DHT (sometimes stylized as D.H.T., acronym for Dance House Trance) were a Belgian duo consisting of singer Edmée Daenen (born 25 March 1985 in
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio ...
) and Flor Theeuwes, also known as DJ Da Rick (born 28 August 1976 in
Turnhout
Turnhout () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality and city located in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. ...
). They had a hit in the US and Australia in 2005, with their
cover version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...
of "
Listen to Your Heart", originally recorded by
Roxette
Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...
. The track reached number seven on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
in December of that year.
Marketing of the song often referenced DHT as an acronym for Definite Hit Track. On 14 June, 2019, the duo unveiled a previously unreleased album, titled ''#2'' on Apple Music, Spotify, and other music portals.
They have been one of the very few artists to crack the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 with a
trance
Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
song.
Discography
Albums
*''
Listen to Your Heart'' (19 July 2005)
*''Listen to Your Heart
ance & Unplugged'
(2-disc set) (12 August 2006)
*''#2'' (14 June 2019)
Singles
References
External links
DHT's official websiteOfficial US ''Billboard'' chart historyImpartproductions.com
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Musical groups disestablished in 2010
Belgian pop music groups
Belgian trance music groups
Belgian dance music groups
Belgian musical duos
Electronic music duos
Male–female musical duos