Fragma
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Fragma, also known as the Fragma Project, are a German
dance project, originally comprising three producers. Their most successful collaboration to date (with Coco Star
) is "Toca's Miracle
", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted #1 in the UK.
"Toca Me" with experienced record producer
Ramon Zenker. When it was released the following year, it topped several dance
charts
around the world, and reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart
.
In 2000, a mash-up
, "Toca's Miracle
" was produced, taking the music of Fragma's "Toca Me" and placing the vocals
from solo Gospel singer Coco Star
's 1997 song
"I Need A Miracle" (written for Coco Star
by Rob Davis and Victor Imbres) over the top, which gained further attention from DJs
Pete Tong
and Judge Jules
. As Fragma and Coco were on the same record label
at the time (Positiva), the vocals were re-recorded by Coco and an official release was made, and went straight to number one in the UK
chart, and was popular in Australia
and Ireland
. An album
was released in 2001; Toca, as well as two other singles; "Everytime You Need Me" (UK number 3 hit), which featured vocals by Maria Rubia
, and "You Are Alive" (UK number 4 hit) with vocals by Damae
.
2002 saw the Duderstadts set up their own studio
, called Evergreen-Terrace. The same year saw Fragma still operating with vocalist Damae, and releasing a second album; Embrace, with hit singles such as "Say That You're Here", "Embrace Me", "Man In The Moon" and "Time And Time Again". During this period, Fragma parted with their UK record label Positiva (the reason for which remains unknown) and released "Say That You're Here" in December 2001 under a new label. The song charted at no.25 and a hiatus on the UK chart began for several years.
Dirk and Marco are also currently working as a duo
under their surname
Duderstadt. Two singles have been released under this name; "Sunrise" and "Taking Over" on Gang Go Records. A third single, "Mahananda" was released in 2005 on a new Recordlabel called Afterglow Records. Followed by the 4th single Muhanjala in 2006 and 5th Single feat. The UK Singer Anita Kelsey called "Smile" in 2007. In 2006, Fragma released the new single "Radio Waves" together with Kirsty Hawkshaw
. It is not yet known if another studio album will be released under this name.
2008 saw the release of Toca's Miracle 2008
with the vocals of Coco Star
and the InPetto remix of the original song. The release of Toca's Miracle 2008 has resulted in much success, making #2 on the Australian ARIA Club Charts and #16 on the UK Singles Chart.
Fragma commenced touring again throughout Europe where they featured on the "Dance Nation" tour in the UK. Their most recent single "Memory" has been signed by UK label Hard2Beat Records. In an interview with Hard2Beat in May 2009, Damae revealed she was working with Fragma on new songs.
A new single called "Forever And A Day" was released November 11, 2009 and its video was released on November 19 on Fragma's MySpace
page. In 2010 Damae and Jesus Luz shot the video to their track "What Do You Want" in Brazil. Damae exclusively told Dance Nation that the high-budget video will have a matrix feel to it and that Madonna loves the concept.
According to comments made by Damae via her Facebook page, "What do you want" is still currently under production with the possibility that it may not be finished. During this time, promotional material came out for the new single "oops sorry" with an official release occurring on 5 February 2011. A video has also been released with the Djs from Mars remix used as the official video release.
Enhanced editions include three video clips.
Another edition includes two remixes.
*Embrace (2002)
*Embrace (2003)
*Embrace (2CD) (2004)
CD1
CD2
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...
dance project, originally comprising three producers. Their most successful collaboration to date (with Coco Star
Coco Star
Sue Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star is an English singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI...
) is "Toca's Miracle
Toca's Miracle
"Toca's Miracle" is a dance music single by German Eurohouse producers Fragma. It peaked at #1 in the UK charts in April 2000. The song was created by mixing the vocals of Sue Brice's "I Need a Miracle" to the instrumental track of Fragma's "Toca Me".-Original 2000 version:The original version of...
", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted #1 in the UK.
Career
Founded in 1998 by brothers Dirk and Marco Duderstadt, they produced their first singleSingle (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Toca Me" with experienced record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Ramon Zenker. When it was released the following year, it topped several dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
charts
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
around the world, and reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart
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 ...
.
In 2000, a mash-up
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...
