Royal Gigolos
Royal Gigolos were a German tech house group, formed in late 2003 by DJ/producers Michael Schmidt (Mike Moore) and Michael Nehrig (Kosmonova) with vocalists Melanie Stahlkopf and Kristian Romeo, and later in 2008 with Layla and Thorsten Kaiser (DJ Thoka). The group sampled and covered songs from the 1960s and 1980s, several of which were successful across Europe. The group dissolved in 2008.
Royal Gigolos | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | DJ Thoka |
| Origin | Krefeld, Germany |
| Genres | Electro, techno |
| Years active | 2003–2008 |
| Labels | Tigers and Tomatoes Recordings, Ultra, Kontor |
| Website | www |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] |
FRA [2] | ||
| Musique Deluxe[3] |
|
— | 193 |
| From California to My Heart[4] |
|
— | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL [7] |
DEN [8] |
FIN [9] |
FRA [10] |
IRE [11] |
NED [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | |||
| 2004 | "California Dreamin'" | 85 | 54 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 44 | Musique Deluxe |
| "No Milk Today" | — | — | 48 | 19 | 11 | 15 | — | — | 60 | — | ||
| 2005 | "Self Control" | 67 | — | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | 49 | 90 | — | |
| "Somebody's Watching Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Tell It to My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From California to My Heart |
| 2008 | "Girls Just Wanna Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only |
Remixes
- 2004: DJ Thoka vs. DJ Taylor - "Happy Song"
- 2004: Dave Armstrong - "Make Your Move"
- 2004: Bomfunk MC's - "No Way in Hell"
- 2005: Laura Branigan - "Self Control 2005"
- 2005: Potatoheadz - "Narcotic"
- 2005: Mike MH-4 - "Electrica Salsa"
- 2005: DJ Tyson vs. Village People - "YMCA 2005"
- 2006: Kelly Llorenna - "Tell It to My Heart"
- 2006: Nimbus - "Ritmo De La Noche"
- 2006: Lazard - "Your Heart Keeps Burning"
- 2007: "Why Did You Do It (The Comfort Zone)" (samples Gigi d'Agostino)
- 2007: Pink - "Get the Party Started"
- 2007: "Girls Just Wanna Dance" (samples Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", cover of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody")
- 2008: Hightower - "Tonight"
- 2008: Urszula Dudziak - "Papaya"
- 2008: Shana Vanguarde - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Royal Gigolos Club Mix)
References
- "Charts.de:Royal Gigolos" (in German). Charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "lescharts.com:Royal Gigolos". lescharts.com Media Control. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "Musique Deluxe Album". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "From California To My Heart Album". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 240.
- "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "Royal Gigolos in the Danish charts". danishcharts.dk Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "Royal Gigolos in the Finnish charts". finnishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "French Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "The Irish Charts". IRMA 2006 - 2008. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "Hitparade.ch: Royal Gigolos (singles)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- "Chart Stats - Royal Gigolos". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
External links
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