Royal Gigolos
Encyclopedia
Royal Gigolos were a German
tech house
duo, founded in 2003 by the DJ
producer
DJ Tyson and DJ Kosmonova. Before disbanding in 2008, the group released successful dance
cover version
s of songs including "California Dreamin'
" and "No Milk Today
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
tech house
Tech house
Tech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before...
duo, founded in 2003 by the DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
DJ Tyson and DJ Kosmonova. Before disbanding in 2008, the group released successful dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of songs including "California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
"California Dreamin is a popular song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. The song is #89 in Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time...
" and "No Milk Today
No Milk Today
"No Milk Today" is a song that was written by Graham Gouldman and originally recorded by British pop band Herman's Hermits. It was first released as a single by the Mancunian group in the UK in October 1966 and, with the B-side "My Reservation's Been Confirmed", enjoyed chart success, peaking at #7...
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Singles
- 2004 : "California Dreamin'California Dreamin'"California Dreamin is a popular song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. The song is #89 in Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time...
" - #35 in Belgium (Flanders), #2 in Belgium (Wallonia), #19 in Finland, #17 in Denmark, #2 in France, #27 in Ireland, #31 in the Netherlands, #17 in Switzerland, #44 in UK - 2004 : "No Milk TodayNo Milk Today"No Milk Today" is a song that was written by Graham Gouldman and originally recorded by British pop band Herman's Hermits. It was first released as a single by the Mancunian group in the UK in October 1966 and, with the B-side "My Reservation's Been Confirmed", enjoyed chart success, peaking at #7...
" - #48 in Belgium (Flanders), #25 in Belgium (Wallonia), #19 in Denmark, #11 in Finland, #15 in France, #60 in Switzerland - 2005 : "Self ControlSelf Control (song)"Self Control" is the name of an international hit song recorded in 1984 by Laura Branigan, as well as the album on which it appears. The song was recorded that same year with the same English lyrics by Italian singer Raf, who co-wrote the song with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Branigan's...
/ Somebody's Watching MeSomebody's Watching Me"Somebody's Watching Me" is the debut single by R&B artist Rockwell, released on the Motown label in 1984. The song's lyrics relate the narrator's paranoid fear of being followed and watched. It featured former Motown artists Michael Jackson on the chorus and Jermaine Jackson on additional backing...
" - #42 in Austria, #17 in Denmark, #14 in Finland, #67 in Garmany, #90 in Switzerland - 2006 : "Tell It to My HeartTell It to My Heart"Tell It to My Heart" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her debut album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne's first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.-Background and writing:The...
" - 2006 : "High Energy" (promotional)
- 2007 : "Why Did You Do It" (The Comfort Zone)
- 2008 : "Girls Just Wanna Dance"
- 2007 : "High Energy" (re-issue)
- 2008 : "Get the Party StartedGet the Party Started"Get the Party Started" is a song performed by Pink, and was the first single from her second album, Missundaztood . It became an international hit and reached the top ten in many countries. The song was Pink's highest selling at that time...
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Remixes
- 2004 : DJ Thoka* vs DJ Taylor - "Happy Song"
- 2004 : Dave Armstrong - "Make Your Move"
- 2004 : Bomfunk MC's - "No Way In Hell"
- 2005 : Potatoheadz - "Narcotic"
- 2005 : Mike MH-4 - "Electrica Salsa"
- 2005 : DJ Tyson vs Village People - "YMCA 2005"
- 2006 : Nimbus - "Ritmo De La Noche"
- 2006 : Lazard - "Your Heart Keeps Burning"
- 2008 : Hightower - "Tonight"
- 2008 : Urszula Dudziak - "Papaya"
- 2008 : Shana Vanguarde - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Royal Gigolos Club Mix)