Hot Gossip (1974–86) were a British dance troupe who made television appearances and in 1978 backed Sarah Brightman on her single "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper".
Vengaboys is a Dutch Eurodance music group based in Rotterdam. The group was the creation of Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen. It consists of lead (female) vocalists Kim Sasabone and Denise Post-Van Rijswijk and male vocalists Robin Pors and Donny Latupeirissa. Casting and selection of the performing act 1997–2000 was done by Wendelien van Diepen.
"We Like to Party! " is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released as the fourth single from the band's debut album, Up & Down - The Party Album, in the Netherlands in May 1998. Following its success in Benelux, it was given a worldwide released on 9 November 1998.
"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" is a song by the Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys, released as a single in October 1998 as a single. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 21 June 1999 and peaked atop the charts of Flemish Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden while also topping the Canadian RPM Dance 30 chart. It became a top-10 hit in several other countries, including France, Germany, Ireland, and Italy.
"Everybody's Fool" is a nu metal song by American rock band Evanescence. Wind-up Records released the song on June 7, 2004, as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, Fallen. It was written by Amy Lee and Ben Moody and it was produced by Dave Fortman. According to Lee, the song talks about celebrities like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, who strip and sell their bodies instead of music to their listeners. Inspired by her sister's love for music artists who had false images, Lee wrote the song five years before the release of the album.
"Sha-La-La-La-La" is a song recorded by Danish glam rock band Walkers. The song was co-written by band members Torben Lendager and Poul Dehnhardt. It achieved worldwide exposure after being covered by Dutch dance/pop group Vengaboys.
"Uncle John from Jamaica" is a song by Dutch eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released in May 2000 as the third single from The Platinum Album and became a top-ten hit in Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It has been certified Gold in New Zealand for sales exceeding 5,000 copies.
"We're Going to Ibiza!" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group the Vengaboys. It was released in August 1999 as the sixth and final single from The Party Album. Based on Typically Tropical's 1975 number-one hit "Barbados", the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in September 1999, becoming the group's second number-one single there. Outside the UK, the song also reached number one in the band's native Netherlands and became a top-five hit in Flanders, Norway and Sweden.
"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" is a song written by Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield that was a No. 1 hit for Connie Francis in 1960. A polka-style version in German, "Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel", was the first German single recorded and released by Connie Francis, and it reached No. 1 on the single chart in 1960 in West Germany.
"Barbados" is the debut single by English band Typically Tropical, released in May 1975.
"Con te partirò" is an Italian song written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics). It was first performed by Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 Sanremo Music Festival and recorded on his album of the same year, Bocelli. The single was first released as an A-side single with "Vivere" in 1995, topping the charts, first in France, where it became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, and then in Belgium, breaking the all-time record sales there.
The Party Album is the second studio album by Dutch dance group Vengaboys. It was first released internationally under the name The Party Album! in 1999 and was later re-released under the title Greatest Hits Part 1 with alternate versions of some songs and other songs being replaced entirely.
The Platinum Album is the third studio album by Dutch dance group Vengaboys. The album spawned five singles, four of which were chart hits.
"Silver Machine" is a 1972 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single on 9 June 1972, reaching number three on the UK singles chart. The single was re-issued in 1976, again in 1978 reaching number 34 on the UK singles charts, and once again in 1983 reaching number 67 on the UK singles charts. The original mix has been re-released on the remasters version of In Search of Space.
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by British glam rock band Wizzard. It was first released in December 1973 and, as with most Wizzard songs, was written and produced by the band's frontman Roy Wood—formerly of The Move and a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra. Despite the song's strong, long-lasting popularity, it has reached no higher than number four on the UK Singles Chart, a position it occupied for four consecutive weeks from December 1973 to January 1974. The song was beaten to the 1973 Christmas Number 1 spot by Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody", which remained at the top of the charts for five weeks, from December 1973 to January 1974.
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as "(I Lost My Heart to A) Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single written by Jeff Calvert and Geraint Hughes of Typically Tropical and performed by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip. It was the debut of the 18-year-old singer, and reached number six in the UK Singles Chart.
"Everybody's Someone" is the second single taken from American singer LeAnn Rimes' album Whatever We Wanna. The track features vocals from former Westlife singer Brian McFadden. The song also appeared on the Australian version of McFadden's second studio album, Set in Stone, and was released as the album's first single in Australia on January 4, 2007. The song peaked at #28 on the Irish Singles Chart, and at #47 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as peaking at #60 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The Australian version of the single featured extra tracks by McFadden, however, the British single features remixes of Rimes' previous hits. The single was also covered by Sir Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton-John and featured on Richard's album Rise Up
"Wake Up Everybody" is an R&B song written by John Whitehead, Gene McFadden and Victor Carstarphen.
Rocket to Uranus is the 2010 comeback song for the Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released on 4 June 2010 in the Netherlands. In the UK the track was released only as a remix on dance compilation album Clubland 17 initially. It was later released digitally with no promotion.
Barbados Sky is the first and only LP released by Typically Tropical, released in 1975. It was most famous for its hit single "Barbados". The musicians included top session players Chris Spedding, Roger Coulam, Vic Flick, Joe Moretti, Clem Cattini and Alan Caddy.
