Ottawan

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This article is about the disco duo. For the inhabitants of the capital of Canada, see Ottawa. For the First Nations people, see Odawa.

Ottawan
Ottawan performing in November 2008
Background information
OriginFrance
Genres
Years active1979–present
Labels
Members
  • Patrick Jean-Baptiste
Past members
  • Annette Eltice
Websitewww.ottawan-disco.com

Ottawan is a French pop music duo, who had the hit singles "D.I.S.C.O." and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in the early 1980s. Fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producer Daniel Vangarde and Belgian producer Jean Kluger.

History

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In 1979, Ottawan was founded by record producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger and fronted by male singer Patrick Jean-Baptiste, who was originally from Guadeloupe, and female singer Annette Eltice.[1][2] Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits with The Gibson Brothers and Sheila B. Devotion.[1]

In the United Kingdom, they had two Top 10 hits. "D.I.S.C.O." (the act's debut single) reached number 2 in September 1980, while "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" peaked at number 3 a year later.[3] "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" reached number 1 in New Zealand during 1982, staying there for eight weeks.[4] The duo recorded in French as well as English.

Cover versions

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The duo's hits have been covered a number of times.

Canadian band Sway had a number 7 hit in Canada in 1988 with their cover of "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)".[5]

Norwegian band Hype [no] had a number 10 hit in Norway and number 7 hit in Finland in 1995 with their cover of "Hands Up".

Swedish band Army of Lovers had a number 44 hit in Sweden in 2001 with their cover of "Hands Up".[6]

Israeli band The Young Professionals had a number 53 hit in France in 2012 with their version of "D.I.S.C.O.".[7]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak chart positions
GER
[8] 		AUT
[9]
1980 D.I.S.C.O. 30 —
1981 2 — 18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3] 		GER
[8] 		NL
[10] 		BEL
[11] 		NOR
[12] 		AUT
[9] 		IRL
[13]
1979 "D.I.S.C.O." 2 2 1 2 1 4 2
1980 "You're OK" 56 17 — — — — —
"Shalalala Song" — 73 — — — — —
"Haut les mains (donne-moi ton cœur)" — — — 32 — — —
1981 "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" 3 2 5 4 1 3 1
"Crazy Music" — 26 — — — 19 —
"Qui va garder mon crocodile cet été?" — — — 23 — — —
"Help, Get Me Some Help" 49 — — — — — —
1982 "Hello Rio!" — — — — — — —
"Top Secret" — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b German, Yuri. "Ottawan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Biography". Ottawan Official Website. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Artists". Officialcharts.com.
  4. ^ "Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Charts.nz.
  5. ^ "Canadian Singles Chart for March 26, 1988". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Army of Lovers – Hands Up". Swedishcharts.com.
  7. ^ "The Young Professionals – TYP D.I.S.C.O". Lescharts.com.
  8. ^ a b "Ottawan discography". Officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Austrian chart details". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Ottawan discography". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Ottawan discography". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Norwegian chart details". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Irish chart details". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O." bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Ottawan - Hands Up". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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