, "Toca's Miracle
Toca's Miracle
"Toca's Miracle" is a dance music single by German Eurohouse producers Fragma. It peaked at #1 in the UK charts in April 2000. The song was created by mixing the vocals of Sue Brice's "I Need a Miracle" to the instrumental track of Fragma's "Toca Me".-Original 2000 version:The original version of...
" was produced, taking the music of Fragma's "Toca Me" and placing the vocals
Human voice
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...
from solo Gospel singer Coco Star
Coco Star
Sue Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star is an English singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI...
's 1997 song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
"I Need A Miracle" (written for Coco Star
Coco Star
Sue Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star is an English singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI...
by Rob Davis and Victor Imbres) over the top, which gained further attention from DJs
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
and Judge Jules
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
. As Fragma and Coco were on the same record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
at the time (Positiva), the vocals were re-recorded by Coco and an official release was made, and went straight to number one in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chart, and was popular in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. An album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was released in 2001; Toca, as well as two other singles; "Everytime You Need Me" (UK number 3 hit), which featured vocals by Maria Rubia
Maria Rubia
Maria Rubia , is an English model, actress, TV presenter and singer-songwriter. She debuted as the vocalist on the Fragma's dance song, "Everytime You Need Me", which stayed in the UK Singles Chart for eleven weeks, and sales thereof earned her a silver disc.-Life:Born in England, Rubia moved with...
, and "You Are Alive" (UK number 4 hit) with vocals by Damae
Damae
Damae Klein is a German born model, tv presenter and singer-songwriter who debuted as a vocalist on the Fragma track "You Are Alive". At the age of 14, Damae was discovered by a photographer from the teen magazine Bravo in Germany and began modeling...
.
2002 saw the Duderstadts set up their own studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
, called Evergreen-Terrace. The same year saw Fragma still operating with vocalist Damae, and releasing a second album; Embrace, with hit singles such as "Say That You're Here", "Embrace Me", "Man In The Moon" and "Time And Time Again". During this period, Fragma parted with their UK record label Positiva (the reason for which remains unknown) and released "Say That You're Here" in December 2001 under a new label. The song charted at no.25 and a hiatus on the UK chart began for several years.
Dirk and Marco are also currently working as a duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
under their surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Duderstadt. Two singles have been released under this name; "Sunrise" and "Taking Over" on Gang Go Records. A third single, "Mahananda" was released in 2005 on a new Recordlabel called Afterglow Records. Followed by the 4th single Muhanjala in 2006 and 5th Single feat. The UK Singer Anita Kelsey called "Smile" in 2007. In 2006, Fragma released the new single "Radio Waves" together with Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw is a British dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter. She is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers....
. It is not yet known if another studio album will be released under this name.
2008 saw the release of Toca's Miracle 2008
Toca's Miracle
"Toca's Miracle" is a dance music single by German Eurohouse producers Fragma. It peaked at #1 in the UK charts in April 2000. The song was created by mixing the vocals of Sue Brice's "I Need a Miracle" to the instrumental track of Fragma's "Toca Me".-Original 2000 version:The original version of...
with the vocals of Coco Star
Coco Star
Sue Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star is an English singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI...
and the InPetto remix of the original song. The release of Toca's Miracle 2008 has resulted in much success, making #2 on the Australian ARIA Club Charts and #16 on the UK Singles Chart.
Fragma commenced touring again throughout Europe where they featured on the "Dance Nation" tour in the UK. Their most recent single "Memory" has been signed by UK label Hard2Beat Records. In an interview with Hard2Beat in May 2009, Damae revealed she was working with Fragma on new songs.
A new single called "Forever And A Day" was released November 11, 2009 and its video was released on November 19 on Fragma's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. In 2010 Damae and Jesus Luz shot the video to their track "What Do You Want" in Brazil. Damae exclusively told Dance Nation that the high-budget video will have a matrix feel to it and that Madonna loves the concept.
According to comments made by Damae via her Facebook page, "What do you want" is still currently under production with the possibility that it may not be finished. During this time, promotional material came out for the new single "oops sorry" with an official release occurring on 5 February 2011. A video has also been released with the Djs from Mars remix used as the official video release.
Albums
* Toca (22 January 2001)- Toca's MiracleToca's Miracle"Toca's Miracle" is a dance music single by German Eurohouse producers Fragma. It peaked at #1 in the UK charts in April 2000. The song was created by mixing the vocals of Sue Brice's "I Need a Miracle" to the instrumental track of Fragma's "Toca Me".-Original 2000 version:The original version of...
