Tapps
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Tapps is the name of Canada
's eurodance
/Hi-NRG
recording acts. Formed and based in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada, the group's original line-up consisted of Allan Coelho, Tony DaCosta and Paul Silva. In the midst of composing their debut single which was to become "My Forbidden Lover", Silva exited the group due to severe medical complications. The name is an acronym composed of the initials of their first names: Tony Allan Paul, and then pluralized as Tapps. The original lead singer of the act was Toronto-based vocalist Barbara Doust, who never appeared live with the act. Candy Berthiaume, recommended by a club manager to Coelho, was then inserted as the group's longest tenured lead vocalist. Doust's vocal graces the original version of "Lover" and "Burning With Fire", with Bethiaume's vocal the centrepoint of the version featured on the group's debut Turn It On LP.
The group's initial recordings were released on the Power Record label, formed by DJ/writer Vincent Degiorgio, who later in his career signed artists such as N Sync. Three singles were released on the imprint: Lover, Burning With Fire and Runaway (With My Love), prior to the band parting company with Power and having the band move on to Boulevard Records. Before their departure, two solo projects "Take Me Now" by Persuasion (produced by DaCosta and sung by Barbara Doust) and "Starstruck Lover", produced by Coleho were also released on Power. Coelho also produced Humpty Dumpty by Rainbow on the Tamah label.
The group toured successfully in the Netherlands
(where all of their singles were dance chart hits), the U.S.
and especially in Mexico
, where their club gigs are considered legendary.
Their first Boulevard release was the successful Turn It On CD was released in various international countries including Japan. Various versions of singles such as "Hurricane", "Don't Pretend To Know" and "Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch" were also used on numerous compilations and continue to be amongst the band's most loved tracks. "Crazy For You" was the final Boulevard single release, and the group in its original form ceased to exist.
Allan Coelho was the band's most prolific music maker, recording a variety of tracks on the Boulevard label for studio artists such as Yoh-Yo, a cover version
of Ritchie Valens
' "La Bamba
" and original tracks in an early house format such as "Jackin'" by the Homewreckers. His additional output includes various full length album productions for Tapps' mainstay label in Mexico, Discos Musart and for his own short-lived label Feed The Cat Productions for artist such as Story Structure and Click.
Tapps continues to do gigs with Coelho as its figurehead, having interchanged various vocalists in place of the departed Berthiaume. Candy is now married and lives in Seattle, Washington
. Tony DaCosta lives in Toronto and is no longer in the music industry. Allan continues to be very active with fans of Tapps and in the studio. He is currently producing Shari Lynn, and is almost complete as he has spent these last few months in the studio. He lives in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Barbara Doust is continuing to sing and make music in Toronto touring with a disco band and recording continuously.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's 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...
/Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
recording acts. Formed and based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada, the group's original line-up consisted of Allan Coelho, Tony DaCosta and Paul Silva. In the midst of composing their debut single which was to become "My Forbidden Lover", Silva exited the group due to severe medical complications. The name is an acronym composed of the initials of their first names: Tony Allan Paul, and then pluralized as Tapps. The original lead singer of the act was Toronto-based vocalist Barbara Doust, who never appeared live with the act. Candy Berthiaume, recommended by a club manager to Coelho, was then inserted as the group's longest tenured lead vocalist. Doust's vocal graces the original version of "Lover" and "Burning With Fire", with Bethiaume's vocal the centrepoint of the version featured on the group's debut Turn It On LP.
The group's initial recordings were released on the Power Record label, formed by DJ/writer Vincent Degiorgio, who later in his career signed artists such as N Sync. Three singles were released on the imprint: Lover, Burning With Fire and Runaway (With My Love), prior to the band parting company with Power and having the band move on to Boulevard Records. Before their departure, two solo projects "Take Me Now" by Persuasion (produced by DaCosta and sung by Barbara Doust) and "Starstruck Lover", produced by Coleho were also released on Power. Coelho also produced Humpty Dumpty by Rainbow on the Tamah label.
The group toured successfully in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
(where all of their singles were dance chart hits), the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and especially in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, where their club gigs are considered legendary.
Their first Boulevard release was the successful Turn It On CD was released in various international countries including Japan. Various versions of singles such as "Hurricane", "Don't Pretend To Know" and "Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch" were also used on numerous compilations and continue to be amongst the band's most loved tracks. "Crazy For You" was the final Boulevard single release, and the group in its original form ceased to exist.
Allan Coelho was the band's most prolific music maker, recording a variety of tracks on the Boulevard label for studio artists such as Yoh-Yo, a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist....
' "La Bamba
La Bamba (song)
"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs...
" and original tracks in an early house format such as "Jackin'" by the Homewreckers. His additional output includes various full length album productions for Tapps' mainstay label in Mexico, Discos Musart and for his own short-lived label Feed The Cat Productions for artist such as Story Structure and Click.
Tapps continues to do gigs with Coelho as its figurehead, having interchanged various vocalists in place of the departed Berthiaume. Candy is now married and lives in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Tony DaCosta lives in Toronto and is no longer in the music industry. Allan continues to be very active with fans of Tapps and in the studio. He is currently producing Shari Lynn, and is almost complete as he has spent these last few months in the studio. He lives in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Barbara Doust is continuing to sing and make music in Toronto touring with a disco band and recording continuously.