Bruce and Bongo were a 1980s British

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 electronic

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, New Wave

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 duo consisting of Bruce Hammond Earlam (born January 13, 1955) and Douglas Wilgrove (born March 19, 1955). The pair are best known internationally for their 1986 hit "Geil

Geil (song)

"Geil" was a 1986 single release by the Euro disco duo Bruce and Bongo, which charted in several European countries, making it their best performing release of any type. The single was released in April 1986, and topped the Austrian charts the following month...

". The German word 'geil' is used in this context to mean 'cool' or 'awesome', but translates literally as 'horny'. The song charted in several countries around Europe

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. The song was released alongside their most successful album, The Geil Album. The duo also promoted a second single, "Hi Ho (Whistle While You Work)", at several events in Germany.

Internationally, Bruce and Bongo are considered to be a one-hit wonder

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In 1994, Hammond helped establish a new production company, "How's That" Music, Gmbh (Germany), which assisted in the creation of several European hits, including the Mark'Oh project. Hammond has also worked on the albums Beyond the Banana Islands and Magic Tour.

Singles

• 1986 - French Foreign Legion
• 1986 - Geil
  Geil (song)
  "Geil" was a 1986 single release by the Euro disco duo Bruce and Bongo, which charted in several European countries, making it their best performing release of any type. The single was released in April 1986, and topped the Austrian charts the following month...
  
  [#4 Italy] [#7 Switzerland]
• 1986 - Hi Ho (Heigh Ho - Whistle While You Work) [#1 Austria] [#37 Italy]
• 1987 - Holidays Are Here Again
• 1992 - We Ain't Back