Yaki-Da were a Swedish pop group consisting of singers Marie Knutsen and Linda Schönberg. They were put together by Ace of Base band member and producer Jonas "Joker" Berggren. Berggren produced their entire first album and wrote all but two of the songs appearing on it. They released their first album, ''

Pride Pride is defined by Merriam-Webster as "reasonable self-esteem" or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself". A healthy amount of pride is good, however, pride sometimes is used interchangeably with "conceit" or "arrogance" (among other words) wh ...

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I Saw You Dancing "I Saw You Dancing" is a song by Swedish group Yaki-Da. It was released in 1994, as the lead single from their first studio album, ''Pride'' (1995), and is written and produced by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base. The song was a top 10 hit in Denm ...

", reached number 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 11 on the Billboard Dance Charts. They were somewhat more successful in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Their second album, ''A Small Step For Love'', was released in 1998. It featured no collaborations with Jonas Berggren. The album spawned one single, entitled "I Believe". The song and album saw a very limited release in Europe and Korea. A music video, shot inside of a Korean airport (but featuring Chinese characters), was released for "I Believe". One of the songs Jonas Berggren wrote and produced for ''Pride'', " Show Me Love", was re-recorded by Berggren's own band, Ace of Base, for their 2002 album, ''

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Discography

Albums

*1995 ''

'' (SE #37, NO #2) *1998 ''A Small Step for Love''

Singles

References

External links

Last.fm's Yaki Da page
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