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Technotronic
Jo Bogaert, creator of Technotronic
Jo Bogaert, creator of Technotronic
Background information
OriginAalst, Belgium
Genres
Years active1987–2001
Labels
  • ARS Entertainment Belgium
  • SBK/EMI
  • Swanyard Records
  • Telstar Records
  • WorX[1]
Past members

Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, "Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Later that year, the single was followed by the album of the same name, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and "Move This". They went on to release the albums Body to Body (1991) and Recall (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001.

History

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1987–1990: Formation and Pump Up the Jam

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Technotronic was formed in 1987 by Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer Jo Bogaert, who had gained popularity in Europe as a solo artist with various new beat projects, including Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Congolese–Belgian rapper Ya Kid K joined Technotronic on vocals, Bogaert adopted the stage name Thomas De Quincey, and in September 1989, they released the single "Pump Up the Jam", though Ya Kid K was initially uncredited for her contributions to the song. A front for the act was put together (in a way similar to other Eurodance acts like Black Box and Milli Vanilli), utilizing Congolese-born fashion model Felly Kilingi, who was presented as the group's vocalist.[2] She featured on the single's cover art, which was credited as "Technotronic featuring Felly", and she also appeared in the music video for the song. The track became a worldwide success, eventually reaching No. 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in late 1989 and early 1990.[citation needed]

Technotronic issued their debut studio album, Pump Up the Jam, in late 1989, which included vocals by Ya Kid K and MC Eric but still featured Kilingi on the cover. The record peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in the US[citation needed] and reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] Following the release of the album, Ya Kid K was revealed to be the group's main vocalist, with Bogaert admitting that "[Felly] didn't have much to do with the record. Me, Eric and Ya Kid did it all. We needed Felly to help promote the group at first — to create this image".[2] In January 1990, they issued their second single, "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)", which was a No. 7 hit in the US and a No. 2 hit in the UK.[citation needed] The music video featured both Ya Kid K and Kilingi. That year, Technotronic made appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, and It's Showtime at the Apollo.[citation needed] In February 1990, Ya Kid K and Bogaert collaborated with the group Hi Tek 3 and released the single "Spin That Wheel", credited as "Hi Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K". Further singles from Pump Up the Jam included "This Beat Is Technotronic", with vocals by MC Eric, and "Rockin' Over the Beat". Beginning in April 1990, Technotronic was an opening act for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour.[citation needed] Following the tour, Ya Kid K departed the group.[citation needed]

In September 1990, a megamix compiling Technotronic's previous hits was released as a single and peaked at No. 6 in the UK[3] and No. 1 on the Eurochart Hot 100.[citation needed] This was the first single from the remix album Trip on This: The Remixes, released in late 1990, which included the new song "Turn It Up", featuring vocals by new group members Melissa Beckford and Colin "Einstein" Case.[4] "Turn It Up" was not as successful as the group's prior releases, and Melissa and Einstein later left the group.[5]

1991–1994: Body to Body and The Greatest Hits

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In 1991, Technotronic released their second studio album, Body to Body, which featured new main vocalist Réjane "Reggie" Magloire.[5] Reggie provided vocals for six tracks on the album,[5] which also featured singer Riv and rapper Colt 45 on two tracks. Several singles were released in Europe, the UK, and Australia, including "Move That Body", "Work", and "Money Makes the World Go Round".[citation needed]

In 1992, the song "Move This" from Pump Up the Jam became popular through its use in a Revlon television commercial. Ya Kid K rejoined the group, and the song was released as a single.[citation needed] In 1993, Technotronic issued The Greatest Hits, which included the new songs "Hey Yoh Here We Go" and "One + One", both featuring vocals by Ya Kid K.

1995–2001: Recall and later releases

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Continuing with Ya Kid K as frontwoman, Technotronic released the single "Move It to the Rhythm" in 1994. It was followed in 1995 by the album Recall and the further singles "Recall" and "I Want You by My Side", the latter of which features the singer Black Diamond. The album also included vocals by Daisy Dee, on two tracks.

In 1996, the group released the remix EP Pump Up the Jam – The '96 Sequel, followed in 1998 by the single "Get Up – The '98 Sequel", as well as the compilations This Beat Is Technotronic (Hits & Mixes) and Pump Up the Hits.

Technotronic returned in 1999 with the new singles "G-Train" and "Like This", featuring Monday Midnite on vocals. In 2000, Ya Kid K returned as the group's vocalist once more, releasing the non-album single "The Mariachi". In 2001, Technotronic released the standalone single "Runaway Blues".

