Fancy is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Eurodance

Eurodance

Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

 and Euro Disco

Euro disco

Euro disco is an all encompassing colloquial term used to describe a variety of European electronic dance music that first originated from disco in the 1970s; incorporating elements of pop, New Wave and rock into disco-like continuous dance atmosphere...

 (a.k.a. italo disco

Italo disco

Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...

) artist who was popular in the mid to late 1980s.

Career

He first recorded in the German schlager

Schlager

Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...

 style under the name of Tess Teiges before having his first hit as Fancy called "Slice Me Nice" in 1984. He was successful in the dance charts, topping Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s dance chart three times. He is renowned for his hit singles including "Bolero (Hold Me In Your Arms Again)", "Lady Of Ice", "Chinese Eyes" & "Flames Of Love". Many of these were collaborations with composer and producer Anthony Monn

Anthony Monn

Anthony Monn a.k.a. Tony Monn is a German singer, composer, and record producer.Monn started his career as a singer in the German schlager genre in the early 1970s...

, who previously had achieved worldwide success with French singer Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....

. One of Fancy's albums includes a cover version of her 1976 hit "Blood and Honey

Blood and Honey

"Blood and Honey" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1976 by Ariola Records.-Song information:"Blood and Honey" was released as a single in December 1976 and later was included on Amanda's debut album I Am a Photograph. It was written by Amanda Lear herself and Anthony Monn , with...

".

Fancy has also recorded many hits for other artists using a variety of other names. Mostly frequently in the name of Tess or Ric Tess he has written music for Grant Miller, Linda Jo Rizzo

Linda Jo Rizzo

Linda Jo Rizzo is a singer, composer and producer, currently based in Germany. Originally from Italy, she was a photomodel and studied nourishing sciences in New York. She met there Bobby Orlando and participated in his group The Flirts...

, Marc Buchner, The Hurricanes

The Hurricanes

The Hurricanes are a British rock 'n' roll indie group originally hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland.-Members:* James Adam - Drums/Percussion* Ed Cox - Electric Piano/Accordion* Sholto Dobie - Guitar/Bass* Triss Duncan - Guitar...

, Mozzart, Timerider amongst many others.

Fancy, who studies astrology

Astrology

Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...

 and esoterica, once claimed in an interview, "I am a moon child". He has also recorded music for the shows of his good friends and fellow artists Siegfried & Roy

Siegfried & Roy

Siegfried & Roy are two German-American former entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers....

.

In late 2008 Fancy released Forever Magic

Forever Magic

Forever Magic, is the 13th album by Fancy. It was first pre-released in Russia in October 2008, and then released officially in Germany on December 19, 2008. The 5 first tracks on the album are a none-stop "live" mix. There is also a new version of Fancy's big hit "Flames Of Love" on Forever Magic....

. The lead single was a new version of "A Voice in the Dark", previously found on the album All My Loving.

Albums

• 1985 - Get Your Kicks [#13 Switzerland, #13 Sweden]
• 1986 - Contact [#43 Sweden]
• 1988 - Flames of Love
• 1989 - All My Loving
• 1990 - Five
  Five (Fancy album)
  Five is the 5th album to be released by Fancy, and it was released in 1990. When Guardian Angels Cry was the first and only single to be released from Five-Track listing:# "When Guardian Angels Cry" – 4:08# "Like You" – 3:28...
  
  
• 1991 - Six: Deep in My Heart
• 1995 - Blue Planet Zikastar
• 1996 - Colours Of Life
  Colours of Life (Fancy album)
  Colours of Life is Fancy's 8th album, and it was released in 1996.Fancy was still experimenting with pop-sound on the Colours of Life album, as he did on Colours of Lifes predecessor Blue Planet Zikastar, with mostly Pop-sound and some Eurodance-sound-Track listing:# "Deep Blue Sky" – 3:20# "Road...
  
  
• 1996 - Christmas In Vegas
• 1998 - Blue Planet (album Blue Planet Zikastar re-release with bonus)
• 1999 - D.I.S.C.O.
• 2000 - Strip Down
• 2001 - Locomotion
• 2004 - Voices From Heaven (album Christmas In Vegas re-release)
• 2008 - Forever Magic (pre-released in Russia, with different cover sleeve and bonus tracks)
• 2008 - Forever Magic
  Forever Magic
  Forever Magic, is the 13th album by Fancy. It was first pre-released in Russia in October 2008, and then released officially in Germany on December 19, 2008. The 5 first tracks on the album are a none-stop "live" mix. There is also a new version of Fancy's big hit "Flames Of Love" on Forever Magic....
  
