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Rob'n'Raz
Rob'n'Raz were a Swedish music duo of Robert Wåtz and Rasmus Lindwall. After some years of DJing in the late 1980s, they decided to start performing and composing together. They worked on production, remixing and scratching. For a time, Lindwall was the first choice when a Swedish recording demanded a scratch. Leila K and Papa Dee were among the vocalists and rappers during the first years when the records were released by Swemix. They had two chart appearances in the UK Singles Chart with " Got to Get" (1989, #8) and " Rok the Nation" (1990, #41). In 1990, they released the album '' Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K'', which included those two songs. Remixes were produced with Just D and Christer Sandelin. They produced a large number of unofficial remixes released by Remixed Records, such as ABBA's "Dancing Queen" among others. They also composed the music for the video game ''Safecracker'' (1996). During 1993, on ZTV, they presented the dance/ hip hop section ''Clubhopping''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Got To Get
"Got to Get" is a song by Swedish electronic dance music duo Rob'n'Raz featuring singer-songwriter and rapper Leila K. Released in 1989 as her debut single, it was also the lead single from their only album together, ''Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K'' (1990). It was very successful in Europe, reaching the top 10 in at least nine countries, like the UK, where it peaked at number eight in November same year. The song also charted in the US, Canada and Australia. Two different music videos were made to accompany it. Background Leila K was discovered by Rob'n'Raz Rob'n'Raz were a Swedish music duo of Robert Wåtz and Rasmus Lindwall. After some years of DJing in the late 1980s, they decided to start performing and composing together. They worked on production, remixing and scratching. For a time, Lindwal ... when singing in a music contest. They liked her music and offered her a recording contract in 1988. With them she would get her first hit record, hit the following year with "Got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob'n'Raz Featuring Leila K
''Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K'' is the 1990 debut studio album by Swedish dance music duo Rob'n'Raz, featuring Swedish singer and rapper Leila K on vocals. It includes the single "Got to Get", which reached the top 10 of most European charts and number 49 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and " Rok the Nation", which was a modest hit in Europe. Track listing All tracks written by Rob'n'Raz, except where noted. #"Acozawea" #"Got to Get" (Rob'n'Raz, MC II Fresh, Leila K) #"On Tour" #"Just Tell Me" (Rob'n'Raz, Leila K) #"Human Drummer" #"It Feels So Right" (Rob'n'Raz, Leila K) #"From Scratch" #" Rok the Nation" (Rob'n'Raz, MC II Fresh, Leila K) #"Do Something Nice" #"Love 4 Love" (Rob'n'Raz, Seisay) #"Fonky Beats for Your Mind" #"Dance the Fonk" #"Mind Expander" #"Rok the Nation" (Funk-E Drummer Mix) #"Got to Get" (Stones Nordik Swing Theory) Charts External links''Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K''at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rok The Nation
"Rok the Nation" is a single released by Swedish electronic music duo Rob'n'Raz featuring rapper Leila K in 1990. It reached number 41 in the UK. Critical reception David Giles from ''Music Week ''Music Week'' is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future. History Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music W ...'' wrote, "The team that sneaked a surprise hit with the recent Got to Get, Got To Get follow up with a track that is heavy enough to please clubbers but with enough hooks to succeed chartwise again. The drum machine break sounds suspiciously similar in Japan (band), Japan's Visions of China, Vision Of China though..." Sian Pattenden from ''Smash Hits'' noted that "this is harder, dare I say funkier than "Got To Get"". Versions * Rok The Dancefloor 6:52 * Radio Edit 3:43 * SweMix Club Version 5:20 * Panik Mix 6:08 * Funk-E-Drummer Mix 6:11 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Seisay
David Seisay (aka MC Stranger aka D-Flex) is a Swedish-American songwriter, musician and entrepreneur who became known as a rapper in Rob'n'Raz but is also known for his career as a personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of D-Flex House of Fitness, a company that provides health and wellness services. He co-wrote the song 'One Step Closer To You' for B-Boys International and performed with them at the Swedish national selection for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2009 he scored an international hit with the song 'Touch You Right Now' which he co-wrote with Peter Thelenius. Music A noted pioneer of Swedish hip hop music, he has enjoyed international chart success since the 1990s. MC Stranger He began his career as a rapper under the name MC Stranger. He formed a hip hop act called the Sure Shot Groove and released the EP ''Rhymes Are Flowing'' in 1989. The same year he began writing songs with Rob'n'Raz and featured on the duet ''Love 4 Love'' with Leila K. He ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila K
Laila El Khalifi ( ar, ليلى الخليفي; born 6 September 1971) better known by her stage name Leila K, is a Swedish Eurodance singer and rapper of Moroccan descent. Early life El Khalifi's parents decided to send her to a school in Morocco, but she did not fit into the system so after one year she returned to Sweden. Musical career Leila was discovered by the musical duo Rob'n'Raz when singing in a music contest. They liked her music and offered her a recording contract in 1988. Together with Rob'n'Raz she had her first hit in 1989 with the song " Got to Get" (first recorded within the UK as a pre-production demo by Pete Towns of P&P Productions) and released an album in 1990, '' Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K''. During the first years of her career she had many chart-topping hits and her music was played all over Europe. She broke up with Rob'n'Raz and went on her own to Ibiza, where she set up concerts on her own. In 1990 she collaborated with Dr. Alban on his singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papa Dee
