True Steppers

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True Steppers
Origin United Kingdom
Genres UK garage
Years active1999–2000
LabelsIce Cream, NuLife
Past members Jonny Lisners
Andy Lysandrou
Websitewww.icecreamrecords.co.uk

True Steppers were a British UK garage production duo, consisting of Jonny Lisners and Andy Lysandrou. [1]

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They had success with Dane Bowers on "Buggin", which peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in April 2000. [1] [2]

Their biggest selling record came in August 2000, when True Steppers collaborated with Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham on "Out of Your Mind". There was a wave of publicity for this single and Victoria involved her husband, David Beckham, for the in-store record signings. There was a chart battle with Spiller and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, whose summer dance track "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" was released in the same week. True Steppers were leading in the midweek published chart, but Spiller and Ellis-Bextor had overtaken them by Saturday. Spiller was announced as No. 1 on the Sunday, with True Steppers at No. 2. [1] [3] They later released another single, this time with the former East 17 singer Brian Harvey and American R&B singer Donell Jones, called "True Step Tonight" which reached number 25, [1] and an album named True Stepping.

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 568. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. Official Charts Company
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 520. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.