Fancy (singer)

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Fancy
Segieth in 2009
Segieth in 2009
Background information
Birth nameManfred Alois Segieth
Also known asTess Teiges
Born (1946-07-07) 7 July 1946 (age 78)
Munich, Germany
GenresEuro disco
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1962–present
Labels
Websitefancy-online.com

Manfred Alois Segieth (born 7 July 1946), known by his stage name Fancy, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer.[1][2]

Early life

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Manfred Alois Segieth was born on 7 July 1946 in Munich. Fancy started playing guitar at the age of twelve. While attending a boarding school where the enjoyment of worldly music was not allowed, he had to secretly listen to the pop records of artists such as Ted Herold and Peter Kraus.[3] At age 14, he switched to the humanistic high school in Munich. During and after high school, he worked in various bands as a guitarist and bass player, though he mainly performed as a singer. He performed with these bands in numerous dance halls. However, his parents did not share Fancy's enthusiasm for music. His father had only changed his mind after recovering from a major operation.

Career

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Fancy in 2011

Segieth's career commenced in 1984 as a European-based pop singer and songwriter. His role as a musician rapidly expanded as a producer, which lead to his music receiving worldwide airplay. The international disco hits "Slice Me Nice" and "Chinese Eyes" reached second place on the US Billboard Dance Charts and the Top 10 USA Billboard for 1985 with "Chinese Eyes" and "Come Inside". Fancy had a number 1 in Spain with "Bolero". A further nine of his singles charted in both the top 10 and top 20 portions of the Media Control Singles Charts, this mainly covered the German charts during the mid to late 80s. "Flames of Love" has received worldwide exposure since 1988; as it was his highest-charting hit.[4]

Fancy's work include many studio albums and singles as well as compilation and remixed CDs.[5]

In 2009, Fancy founded the German Tiger Foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of life for zoo tigers.[6] The foundation has since been dissolved.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Get Your Kicks (1985)
  • Contact (1986)
  • Flames of Love (1988)
  • All My Loving (1989)
  • Five (1990)
  • Six - Deep in My Heart (1991)
  • Colours of Life (1996)
  • Christmas in Vegas (1996)
  • Blue Planet (1998)
  • D.I.S.C.O. (1999)
  • Strip Down (2000)
  • Locomotion (2001)
  • Voices from Heaven (2004)
  • Forever Magic (2008)
  • Masquerade (Les Marionettes) (2021)
  • Viva La Vida (2023)

Compilations and remixes

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Title Format Year Label
Introducing Fancy 12'' 1985 Power Records
Gold LP, CD 1987 Metronome
Gold Remix CD 1988 Metronome
That's Fancy CD 1988 Metronome
Hooked on a Loop TAPE 1991 Franky & Friends
Golden Stars • Golden Hits CD 1993 Spectrum
Greatest Hits CD 1994 Metronome
It's Me Fancy (The Hits 1984 – 1994) CD 1994 Koch International
Best of Fancy CD 1998 What's Up?!
Hit Party CD 1998 Jupiter Records
Fancy for Fans CD 2001 ZYX Music
Best Of... Die Hits Auf Deutsch CD 2003 Koch International
I Love Fancy CD 2004 Blanco Y Negro
Greatest Hits CD 2004 Silver Star
Hit Collection CD 2007 Hargent Media
Disco Forever CD 2009 ZYX Music
25th Anniversary Box CD 2010 4everMUSIC
Bolero The Hit Collection & More CD 2012 Retro Records
The Original Maxi-Singles Collection CD 2013 Pokorny Music Solutions
Shock and Show CD 2015 Pokorny Music Solutions
30 Years. The New Best of Fancy CD 2018 Sony Music
Diamonds Forever Part 1 CD 2022 Original Records

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions
GER
[7] 		SPA
 AUT
 SUI
[8] 		NET
[9] 		BEL
[10] 		SWE
[11] 		FIN
 POR
 FRA
[12] 		US
Dance
[13] 		HKG
"Get Lost Tonight" 1984 31 - - 19 - - - - - - - -
"Chinese Eyes" 1984 9 - 17 9 - - - 23 - 82 2 -
"Slice Me Nice" 1984 11 - 2 9 - - 7 - - - - -
"L.A.D.Y O." 1985 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Check It Out" 1985 — - - - - - - - - - 13 -
"Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again)" 1985 — 1 - - 18 17 11 9 2 - - -
"Lady of Ice" 1986 13 - - 18 - - 17 26 - - - -
"China Blue" 1987 50 34 - - - - - - - - - -
"Latin Fire" 1987 24 - - 11 - - - - - - - -
"Raving Queen" 1987 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Flames of Love" 1988 14 13 13 - - - - - - - - 1
"Fools Cry" 1988 18 15 - - - - - 13 - - - -
"Angel Eyes" 1989 — - - - - - - 13 - - - -
"All My Loving" / "Running Man" 1989 — - - - - - - 16 - - - -
"No Tears" 1989 44 - - - - - - - - - - -
"When Guardian Angels Cry" 1990 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"No Way Out" / "Cool Snake" 1993 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Love Has Called Me Home" 1993 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Long Way to Paradise" 1994 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"The Big Dust" – Remixes 1996 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Deep Blue Sky" 1996 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Come Back and Break My Heart" 1998 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" 1999 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"D.I.S.C.O. (Lust for Life)" 1999 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"How Do You Feel Right Now?" 1999 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Gimme a Sign" 2000 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"We Can Move a Mountain" 2000 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Pretty Woman" 2002 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"A Voice in the Dark" 2008 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"I Should Have Known Better" 2014 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Stronger Together"
(featuring Linda Jo Rizzo) 		2014 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"I Like Your Smile" 2021 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Summer Wine"
(Lian Ross feat. Fancy) 		2021 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Rockabye me" 2021 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"I'm still a fool" 2021 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"Running Man" 2022 — - - - - - - - - - - -
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ "Fancy". Rate Your Music. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fancy Biography" Archived 7 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Christian Reder (August 25, 2010). "Interview mit Fancy". Deutsche Mugge. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Billboard Greatest of All Time: Top 10 Dance Club Songs Year-by-Year, 1976-2015 Aufgerufen am 13. Oktober 2019
  5. ^ "Fancy". Discogs. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Stiftungswelt 04-2011, S. 13 Aufgerufen am 6. November 2019
  7. ^ "Fancy Singles". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Discography Fancy". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Discografie Fancy". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Discografie Fancy". Ultratop. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Fancy". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Fancy". lescharts.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Fancy Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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