Soul Control is a German musical duo consisting of Thomas "Tom" Quella (born 1970 in
Berlin
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) and Leonard "Leo" Buck (born 1979 in
Sierra Leone
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). They are best known for their 2004 single "
Chocolate (Choco Choco)".
History
They gained fame through their 2004 single "
Chocolate (Choco Choco)", which was placed in the top five of the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and was released in over 40 countries. Tom and Leo met at a concert by Leo's band Moddeling Throu in 1999. Together with
Bruce Hammond produced both the song Chocolate and the following album ''Here We Go''. In 2004 they were Part of the Toggo tour.
In 2007 they worked with
Gerald Anderson
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Recognized as the "Action-Drama Prince" of Philippi ...
for the song "Don't Play with Your Noodle (La La La)". This was also released on the album ''Gerald's Noodle Dance ''. A similar thing happened with the song "So Sexy". This time they worked together with
Marian Rivera
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.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
Other songs
Music videos
* Chocolate (Choco Choco)
* Baila Loco
* Deutschland ist Cool
*
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
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* Don't Play with your Noodle
* So Sexy
* Now that you've gone
* Butterfly
Other
* I Am a Butterfly (single song)
* A video game was developed for Baila Loco, it is on the Maxi CD.
* In Japan an anime for the single "Chocolate" aired in 2006.
* The Japanese version of "Chocolate" was the main theme of the
FujiTV
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production "Ponkikki"
Awards
* ADTV Award 2004 for the „Choco Choco Dance“
* Entry in the Guinness Book of Records. On July 4, 2006, 200,000 people danced in Berlin to the song "CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP"
* World record 2004: 1987 people danced to Chocolate at the same time
* 2017 Another attempt was made in Poland to set a world record with Chocolate.
* Dutch Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award 2004
See also
*
Music of Germany
Germany claims some of the most renowned composers, singers, producers and performers of the world. Germany is the largest music market in Europe, and third largest in the world.
German classical music is one of the most performed in the world; ...
References
External links
Soul Control on MyspaceWebsite on the WebarchiveSoul Control on AllMusicSoul Control on Discogs
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German musical duos
German pop music groups
Male musical duos
2004 establishments in Germany