Ottawan
Ottawan | |
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 Ottawan performing in November 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | France |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Website | www |
Ottawan are 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 and formerly Annette Eltice, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producer Daniel Vangarde and Belgian producer Jean Kluger.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1979, Ottawan were 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
[edit | edit source]The duo's hits have been covered a number of times.
UK dance act N-Trance had a number 11 hit in the UK with their pop/rap cover of D.I.S.C.O.
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 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
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
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| GER [8] |
AUT [9] | ||||
| 1980 | D.I.S.C.O. | 30 | — | ||
| 1981 | 2 | — | 18 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
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| "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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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Ottawan discography at Discogs
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