David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Swedish rapper. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song " The First Cut Is the Deepest". Music career Wahlgren debuted in 1988 with the single "Funky Raggamuffin/Let the Music Play", a mixture of dancehall and hip hop. He then joined the Stonefunkers and became the group's rapper. This was followed by a few years of cooperation with Rob'n'Raz. Wahlgren then went solo, and had his breakthrough in 1990 with the album ''Lettin' Off Steam'', which was predominantly hip hop and dancehall. His next album, ''One Step Ahead'', had elements of soul and reggae, mixing song and rap. His 1994 release, ''Original Master'', produced by Denniz Pop at Cheiron Studio, incorporated Euro disco into his music. During the 1990s and 2000s, he released several albums, often in cooperation with Desmond Foster and a couple with Soundism. 2001, Soundism also prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christer Sandelin
Christer Eric Sandelin (born 5 November 1961) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He has been a part of two groups. In 1978, he was in the Swedish group Freestyle with Tommy Ekman, Joakim Hagleitner, Gigi Hamilton, Diane Söderholm and Anders Uddbergand, and after the break-up of the band in 1983, he continued with Ekman and Hamilton to form the Swedish band trio Style. In 1989, he started his solo career with his debut album ''Luften darrar'' and has had a number of albums. He has also produced for a number of artists Lars Vegas trio and the duos Ronny och Ragge, Rob'n'Raz, Antique and The Graaf Sisters (Magdalena Graaf and Hannah Graaf) and singer Vicki Benckert. He also continued to cooperate extensively with Tommy Ekman including writing and producing together and in their joint album ''I Stero'' and the joint single "Singlar (oh oh)". In popular culture *Christer Eric Sandelin has taken part a number of times in Melodifestivalen. In Melodifestivalen 1986 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutricia McNeal
Lutricia McNeal (born November 27, 1973) is an American Soul music, soul and pop singing, singer. She achieved worldwide success with her cover version of "Ain't That Just the Way#Lutricia McNeal version, Ain't That Just the Way" which sold two million copies worldwide. Biography McNeal was discovered by Rogers/Grantham. Her career took off during a visit to Europe, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team Rob'n'Raz. Their 1993 hit "In Command (song), In Command" went to No. 1 in Sweden. A few years later she started her own solo career with the single "Ain't That Just the Way#Lutricia McNeal version, Ain't That Just the Way". The single went gold and platinum in several countries. She then released her debut album ''My Side of Town.'' The biggest airplay hits from this album were "Stranded (Lutricia McNeal song), Stranded" and "Someone Loves You Honey#Lutricia McNeal version, Someone Loves You Honey". Her single "My Side of Town (song), My Side of Town" went platin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Queen
"Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the song. "Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden on 15 August 1976, followed by a UK release and the rest of Europe a few days later. It was a worldwide hit. It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States, and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, West Germany and the Soviet Union. "Dancing Queen" also reached the top five in many other countries. Musically, "Dancing Queen" is a Europop version of American disco music. As disco music dominated the US charts, the group decided to follow the trend, replicating Phil Spector's Wall of Sound arrangements. Andersson and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZTV (Sweden)
ZTV was a Swedish television channel owned by Viasat. Launched in February 1991, as a daily afternoon show on TV3 and TV4, it became a channel of its own on Swedish cable networks in May 1992. The intention was to create a Swedish version of MTV and thus the focus was primarily on music. Since May 2006, most of its programming composed of music videos. ZTV's last day was August 1, 2010 for all customers except for Boxer and Com Hem, who continued to distribute the channel indefinitely in a limited version. MTG's new sports channel TV10 took over the transmissions of other operators. History ZTV was initially also a combined radio station called Z-Radio. The sound from the television programme went out also in radio through a number of community radio frequencies around the country. ZTV began broadcasting on their own channel position in 1992 and was owned by MTG, who also owned TV3 (Sweden) and TV6 (Sweden). Aside from music videos the channel featured many shows produced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV4 (Sweden)
TV4 (''TV fyra'') is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB, a subsidiary of the TV4 Media AB. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on terrestrial television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years. The two channels of Sveriges Television (SVT) lost more and more viewers for a couple of years. After making schedule changes in 2001, SVT1 had practically the same numbers of viewers as TV4. From 2004 to 2019, the TV4 Group was a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union. History TV4 was launched on 15 September 1990. The channel invested in an extensive news organisation and Swedish drama series. The premiere suffered from technical faults and the drama series weren't popular with critics. In 1991, two of the channel's oldest entertainment programmes premiered: the Swedish version of '' Jeopardy!'' and the Saturday night bingo show '' Bingolotto''. Bingolotto in particular became hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
