Goddess was a Dutch
Eurodance
Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. This ...
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Rob and Ferdi Bolland, fronted by singer Elvira Valentine. They are best known for their 1992 hit single "Sexual".
History
Valentine (born in Amsterdam on January 28, 1962) started her career as a backing vocalist for artists such as
Falco and
Joe Cocker
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; she was also part of the duos Say When! (with Ingrid "B.B. Queen" Simons) and Club Risqué (with Daryl White). Goddess released ''The Sexual Album'' in 1992, and while it did not chart, the single "Sexual" peaked at #74 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, staying on the charts for ten weeks. They released a few more singles afterwards, without the same success.
Valentine died from cancer in 2002. The Bolland brothers, who had produced a number of electronic music records since the early 1970s, have been inactive since the end of the 1990s.
Discography
Albums
* ''The Sexual Album'' (1992)
Singles
1992
* ''Sexual''
* ''In My Bed''
* ''Je T'Aime''
1993
* ''Get Loud (Racism Beat It)''
1994
* ''Spirits in the Night''
* ''Tapdancer (I Wanna See You Mooove)''
References
The Isle of Failed Pop Stars: Goddess - The Sexual Album (1992)The Eurodance Encyclopaedia: GoddessDiscogs: GoddessRare and Obscure Music: Goddess
Dutch Eurodance groups
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