The Tamperer featuring Maya was an Italian

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consisting of Italian

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s Mario Fargetta and Alex Farolfi, and American

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Maya Days. Later, Giuliano Saglia and GianLuca Mensi would join the project. It achieved European success in 1998 with the chart-topping single " Feel It".

Overview

In 1998, the group became famous for its debut single, " Feel It", which peaked at No. 1 in both

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and the

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in May of that year and was taken from the

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''Fabulous''. This song was

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by the American team of Steve Gittelman and Jim Dyke, and relied heavily on a sample of the Jacksons hit " Can You Feel It". The album spawned two more singles, " If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" (based on a sample from Madonna's "

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"), and the Italy-only release "Step Out". The group returned in early 2000 to release its next (and final) single, " Hammer to the Heart" (based on

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"). This became a success also, where it became the group's third top-ten hit in the UK. The producers also used the Tamperer alias to produce and remix other artists, such as Crystal Waters.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamperer featuring Maya Italian house music groups Italian Eurodance groups Jive Records artists Musical groups from Milan Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2000