True Steppers were a British

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production duo, consisting of

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and Andy Lysandrou. They had success with

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on "

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", which peaked at number six on the

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in April 2000.Official Charts Company
/ref> Their biggest selling record came in August 2000, when True Steppers collaborated with Dane Bowers and

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on "

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". There was a wave of publicity for this

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and Victoria involved her husband,

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, for the in-store record signings. There was a

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battle with Spiller and

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, whose summer

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track " Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" was released in the same week. True Steppers were leading in the midweek published chart, but Spiller and Ellis-Bextor had overtaken them by Saturday. Spiller was announced as No. 1 on the Sunday, with True Steppers at No. 2. They later released another single, this time with the former

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singer Brian Harvey and American R&B singer

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, called "

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" which reached number 25, and an album named ''True Stepping''.

Discography

Albums

*''True Stepping'' (2000)

Singles

*"The Finest" (1999) *"Hurt You So '99" (1999) *"Beng Beng" featuring Top Cat (1999) *"

" featuring

(2000) – UK #6 *"

" with Dane Bowers featuring

(2000) – UK #2 *"

" featuring Brian Harvey and

(2000) – UK #25

References

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