  

Compilations Albums

• 1988 - Gold
• 1988 - Gold (Remix)
• 1991 - Hooked on a Loop (MC Promo)
• 1994 - It's Me (The Hits 1984-1994)
• 1998 - Hit Party
• 1998 - Best Of
• 2001 - Fancy for Fans
• 2003 - Best Of... Die Hits Auf Deutsch
• 2004 - Greatest Hits
• 2009 - Disco Forever
• 2009 - Hit Collection
• 2009 - I Love Fancy
• 2010 - Fancy 25th Anniversary Box (5 cd set,first 5 albums Plus bonus tracks)
• 2010 - Fancy & Friends
• 2011 - Colours of The 80's

Singles

• 1984 - Slice Me Nice [#2 Austria, Sweden #7 sales #2 radio, #9 Switzerland, #11 Germany]
• 1984 - Chinese Eyes [#17 Austria, #9 Switzerland, #9 Germany, #2 hot dance music/club play USA, #82 France, #3 Sweden radio]
• 1984 - Get Lost Tonight [#19 Switzerland, #31 Germany]
• 1985 - L.A.D.Y O.
• 1985 - Check It Out/Get Your Kicks [#13 hot dance music/club play USA]
• 1985 - Check It Out/Colder Than Ice
• 1985 - Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again) [#17 Belgium, Sweden #11 sales #4 radio, #18 The Netherlands, #6 Spain]
• 1986 - Lady of Ice [Sweden #17 sales #14 radio, #18 Switzerland, #13 Germany]
• 1987 - Latin Fire [#11 Switzerland, #24 Germany]
• 1987 - Raving Queen (Only released in Denmark)
• 1987 - China Blue [#35 Spain, #50 Germany]
• 1988 - Flames of Love [#13 Austria, #14 Germany, #13 Spain]
• 1988 - Fools Cry [#18 Germany, #15 Spain]
• 1988 - Fools Cry (Remix)
• 1989 - No Tears [#44 Germany]
• 1989 - All My Loving/Running Man
• 1989 - Angel Eyes
  Angel Eyes (Fancy song)
  Angel Eyes is the third and final single from Fancy's 4th album All My Loving. It is his sixteenth single overall and it was released in 1989..-Track listings:CD Single# "Angel Eyes " — 3:30# "Go Cha Cha"— 3:05CD Maxi Single...
  
  
• 1990 - When Guardian Angels Cry
• 1990 - When Guardian Angels... Rap
  When Guardian Angels... Rap (Fancy song)
  "When Guardian Angels... Rap" is the first single from Fancy's album Six-Deep In My Heart, and it was released in 1990. "When Guardian Angels... Rap" is a rap remake of Fancy's single "When Guardian Angels Cry" done in a Hip-House style..-Track listings:...
  
  
• 1991 - Fools Cry Rap
• 1993 - No Way Out
  No Way Out (Fancy song)
  No Way Out is a single from Fancy, and it was released in 1993."No Way Out" was released as a stand alone single, and have no album"No Way Out" is the first single from Fancy were he is experimenting with the 90's Dance-sound-Track listings:...
  
  
• 1993 - Love Has Called Me Home
• 1994 - Long Way to Paradise
  Long Way To Paradise
  "Long Way to Paradise" is the first and only single from Fancy's best of album album It's Me . It was released in 1994..-Track listing:CD Maxi single# "Long Way To Paradise " — 3:53# "Hit Medley" — 3:03...
  
  
• 1994 - Long Way to Paradise Remixes
• 1994 - Beam Me Up
• 1995 - Again & Again
  Again & Again (Fancy song)
  Again & Again is the first single from Fancy's album Blue Planet Zikastar. It was released in 1995."Again & Again" if the first single were Fancy is experimenting with Pop-sound.-Track listing:CD Maxi Single# "Again And Again " — 3:47...
  
  
• 1995 - I Can Give You Love
  I Can Give You Love
  I Can Give You Love is the second and final single from Fancy's album Blue Planet Zikastar. It was released in 1995-Other releases:# "I Can Give You Love" was also released on Fancy's 13th studio album Forever Magic as a "Live" version, with more bass and shortened down to 2:13-Notes:* The single...
  
  
• 1996 - The Big Dust (Remix)
• 1996 - Deep Blue Sky
  Deep Blue Sky
  Deep Blue Sky is the first single from Fancy's album Colours Of Life. It was released in 1996."Deep Blue Sky" is the last single were Fancy is experimenting with Pop-sound.-Track listing:CD Maxi Single# "Deep Blue Sky" — 3:23...
  
  
• 1996 - Colours of Life
  Colours Of Life (Fancy song)
  Colours Of Life is the second and final single from Fancy's album Colours Of Life, and it was released on September 12th 1996.-Track listing:CD Maxi Single# "Colours Of Life " — 3:05#* featuring. Grandmaster Tess & Steve D5...
  
  
• 1998 - Flames of Love Re-release
• 1998 - Flames of Love'98
• 1998 - Mega-Mix'98 [#20 Germany]
• 1998 - Slice Me Nice'98
• 1998 - Come Back and Break My Heart
• 1998 - Long Way to Paradise (Remix '99)
• 1999 - D.I.S.C.O. (Lust for Life)
• 1999 - How Do You Feel Right Now?
• 2000 - We Can Move a Mountain
• 2000 - Gimme a Sign
• 2000 - Megamix 2000
• 2001 - Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
• 2002 - Pretty Woman
• 2003 - Hor den Bolero (Promo Maxi-CD)
• 2008 - A Voice in the Dark 2008

External links

• http://fancy-online.iespana.es/
• http://www.fancy-forum.tk/
• http://www.eurodancehits.com/fancybiography.html
• http://www.fancy-online.net/
• http://www.fancy-fanclub.de