(Vocals by Coco StarCoco StarSue Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star is an English singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI...
) (3:51) - Everytime You Need Me (3:32)
- Reach Out (3:25)
- You Are Alive (4:44)
- Move On (4:16)
- Do You Really Want To Feel It (5:29)
- Magic (4:53)
- Everybody Knows (6:55)
- Take My Hand (5:05)
- Outlast (5:09)
- Toca Me (3:36)
Enhanced editions include three video clips.
- Video1 Toca Me (3:19)
- Video2 Toca's Miracle Feat. Coco StarCoco StarSue Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star is an English singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI...
(3:21) - Video3 Everytime You Need Me (3:26)
Another edition includes two remixes.
- Everytime You Need Me (Above & Beyond Remix) (8:50)
- Everytime You Need Me (Club Mix) (5:44)
*Embrace (2002)
- Time And Time Again (3:37)
- Embrace Me (4:13)
- Say That You're Here (3:26)
- How Do You Feel (3:35)
- Take This World For Real (4:21)
- Just Like A Teardrop (4:04)
- Who Needs a Reason (3:27)
- Only You (4:19)
- Why (5:59)
- Maybe It's You (4:04)
- Free Your Mind (5:08)
- Risk My Soul (6:54)
- Time And Time Again (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (4:06)
- Embrace Me (Wippenberg Remix) (4:10)
- Say That You're Here (Riva Remix) (4:21)
- How Do You Feel (Cyber Trance Remix) (5:17)
*Embrace (2003)
- Embrace Me (Wippenberg Remix) (4:08)
- Time And Time Again (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (4:03)
- Man In The Moon (2:31)
- How Do You Feel (Cyber Trance Remix) (4:39)
- Take This World For Real (3:51)
- Just Like A Teardrop (4:06)
- Who Needs A Reason (3:27)
- Only You (3:46)
- Why (4:43)
- Maybe It's You (3:23)
- Free Your Mind (4:09)
- Say That You're Here (Riva Mix) (4:14)
- Video1 Embrace Me - Video
- Video2 Time And Time Again - Video
*Embrace (2CD) (2004)
CD1
- Time And Time Again (3:37)
- Embrace Me (4:13)
- Say That You're Here (3:26)
- How Do You Feel (3:35)
- Take This World For Real (4:21)
- Just Like A Teardrop (4:04)
- Who Needs A Reason (3:27)
- Only You (4:19)
- Why (5:59)
- Maybe It's You (4:04)
- Free Your Mind (5:08)
- Risk My Soul (6:54)
CD2
- Man In The Moon (2003 Club Mix) (7:48)
- Man In The Moon (Duderstadt Remix) (6:08)
- Man In The Moon (DJ Kadozer Remix) (6:16)
- Embrace Me (Duderstadt Remix) (6:25)
- Embrace Me (Wippenberg Remix) (6:57)
- Say That You're Here (Extended Version) (5:55)
- Say That You're Here (Duderstadt Remix) (6:04)
- Say That You're Here (Riva Remix) (7:10)
- Time And Time Again (Extended Mix) (6:33)
- Time And Time Again (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (7:55)
- Time And Time Again (Duderstadt Remix) (7:07)
Singles
- Toca Me (1999) UK #11
- Toca's Miracle [ Fragma vs Coco ] (2000) UK #1, U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #99
- Everytime You Need Me (feat. Maria Rubia) (2001) UK #3
- You Are Alive (2001) UK #4
- Say That You're Here (2001) UK #25
- Embrace Me (2002)
- Time And Time Again (2002)
- Man In The Moon (2003)
- Born to Love (2005)
- Radio Waves (2006)
- Deeper (2007)
- Toca's Miracle/Toca Me 2008 (Vocals By Coco) (2008) UK #16
- Memory (2008)
- Forever And A Day (2009)
- What Do You Want (joint collaboration with Jesus Luz) (2010)
- Oops Sorry (2011)
- Everytime You Need Me 2011 (Feat. Damae) (2011)
- What Love Can Do (joint collaboration with Plastik Funk) (2011)
- Insane (In Da Brain) (joint collaboration with Djs from Mars) (2011)