Fancy (singer)

Last updated

Fancy
Fancy20090218.jpg
Segieth in 2009
Background information
Birth nameManfred Alois Segieth
Also known asTess Teiges
Born (1946-07-07) 7 July 1946 (age 78)
Munich, Germany
Genres Euro disco
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1962–present
Labels
Website fancy-online.com

Manfred Alois Segieth (born 7 July 1946), better known by his stage name Fancy, is a German singer, songwriter, and record producer. [1]

Contents

Early life

Manfred Alois Segieth was born on 7 July 1946 in Munich. Fancy started playing guitar at the age of twelve. While attending a boarding school where the enjoyment of worldly music was not allowed, he had to secretly listen to the pop records of artists such as Ted Herold and Peter Kraus. [2] At age 14, he switched to the humanistic high school in Munich. During and after high school, he worked in various bands as a guitarist and bass player, though he mainly performed as a singer. He performed with these bands in numerous dance halls. However, his parents did not share Fancy's enthusiasm for music. His father had only changed his mind after recovering from a major operation.

Career

Fancy in 2011 Fancy 3003a.jpg
Fancy in 2011

Segieth's career commenced in 1984 as a European-based pop singer and songwriter. His role as a musician rapidly expanded as a producer, which lead to his music receiving worldwide airplay. The international disco hits "Slice Me Nice" and "Chinese Eyes" reached second place on the US Billboard Dance Charts and the Top 10 USA Billboard for 1985 with "Chinese Eyes" and "Come Inside". A further nine of his singles charted in both the top 100 of the Media Control Singles Charts, this mainly covered the German charts during the mid to late 80s. "Flames of Love" has received worldwide exposure since 1988; as it was his highest-charting hit. [3]

Fancy's work include many studio albums and singles as well as compilation and remixed CDs. [4]

In 2009, Fancy founded the German Tiger Foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of life for zoo tigers. [5] The foundation has since been dissolved.

Discography

Albums

Compilations and remixes

TitleFormatYearLabel
Introducing Fancy12''1985Power Records
GoldLP, CD1987Metronome
Gold RemixCD1988Metronome
That's FancyCD1988Metronome
Hooked on a LoopTAPE1991Franky & Friends
Golden Stars • Golden HitsCD1993Spectrum
Greatest HitsCD1994Metronome
It's Me Fancy (The Hits 1984 – 1994)CD1994Koch International
Best of FancyCD1998What's Up?!
Hit PartyCD1998Jupiter Records
Fancy for FansCD2001ZYX Music
Best Of... Die Hits Auf DeutschCD2003Koch International
I Love FancyCD2004Blanco Y Negro
Greatest HitsCD2004Silver Star
Hit CollectionCD2007Hargent Media
Disco ForeverCD2009ZYX Music
25th Anniversary BoxCD20104everMUSIC
Bolero The Hit Collection & MoreCD2012Retro Records
The Original Maxi-Singles CollectionCD2013Pokorny Music Solutions
Shock and ShowCD2015Pokorny Music Solutions
30 Years. The New Best of FancyCD2018Sony Music
Diamonds Forever Part 1CD2022Original Records

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
GER
[6]
SPA
AUT
SUI
[7]
NET
[8]
BEL
[9]
SWE
[10]
FIN
POR
FRA
[11]
US
Dance

[12]
HKG
"Get Lost Tonight"19843119
"Chinese Eyes"1984917923822
"Slice Me Nice"198411297
"L.A.D.Y O."1985
"Check It Out"198513
"Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again)"1985

7

18171192
"Lady of Ice"198613181726
"China Blue"19875034
"Latin Fire"19872411
"Raving Queen"1987
"Flames of Love"19881413131
"Fools Cry"1988181513
"Angel Eyes"198913
"All My Loving" / "Running Man"198916
"No Tears"198944
"When Guardian Angels Cry"1990
"No Way Out" / "Cool Snake"1993
"Love Has Called Me Home"1993
"Long Way to Paradise"1994
"The Big Dust" – Remixes1996
"Deep Blue Sky"1996
"Come Back and Break My Heart"1998
"Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"1999
"D.I.S.C.O. (Lust for Life)"1999
"How Do You Feel Right Now?"1999
"Gimme a Sign"2000
"We Can Move a Mountain"2000
"Pretty Woman"2002
"A Voice in the Dark"2008
"I Should Have Known Better"2014
"Stronger Together"
(featuring Linda Jo Rizzo)
2014
"I Like Your Smile"2021
"Summer Wine"
(Lian Ross feat. Fancy)
2021
"Rockabye me"2021
"I'm still a fool"2021
"Running Man"2022
"Faster than a Bullet"
(featuring Roubix)
2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. "Fancy Biography" Archived 7 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Christian Reder (August 25, 2010). "Interview mit Fancy". Deutsche Mugge. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. Billboard Greatest of All Time: Top 10 Dance Club Songs Year-by-Year, 1976-2015 Aufgerufen am 13. Oktober 2019
  4. "Fancy". Discogs . Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. Stiftungswelt 04-2011, S. 13 Aufgerufen am 6. November 2019
  6. "Fancy Singles". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. "Discography Fancy" . Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. "Discografie Fancy" . Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. "Discografie Fancy". Ultratop . Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  10. "Fancy". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  11. "Fancy". lescharts.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  12. "Fancy Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2021.