Eiffel 65
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Eiffel 65 is an Italian
three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)
". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body
" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop
, released in late 1999. The name "Eiffel" was chosen randomly by a computer program and the "65" was scribbled onto their name on a demo by mistake; it was actually part of a phone number.
Eiffel 65 achieved considerable success in Italy and Canada. Europop peaked in the top five on the Billboard 200
, was at the top of the MuchMusic countdown, and sold over two million units. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" peaked at #6 on the Billboard charts. No other Italian pop or dance group before or since has ever achieved such sales in the U.S.
" by Bloodhound Gang
, Nek
's hit single "La vita è" and S Club 7's "Reach" between 1999 and 2002 and in early 2005 a remix of Yo Yo Mundi's "L'ultimo testimone".
In early March 2005 the group's DJ, Gabry Ponte
, broke up the group to be able to focus on his solo career. On 16 May 2005, the remaining two members, Maurizio Lobina
and Jeffrey Jey
, left Bliss Corporation
to continue on their own with their own production company. Since the name "Eiffel 65" was a property of Bliss Corporation, the duo decided to continue under a new name, as announced in June 2006, Bloom 06
.
Eiffel 65's long anticipated fourth album, under the working title Crash Test, had already finished production by the time of Maury's and Jeffrey's departure from Bliss Corporation. It was renamed, Crash Test 01
, and was released by the new band, Bloom 06, on 13 October 2006. The album contains lyrics in both English and Italian.
Bliss Corporation had confirmed that a new Eiffel 65 line-up would make their debut in summer of 2007 but then the debut was postponed. In 2009 Bliss Corporation began to promote work from older bands by subtitling music videos and releasing "unseen" video footage from Eiffel 65. In June 2010, it was announced on the Bloom 06 website that Eiffel 65 would reunite once more for production of new recordings as well as touring.
In July 2010, it was announced from the official website that the group would release a new single in October 2010. The release has been postponed to some time in 2011.
", "Blue (Da Ba Dee)
", and "Lucky (In My Life)
".
In 2000 the Bliss Corporation made a video for the unreleased Eiffel 65 song "I Wanna Be". An alpha version of the video appeared as enhanced content for Eiffel's single "Too Much of Heaven"; the song is credited to Zorotl even though it was recorded by members of Eiffel 65, so Zorotl is considered a virtual group.
Italy
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three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
"Blue " is a eurodance song released in 1999 by Italian group Eiffel 65, as a single from their debut album Europop ....
". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body
Move Your Body
"Move Your Body" is a 1999 song recorded by the Italian band Eiffel 65. It was released as the second single from their album Europop, on November 30, 1999. This song achieved a huge success in many countries, topping the charts of Austria, Denmark, France, Italy and Spain. The song was not a huge...
" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop
Europop (album)
Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and...
, released in late 1999. The name "Eiffel" was chosen randomly by a computer program and the "65" was scribbled onto their name on a demo by mistake; it was actually part of a phone number.
Eiffel 65 achieved considerable success in Italy and Canada. Europop peaked in the top five on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, was at the top of the MuchMusic countdown, and sold over two million units. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" peaked at #6 on the Billboard charts. No other Italian pop or dance group before or since has ever achieved such sales in the U.S.
Later work and reformation
Eiffel 65 also made thirty remixes of tracks by other artists like "The Bad TouchThe Bad Touch
"The Bad Touch" is the first single by the Bloodhound Gang of their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. It was released in 1999 internationally and, a year later, in the US and UK. The song was also remixed by God Lives Underwater and Eiffel 65. Like much of the Bloodhound Gang's other music, the song...
" by Bloodhound Gang
Bloodhound Gang
Bloodhound Gang is a Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based American comedy band, although it began as a rap group and gradually changed its genre throughout the years...
, Nek
Nek
Nek Minute is a popular contemporary Italian singer-songwriter....
's hit single "La vita è" and S Club 7's "Reach" between 1999 and 2002 and in early 2005 a remix of Yo Yo Mundi's "L'ultimo testimone".
