Rob'n'Raz were a

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music

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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

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ing and scratching. For a time, Lindwall was the first choice when a

recording demanded a scratch.

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 Moro ...

and

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were among the vocalists and rappers during the first years when the records were released by Swemix. They had two

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appearances in the

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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 ...

" (1989, #8) and "

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'' wrote, "The team that sneaked a surprise hit with ...

" (1990, #41). In 1990, they released the album ''

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 a ...

'', which included those two songs. Remixes were produced with

Just D JustD ( en, That's right) was a Swedish hip hop trio formed in Stockholm in 1990. The group consisted of Gustave Lund (Gurra G), Wille Crafoord (Doktor C) and Peder Ernerot (Pedda P). They had several chart successes during the early-mid 1990s ...

and

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 a ...

. They produced a large number of unofficial remixes released by Remixed Records, such as

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's "

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 al ...

" 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''. Later the same year, they released an album with the same name under the name Rob'n'Raz DLC with rapper David "D-Flex" Seisay and vocalist

Lutricia McNeal Lutricia McNeal (born November 27, 1973) is an American soul and pop singer. She achieved worldwide success with her cover version of "Ain't That Just the Way" which sold two million copies worldwide. Biography McNeal was discovered by Roger ...

. 'DLC' was short for 'David and Lutricia Combination'. In the early 2000s, they appeared as judges on the

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musical show ''Småstjärnorna''.

Singles

References

External links

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