N-Joi
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N-Joi are an English production duo from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin,[1] (who met at Alleyn Court Prep School) with vocalist/front person Saffron. Champion went to Framlingham College and Franklin to Felsted School but met up again after school in 1987.
Biography
[edit]Between 1991 and 1996, they entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart five times, all of them hitting the top 10.[2] Two of the songs went to number one: "Mindflux" in 1992 and "The New Anthem" in 1996, which was a new version of their debut single "Anthem," itself a top five dance hit from 1991. In 2006 they returned to the top of the Official UK Dance Chart with a set of remixes of their biggest hit "Anthem".
Discography
[edit]Chart singles
[edit]| Title | Release date | UK [3] | AUS[4] | IRE | US Dance [5] |
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| "Anthem" | 1990 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Adrenalin EP | 1991 | 23 | 134 | — | — |
| "Anthem" (reissue) | 8 | 141 | 15 | 4 | |
| "Malfunction" (US only) | — | — | — | 5 | |
| "Mindflux" (US only) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "Live In Manchester (Parts 1 + 2)" | 1992 | 12 | — | 25 | — |
| The Drumstruck EP | 1993 | 33 | — | — | — |
| "Papillon" | 1994 | 70 | — | — | — |
| "Bad Things" (credited to 'NJOI') | 1995 | 57 | — | — | 7 |
| "The New Anthem" (credited as 'N-Joi featuring Mark Franklin and Nigel Champion') (US only) | 1996 | — | — | — | 1 |
| "Screeem! (Anthem '98)" (credited as 'N-Joi versus Tact') | 1998 | 91 | — | — | — |
See also
[edit]- Republica
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
[edit]- ^ "N-Joi Biography". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 190.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 386. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 27 May 1991". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "N-Joi - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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