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[6][7] 		AUT
[8] 		GER
[9] 		NED
[10] 		NZ
[11] 		SWE
[12] 		SWI
[13] 		UK
[14] 		US
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Pump Up the Jam
  • Release date: 28 November 1989
  • Label: ARS Productions
    SBK/EMI (North America)
    Swanyard Records Ltd (UK)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 22 3 10 16 18 17 4 2 10
Body to Body
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: ARS Productions/Transistor Music
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 86 25 42 — — — 17 27 —
Recall
  • Release date: 1995
  • Label: ARS Productions
    SBK/EMI (North America)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 153 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Remix and compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[6] 		UK
[14]
Trip on This: The Remixes
  • Release date: 18 September 1990
  • Label: ARS Productions
    SBK/EMI (North America)/Telstar Records (UK)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 50 7
The Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 25 October 1993
  • Label: ARS Productions
  • Formats: CD
 48 —
This Beat Is Technotronic (Hits & Mixes)
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: Music Club (United Kingdom)
  • Formats: CD, Compact Cassette
 — —
Pump Up the Hits
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: Dance Street
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
Greatest Remix Hits
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: Rajon Music Group [085-70560.2] (Australia)
  • Formats: CD/DVD
 — —
Best of
  • Release date: 2011
  • Label: ARS Entertainment [2793193]
  • Formats: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
BEL (FL)
[19] 		AUS
[6][20][21] 		AUT
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[22] 		NED
[10] 		NZ
[11] 		SWI
[13] 		UK
[14] 		US
[23]
1989 "Pump Up the Jam" (featuring Ya Kid K) 1 4 2 2 — 2 4 2 2 2 Pump Up the Jam – The Album
1990 "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (featuring Ya Kid K) 1 7 2 2 2 2 7 1 2 7
"This Beat Is Technotronic" (featuring MC Eric) 7 27 — 10 5 7 38 8 14 —
"Rockin' Over the Beat" (featuring Ya Kid K) 16 53 — 18 11 — — 10 9 95
"Megamix" 8 13 — 9 4 18 — 7 6 — Trip on This – The Remixes
"Turn It Up" (featuring Melissa and Einstein) 39 87 — — 26 — — — 42 —
1991 "Move That Body" (featuring Reggie) 18 27 — 19 3 38 — 10 12 — Body to Body
"Work" (featuring Reggie) 21 92 — — 12 — — 24 40 —
"Money Makes the World Go Round" (featuring Reggie) — 117 — — — — — — — —
1992 "Move This" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 67 — — — — — — — 6 The Greatest Hits
1993 "Hey Yoh, Here We Go" (featuring Ya Kid K) 48 102 — — — — — — 120 —
1994 "One + One" (featuring Ya Kid K) — — — — — — — — — —
"Move It to the Rhythm" (featuring Ya Kid K) 50 52 — — — — — — — 83 Recall
1995 "Recall" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 123 — — — — — — — —
1996 "I Want You by My Side" 31 — — — — — — — — —
"Crazy" — — — — — — — — — — non-album single
"Pump Up the Jam – The '96 Sequel" — — — — — — — — 36 — Pump Up the Hits
1998 "Get Up – The '98 Sequel" 42 — — 91 — — — — — —
1999 "Like This" (featuring Monday Midnite) 9 — — — — — — — — — non-album singles
2000 "The G-Train" (featuring Monday Midnite) 39 — — — — — — — — —
"The Mariachi" (featuring Ya Kid K) 27 — — — — — — — — —
2005 "Pump Up the Jam" (D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic) 46 77 34 25 — 43 — — 22 —
2007 "Get Up" (Global Deejays featuring Technotronic) — — — — — — — — — —
2022 "Otro Jam" (Kembo Music featuring Technotronic)[28] — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Technotronic | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hunt, Dennis (15 April 1990). "Technotronic's Bogaert Is Pumped Up by U.S. Hit". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 551. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Simon Harris | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 335/6. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  6. ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  7. ^ "Technotronic ARIA Albums chart history (to 2022), received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  8. ^ a b "austriancharts.at – Technotronic in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Suchen Nach "Technotronic"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl – Technotronic in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b "charts.nz – Technotronic in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Technotronic in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. ^ a b "hitparade.ch – Technotronic in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b c "Official Charts – Technotronic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  15. ^ "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic.
  16. ^ a b c d "Certified Awards Search: Technotronic". BPI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Music Canada: Certifications". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Tehcnotronic" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 4 May 2019. Enter Tehcnotronic in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  19. ^ "Ultratop – Technotronic in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 10 February1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Technotronic ARIA chart history (to 2022), received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  22. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Technotronic' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 27 January 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  23. ^ "Technotronic". Billboard.
  24. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 276.
  25. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 January 2009)
  26. ^ a b U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 11 January 2009)
  27. ^ "French single certifications – Technotronic" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select TECHNOTRONIC and click OK. 
  28. ^ "Otro Jam (feat. Technotronic) – Single". Apple Music. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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