DJ Miko

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DJ Miko
OriginItaly
Genres Italodance, Eurodance
Years active1993–2001
LabelsDig It International (Hotline Records)
SAIFAM (One Way Records, Urban Zoo)
Past membersMonier Quartararo (keyboards)
Louise Gard (performer)
Massimo Artusi ("Max Art", prod.)
Riccardo "Ricky" Stecca (prod.)
Mauro Farina (prod.)
Maria Caprì (studio vocals)
Annerley Gordon (studio vocals)
Jackie Bodimead (studio vocals)
Melody Castellari (studio vocals)

DJ Miko was an Italian dance act fronted by keyboardist Monier Quartararo Gagliardo (born 8 February 1973[ citation needed ]) and British performer Louise Anne Gard from Tunbridge Wells. [1] They mainly released dance cover versions of past pop and rock hits and are primarily known for their 1993 hit cover of 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up". During the group's active years, DJ Miko released one album and twelve singles.

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The project was managed by the Milan-based record company Dig It International, for which Gagliardo already worked as an in-house producer, [1] and released on its Hotline Records label. As with all other releases on Hotline Records, SAIFAM in Verona was responsible for the music production. Following the closure of Dig It International in 1997, the project was fully absorbed by SAIFAM.

DJ Miko has made many appearances on the Eurodance compilation album Dancemania series, specifically its sub-series albums including Dancemania Speed and Dancemania Covers since 1999, [2] and on Konami's Bemani series of rhythm music video games with three covers.

Over their career, the DJ Miko project has employed various studio vocalists. Their debut single "What's Up" was recorded by singer Maria Caprì from Milan. The follow-up, "Rhythm", featured lead vocals by Annerley Gordon and background vocals by Cristina Dori. The singles "Clementine" (1997) through "Shout" (2000) were all sung by Jackie Bodiemead, a studio vocalist at SAIFAM. "Forever Young" (2001), the final single released on vinyl, was sung by Italian studio singer and vocal coach Melody Castellari. In recent years, SAIFAM has occasionally used the names of its successful projects from the past, including DJ Miko, as aliases for dance cover versions on its many compilation album series.

Discography

Albums

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ITA
[3]
AUS

[4]

EUR

[5]

FIN

[6]

IRE

[7]

NZ

[8]

SCO
[9]
SPA
[10]
SWE
[11]
UK

[12]

US

[13]

US Dan. [14] US Rhy. [15]
"What's Up"1993592211382325176581923The Last Millennium (1999)
"Hot Stuff" / "Lovely Lullaby"1994
"Rhythm"
"Clementine"1997
"Superboy"1998
"My Sharona" / "Keep On"
"Dreaming"
"What's Up 2000"
"Ruby Tuesday"1999
"Sky High"
"Shout"2000Singles only
"Forever Young"2001

Video game appearances

DJ Miko has a total of 2 cover songs which appear in the Dance Dance Revolution arcade series:

Additional appearances include the following:

SongArcade gameStepManiaX
availability
2000 Ex SN SN2 X SMX
"Sky High"Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgDoes not appearDoes not appearCheck-green.svgApril 30, 2021
"What a Wonderful World"Does not appearDoes not appearCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDoes not appear

References

  1. 1 2 "Datafile". Music Week . 13 August 1994. p. 11.
  2. "DJ Miko Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 51/52. December 18, 1993. p. 30. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 Apr 1994". ARIA . Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . September 3, 1994. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
  7. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  8. "charts.nz > DJ Miko – What's Up? (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  11. "swedishcharts.com - DJ Miko - What's Up?". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  14. "Dance Club Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  15. "Rhythmic Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-20.