both in 1993.
In 1994, Dekko featured Marucha to release the successful single "Endless Summer".

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Ellen & The Escapades

Being highly influenced by legendary folk acts such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Carole King, as well as more contemporary acts such as Ryan Adams, and Ray LaMontagne- to name but a few, Ellen and the Escapades have found a happy medium with their tight, down to earth, organic sound. Having released their debut single Without You on their home-grown record label Branch Out Records in May 2009, the band have received plenty of attention, with plays on BBC Radio 2, Radio Leeds, and BBC Radio 6.

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Antares

Antares is a name that has been used more than once by artists: 1- Antares is an eurodance project from Italy.
It was created and produced by Walter Cremonini, Alessandro Gilardi and D.J. Riccardo Romanini.
Antares featured Clara Moroni and Asher Senator on Rap.
Several singles were released with the alias Antares:
"Ride On A Meteorite", was released in Italy in January 1995. It was out in Europe during the Spring.

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Shazam

1- Shazam (not to be confused with band The Shazam) is producer Cameron Parkin from Perth, Western Australia. Getting releases pressed to vinyl since he was 16, his current output is somewhat along the lines of French House and Electro-Funk (in the truest/purest sense of the terminology). 2- Shazam is a German eurodance project produced by Graham Bonney, Andreas Herchenbach and Guido Scheffler.
Shazam released the singles "No Guarantee" and "Baby Baby Baby".

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Rozalla

Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller on March 18, 1964 in Ndola, Zambia) is a female Pop/Soul/Dance music performer from Zimbabwe. She is best known for her 1991 hit Everybody's Free (To Feel Good). Her subsequent club success has earned her the title "Queen of Rave". Rozalla first came on the scene in the 1980s in Zimbabwe, the country she had moved to from her birth country. Her singles charted well in the area and english producer Christopher Sergeant took her to London in 1988. She later started living there and Christopher became her manager.

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Ingrid

Ingrid is a name of at least three acts: 1) A hardcore duo from DC with two former members of Mass Movement of the Moth. 2) Named after the famous film star, Ingrid Bergman. Her parents ran a cinema (and still do) and Ingrid grew up watching movies which she says were a major influence on her decision to become a singer. Films sparked her imagination and fuelled her ambition to communicate strong emotions to as many people as possible. She started acting, painting and singing, soon to discover that for her music was the most powerful form of expression.

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Nia

There are at least two artist who use the name Nia 1) NIA (please use 니아) is a South Korean rock band. 2) "Nia", formally known as Natalie or Natalia Maribojoc is a singer from Corcoran California.

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Livin' Joy

Livin' Joy is a house music group from Italy who released two successful dance hits in the nineties. In 1994, fronted by American lead singer Janice Robinson, they hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Dreamer." The song turned out to be a mild sleeper hit on pop radio, finally entering the Hot 100 in early 1995. It peaked at number 72 and spent seventeen weeks on the chart. The song had a more successful run on the Official UK singles charts, hitting the number one spot after being re-issued (its original run in late 1994 had taken it to #18).

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