Euro House

SM-Trax is an electronic duo from Germany consisting of producers Stefan Grunwald and Mirko von Schlieffen. In mid-1999 they went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with “Got the Groove”, released on Groovilicious Records. Trax eventually went on produce “SM Trax is Calling”, which features a very distinctive beat. The lyrics discuss the nature of house music, while the chorus […]

U.S.U.R.A. was started by Time Records owner Giacomo Maiolini, producers Walter Cremonini and Alessandro Gilardi. The name is derived from that of Maiolini’s mother, Ursula. The group is best known for the 1992-93 hit single (and later album) “Open Your Mind”, featuring a dialog sample from the film Total Recall, as […]

Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, including American singers, songwriters and rappers Thea Austin, Turbo B, and Penny Ford. Their best known hits are “The Power” and “Rhythm Is a Dancer”, both of which took […]

Corona is an Italian Eurodance band. Initially formed by Brazilian-born singer and model Olga Maria de Souza and producer Francesco “Checco” Bontempi (a.k.a. Lee Marrow), it found commercial success with worldwide hits “The Rhythm of the Night” (1993) and “Baby Baby” (1995). After the second album Bontempi left the band and was replaced by Francesco Conte […]

La Bouche (French for “The Mouth”) is a German-American electronic dance music duo act fronted by American-German singer Melanie Thorntonand American rapper/singer Lane McCray. They are best known for the dance hits “Be My Lover”, “Sweet Dreams”, “You Won’t Forget Me” and “Tonight is the Night”. The song “Sweet Dreams” had quickly caught […]