Don Pablo's Animals

Don Pablo's Animals
Origin	Italy
Genres	Eurodance Gimmick
Years active	1989–98
Past members	Paolo Bisiach Christian Hornbostel Mauro Ferrucci

Don Pablo's Animals was an Italian production trio who had a top ten hit in the UK singles charts in 1990.

History

The name was an alias of The BHF Team, the name being the initials of the producers involved (Paolo Bisiach, Christian Hornbostel, and Mauro Ferrucci), ^[1] who also formed part of JT and the Big Family. In May 1990, the trio remixed the Shocking Blue song "Venus", titled "Venus '90", which featured a hip house rhythm and samples. "Venus '90" reached number 78 on the UK Singles Chart ^[2] and number 49 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. ^[3]

The trio also released a version (on Rumour Records) with the vocals taken off, but changed the credit from Shocking Blue to Don Pablo's Animals, and the record became a much bigger hit in Britain, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, ^[4] and number 40 on the German singles chart. ^[5] The success required the trio to appear on Top Of The Pops. ^[6] The follow-up single, a version of "Long Train Running", ^[7] missed the chart, as did all other singles released under the name.

References

1. Top Of The Pops 2 chyron
2. "Venus 90". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
3. "Shocking Blue – Venus '90". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
4. "Don Pablo's Animals: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
5. "Don Pablo's Animals - Venus". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
6. "07.06.1990". BBC Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
7. "The singles". Rossendale Free Press: 30. 22 September 1990.