In early March 2005 the group's DJ, Gabry Ponte
Gabry Ponte
Gabriele "Gabry" Ponte is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. Ponte has been involved with the Bliss Team, DJ Gundam, and Sangwara...
, broke up the group to be able to focus on his solo career. On 16 May 2005, the remaining two members, Maurizio Lobina
Maurizio Lobina
Maurizio Lobina is well known for being the keyboardist of the band Eiffel 65, an Italian group who hit big in 1999 with the mega-hit "Blue ." The song was soon followed by releases of "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven." Lobina creating the melodies for the song "Blue" on a keyboard and...
and Jeffrey Jey
Jeffrey Jey
Jeffrey Jey is an Italian singer-songwriter, the former lead singer of the groups Bliss Team , Eiffel 65 , and Bloom 06 . His second group Eiffel 65 has reformed as of June 2010. He can play bass guitar, electric guitar, drums and keyboard-External links:* *...
, left Bliss Corporation
Bliss Team
Bliss Team was a 1990's Eurodance band from Italy. They are known for their hits such as "Love Is Forever", "People Have The Power", and "You Make Me Cry".-History:...
to continue on their own with their own production company. Since the name "Eiffel 65" was a property of Bliss Corporation, the duo decided to continue under a new name, as announced in June 2006, Bloom 06
Bloom 06
Bloom 06 were an Italian Electronic dance group, composed of two of the original three members of Eiffel 65, another group who compose different types of music ranging from electropop to mellowed rock. They have released two albums, Crash Test 01, Crash Test 02, and two remix EPs, Club Test 01 and...
.
Eiffel 65's long anticipated fourth album, under the working title Crash Test, had already finished production by the time of Maury's and Jeffrey's departure from Bliss Corporation. It was renamed, Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01 is the debut album of Bloom 06. The album was released on October 13, 2006. The album was to be Eiffel 65's fourth album but Eiffel 65 members Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina left Bliss Corporation to pursue interests in their own production company...
, and was released by the new band, Bloom 06, on 13 October 2006. The album contains lyrics in both English and Italian.
Bliss Corporation had confirmed that a new Eiffel 65 line-up would make their debut in summer of 2007 but then the debut was postponed. In 2009 Bliss Corporation began to promote work from older bands by subtitling music videos and releasing "unseen" video footage from Eiffel 65. In June 2010, it was announced on the Bloom 06 website that Eiffel 65 would reunite once more for production of new recordings as well as touring.
In July 2010, it was announced from the official website that the group would release a new single in October 2010. The release has been postponed to some time in 2011.
Members
- Jeffrey JeyJeffrey JeyJeffrey Jey is an Italian singer-songwriter, the former lead singer of the groups Bliss Team , Eiffel 65 , and Bloom 06 . His second group Eiffel 65 has reformed as of June 2010. He can play bass guitar, electric guitar, drums and keyboard-External links:* *...
(real name Gianfranco Randone), born 5 January 1970 in LentiniLentiniLentini , historically Leontini, Leontinoi , or Leontium, is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, southeast Sicily .-History:...
, SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
– vocals, bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles... - Maury LobinaMaurizio LobinaMaurizio Lobina is well known for being the keyboardist of the band Eiffel 65, an Italian group who hit big in 1999 with the mega-hit "Blue ." The song was soon followed by releases of "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven." Lobina creating the melodies for the song "Blue" on a keyboard and...
(previously known as ApolloApollo (disambiguation)Apollo is a Greek and Roman god of music, healing, light, prophecy and enlightenment.Apollo may also refer to:-People:* Apollo, also called the Nzema people, an Akan people who live in southwestern Ghana...
, real name Maurizio Lobina), born 30 October 1973 in AstiAstiAsti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
, Piedmont – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Gabry PonteGabry PonteGabriele "Gabry" Ponte is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. Ponte has been involved with the Bliss Team, DJ Gundam, and Sangwara...
