Toy-Box

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Toy-Box
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Toy-Box 2019 concert
Background information
OriginDenmark
Genres
Years active
  • 1996–2003
  • 2017–present
Labels Edel
Members Amir El-Falaki
Anila Mirza
Website www.Toy-Box.dk at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 September 2003)

Toy-Box is a Danish bubblegum pop band, best known for their hit singles "Tarzan & Jane", "Best Friend" "E.T" , "Superstar" , and "The Sailor Song". The group's members are vocalists Amir El-Falaki and Anila Mirza.

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History

Toy-Box was founded by Amir El-Falaki and Anila Mirza in 1996, after they had met each other at a New Year's Eve party. They had been both singing and dancing professionally for some years, and also stand behind the choreographies of the group. Before becoming a part of the group, El-Falaki used to be a dance teacher.

The group's debut single, "Tarzan & Jane", was championed by Smash Hits magazine in the United Kingdom in 1999, but their UK label Edel decided to hold back the release until later on in the year, to coincide with the release of Disney's Tarzan . They elected to release "Best Friend" first; although it received a lot of rotation on the television channel The Box, it only reached number 41 in the UK Singles Chart, and plans to release "Tarzan & Jane" were cancelled. It reached number 2 in the Dutch hit lists and number 15 on the Eurochart Hot 100. In 1999, the single peaked at number 16 on MTV Europe. [1]

The group's debut album, FanTastic , includes the hits "The Sailor Song", "Best Friend", "Tarzan & Jane", "Teddybear" and "Super-Duper-Man". It was released in September 1999 and followed in 2001 by a second album, ToyRide, which includes fan-favorite songs "www.girl", "Wizard of Oz" and "Prince of Arabia".

After the group broke up, El-Falaki worked as a dance teacher, music video choreographer and trainer to F.C. Copenhagen's cheerleading team. Mirza later released a solo album as Aneela, featuring collaboration with Arash, including the singles "Jaande", "Chori Chori", and "Bombay Dreams". [2] When asked about another Toy-Box release in 2007, Aneela said, "I don't know, anything's possible." [2]

As of 2017, Toy-Box has returned to tour alongside Aqua, Vengaboys, and many more groups for a series of 1990s concerts. They performed at the Vi Elsker 90'erne events in Denmark in 2017.

In 2024 Toy Box performed at the TMF Awards performing "Tarzan and Jane"

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[3] 		FIN
[4] 		NLD
[5] 		NOR
[6] 		SWE
[7]
FanTastic 3281917
  • DEN: Platinum [8]
  • NLD: Platinum
ToyRide
  • Released: 28 July 2001
  • Label: Edel
  • Formats:
    • CD
    • cassette
    • digital download
22—91——
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[9] 		DEN
[10] 		EUR
[11] 		GER
[12] 		NED
[5] 		NOR
[6] 		NZ
[13] 		SWE
[7] 		SWI
[14] 		UK
[15]
1998"Tarzan & Jane"41215372327834—FanTastic
1999"Best Friend"39611—113—23—41
  • NVPI: Gold
"The Sailor Song"————9—————
2001"Superstar"————41—————ToyRide
"www.girl"————35—————
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Teddybear"1999FanTastic

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Charts-Surfer: Liedsuche". www.charts-surfer.de.
  2. 1 2 "Bubblegum Dancer". Archived from the original on May 8, 2007.
  3. ↑ Chart positions in Denmark:
    • For Fantastic: "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 25". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1999-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Discography Toy-Box". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Discografie Toy-Box". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Discography Toy-Box". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Discography Toy-Box". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 28". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1999-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Discography Toy-Box". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ↑ International peaks
  11. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 563. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  12. ↑ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  13. ↑ "Discography Toy-Box". charts.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Toy-Box – Tarzan & Jane". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "TOY-BOX | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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