No Mercy is a trio of American singers who were originally brought together in Germany by producer
Frank Farian
Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created voc ...
.
The group consists of
Bronx
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-born Marty Cintron and twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernández, who hailed from
Miami
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.
Career
1995–1997: ''My Promise''
In 1995 the group released their single "Missing" which was a
cover version
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of
Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl (occasionally referred to as EBTG) are an English musical duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, producer and singer Ben Wat ...
's 1994 hit. No Mercy released their debut album ''
My Promise'' on October 21, 1996.
''My Promise'' was the original title chosen by the trio's German record company,
Hansa, BMG.
The album was released in the U.S. only a week later under the self title ''No Mercy'' on October 29, 1996.
The album, however, was released in most areas of the world with its original title ''My Promise'', including Australia where it received two times platinum sales accreditation. ''My Promise'' which became a top-5 album in countries like Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, produced two internationally popular singles, including "
Where Do You Go" and "When I Die", the first being a
cover
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of
La Bouche
La Bouche (French for "The Mouth", ) is a German-American Euro-Dance duo best known for the hits " Be My Lover", " Sweet Dreams", " You Won't Forget Me" and "Tonight is the Night".IMO Records"La Bouche Biography", ''IMO Records' Retrieved on 08 M ...
's "Where Do You Go" from 1995. This was followed by the single "Please Don't Go", which entered the top 5 in Austria and the U.K.
The trio released a re-worked version of the band
Exile's number one song from 1978, "
Kiss You All Over
"Kiss You All Over" is a 1978 song performed by American group Exile, written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. It was included on the band's third album, ''Mixed Emotions'' (1978), and featured lead vocalist Jimmy Stokley and guitarist J.P. Pe ...
", which was a moderate success on the charts but still managed to enter the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands and the UK.
1998–1999: ''More''
No Mercy's second album, ''More'', which was released in Germany on October 12, 1998,
included singles such as "Hello How Are You", "
More than a Feeling
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" (originally recorded by
Boston
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) and "
Tu Amor" (originally by
Jon B., and later covered also by
RBD
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). Although ''More'' was not as successful as its predecessor, it still managed to achieve success in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), peaking at No.7, No.9, No.9 respectively.
2000–present: Singles and current status
In 2002, a single, "
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
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" featuring guitarist
Al Di Meola, was released to gauge support for No Mercy's third album. The record producer decided instead to rework the songs for solo artist
Daniel Lopes
Daniel Lopes (born 12 November 1976) is a German-Brazilian singer and songwriter. He came to fame as a contestant on the debut season of the television series '' Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', the German ''Idol'' series adaptation.
Early ...
' debut album, ''Shine On'', in 2003. The band would guest feature in that album, on the track "Summer Angel".
In October 2007, No Mercy released their third album, ''Day By Day'', under a new Australian-based independent record label, Show No Mercy Entertainment Pty Ltd, and via
iTunes.
On December 16, 2011 No Mercy released the single "Shed My Skin" featuring Stan Kolev via
iTunes.
Guitarist and lead vocalist Marty Cintron performs in Europe under the No Mercy name.
In popular culture
No Mercy's version of the
La Bouche
La Bouche (French for "The Mouth", ) is a German-American Euro-Dance duo best known for the hits " Be My Lover", " Sweet Dreams", " You Won't Forget Me" and "Tonight is the Night".IMO Records"La Bouche Biography", ''IMO Records' Retrieved on 08 M ...
song "
Where Do You Go" (Ocean Drive Mix) was featured in the 1998 American comedy film ''
A Night at the Roxbury''.
A No Mercy song was also used on the ABC-TV series ''
Lois and Clark''.
Discography
Studio albums
North American releases
Compilation albums
Singles
See also
*
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
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*
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in th ...
References
External links
nomercymusic.comOfficial website
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American dance music groups
American pop music groups
American boy bands
Arista Records artists
American Eurodance groups
Musical groups from Miami
Musical groups established in 1996
Hispanic and Latino American musicians