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producer and musician, George Andros, from Chicago, Illinois. He first had an entry on the US ''

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in 1994, and reached #1 for the first time in 2002 with "Love's Gonna Save the Day," a song that was written in response to the

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terrorist attacks. In 2003, his song "I Love I Love" also hit #1 on the US dance chart, a third dance #1 came in 2005 with "Sunshine." In the

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he has had three entries with "Everybody Must Party" (1995), "Take Me Higher" (1996), and "Life Goes On" (2000). He joined with

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for the

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, "It's Over", in the fall of 2006. In December 2006, he performed at the Long Island Kids in Action conference in

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, where he performed his single "Sunshine." The release, "I Believe" became his fourth chart-topper in 2007. "Can You Feel That Sound" became his fifth U.S. dance chart topper in late 2008.

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American dance musicians American house musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Chicago {{House-musician-stub

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