(real name Gabriele Ponte), born 20 April 1973 in TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, PiedmontPiedmontPiedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
– producer
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
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FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
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ITA Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
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SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1999 | Europop Europop (album) Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and...
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18 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... : Gold Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : Platinum Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum |
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| 2001 | Contact! Contact! Contact! is the second album by Eiffel 65, released in 2001. The album's sound is much different from the group's 1999 debut Europop, taking influence from French house à la Daft Punk. It also incorporates synthpop elements... |
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| 2003 | Eiffel 65 Eiffel 65 (album) The album Eiffel 65 is the self-titled third album of the popular Italian dance-pop group Eiffel 65.The album contains a majority of songs in Italian, though some have English lyrics in them, such as "Cosa resterà " and "Like a Rolling Stone".... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
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FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
GER |
ITA Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
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| 1999 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee) Blue (Da Ba Dee) "Blue " is a eurodance song released in 1999 by Italian group Eiffel 65, as a single from their debut album Europop .... " |
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Europop |
| 2000 | "Move Your Body Move Your Body "Move Your Body" is a 1999 song recorded by the Italian band Eiffel 65. It was released as the second single from their album Europop, on November 30, 1999. This song achieved a huge success in many countries, topping the charts of Austria, Denmark, France, Italy and Spain. The song was not a huge... " |
4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 36 |
Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... : Platinum |
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| "Too Much of Heaven Too Much of Heaven (Eiffel 65 Song) "Too Much of Heaven" is a pop song written by Italian dance group Eiffel 65 and the 3rd official single taken from their first album Europop. The song was released to European countries in 2000 and topped the charts for 7 weeks in their native Italy. The song was not released in the United Kingdom,... " |
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| "My Console" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "One Goal One Goal One Goal is a 2000 single written by Italian electronic dance group Eiffel 65 and is the 1st single from their second album Contact!. The song peaked at #37 on the French charts and was not released in the USA.-Official versions:* Radio Edit... " |
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| "Back in Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lucky (In My Life) Lucky (In My Life) "Lucky " is a single by Eiffel 65 and the first track of their album, Contact!. While most of the band's songs combine fantasy with subtle messages, Lucky is a simple, happy song centered around the better things in life.... " |
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| 2002 | "80's Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Losing You" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cosa resterà (In a Song)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | Eiffel 65 | ||
| 2003 | "Quelli che non hanno età" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Viaggia Insieme a Me Viaggia Insieme a Me "Viaggia Insieme a Me" is a single from Eiffel 65's third album Eiffel 65. It reached #13 on the Italian Singles Chart.-Music video:The music video for the song features a boy walking, and two bullies throwing a ball to each other. One of the boys throws the ball at the boy, and punches him... " |
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| "Viaggia Insieme a Me RMX" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||
| "Una notte e forse mai più" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | Eiffel 65 2 | ||
| 2004 | "Voglia di Dance All Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Zorotl
Zorotl is a character created by the Bliss Corporation and featured in the videos for "Move Your BodyMove Your Body
"Move Your Body" is a 1999 song recorded by the Italian band Eiffel 65. It was released as the second single from their album Europop, on November 30, 1999. This song achieved a huge success in many countries, topping the charts of Austria, Denmark, France, Italy and Spain. The song was not a huge...
", "Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
"Blue " is a eurodance song released in 1999 by Italian group Eiffel 65, as a single from their debut album Europop ....
", and "Lucky (In My Life)
Lucky (In My Life)
"Lucky " is a single by Eiffel 65 and the first track of their album, Contact!. While most of the band's songs combine fantasy with subtle messages, Lucky is a simple, happy song centered around the better things in life....
".
In 2000 the Bliss Corporation made a video for the unreleased Eiffel 65 song "I Wanna Be". An alpha version of the video appeared as enhanced content for Eiffel's single "Too Much of Heaven"; the song is credited to Zorotl even though it was recorded by members of Eiffel 65, so Zorotl is considered a virtual group.