Hoops Inc.

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Hoops Inc.
OriginAustralia
Years activec.1995
Labels
  • Dance Pool
Past membersSteven Hooper
Simon Lewicki

Hoops Inc. were a short-lived Australian dance duo consisting of Steven Hooper and Simon Lewicki. They duo released two singles, before Lewicki formed Groove Terminator in 1996.

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Discography

Singles

YearTitleChart positions
AUS
[1]
1995"Joy (A New World Anthem)"73
1996"We've Got the Feeling"-

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References

  1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.