2 Fabiola Explained

2 Fabiola
Origin:Aarschot, Belgium
Genre:Electronica, house, Eurodance
Years Active:1991-present
Current Members:Katie Michaelson
Loredana De Amicis
Patrick Claesen
Viola Furleo-Semeraro
Past Members:Oliver Adams
Zohra
Background:group_or_band

2 Fabiola is a Belgian electronic dance music group, formed in 1991 by Pat Krimson (Patrick Claesen) and Zohra.[1] The group got its name from Queen Fabiola of Belgium.

The group was noted[2] for its lavish and extravagant clothes and performances. It has also made the charts in the Belgian Ultratop and had success in Spain. In the Ultratop 50 and Ultratop 50, they topped the charts.[3] In 1999, the group took a break. Zohra started a solo career, and Pat Krimson led another project of his, called Nunca. After a while, a new 2 Fabiola was presented to the world, introducing singer Evi Goffin (Medusa, Lasgo).

After releasing some singles, the group disappeared from the Belgian music scene.[4]

In 2007, Krimson announced the band's comeback,[5] introducing two new singers. Their last single, "Blow Me Away", was published in July 2008.[6]

In 2014 the group had a major hit with "She's After My Piano", after participating in the Belgium national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This song was co-written by Romanian-Norwegian artist Ovi who, for the second time, participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with duet partner Paula Seling. The two artists recorded their own version of the song for Ovi's album, A Bit of Pop Won't Hurt Anyone, (May 2014).

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
BEL
(Fl)
Tyfoon
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: Circus
  • Format: CD
5
Androgyne
  • Release date: December 2, 1998
  • Label: Atmoz
  • Format: CD
27
Evolution
  • Release date: November 11, 2016
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download
67
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
BEL
(FL)

[7]
BEL
(WA)

[8]
SPA
[9] [10] [11]
1991"The Milky Way" Singles only
1992"Kunta Kinte"
1993"Mission of Love"
"My Attitude" Tyfoon
1995"Play This Song" 1
"Lift U Up" 12
1996"I'm on Fire" 2404
"Universal Love" 19
"Freak Out" 26
1997"Magic Flight" 3Androgyne
1998"Flashback" 3
"Sisters and Brothers" 17
"Feel the Vibe" 25
1999"New Year's Day" (featuring Medusa)12Singles only
2000"Summer in Space" (featuring Medusa)28
2007"Straight to the Top" (featuring Katie Michaelson)30
2008"Blow Me Away" 33
2009"Lift U Up 2009"
2010"Push It Up"
2011"Don't Stop"
2014"She's After My Piano" (featuring Loredana De Amicis)6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 Fabiola - Zohra - Pat Krimson - Nunca - Punk City - DanceVibes . Dancevibes.be . 2014-08-09.
  2. Web site: Karine Sanche . 2 Fabiola, biography discography, recent releases, news, featurings of eurotrance group - The Eurodance Encyclopædia . Eurokdj.com . 2014-08-09.
  3. Web site: Ultratop . Ultratop.be . 2014-08-09.
  4. Web site: 2 Fabiola Discography at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2002-02-20 . 2014-08-09.
  5. Web site: Sanoma - Home . Firstmusic.web-log.nl . 2014-08-09 . 2011-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816103520/http://firstmusic.web-log.nl/firstmusic/2007/07/2_fabiola_maakt.html . dead .
  6. Web site: 2 Fabiola - Blow Me Away (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2008-07-11 . 2014-08-09.
  7. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=nl&search=2+fabiola Flanders peaks
  8. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Fabiola&titel=I%27m+On+Fire&cat=s Wallonia peaks
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=TA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=2+fabiola+spain&pg=PA50 Spanish peak for "Lift U Up"
  10. https://books.google.com/books?id=xQcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=2+fabiola+spain&pg=PA40 Spanish peak for "I'm on Fire"
  11. https://books.google.com/books?id=KBAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=2+fabiola+spain&pg=PA51 Spanish peak for "Freak Out"