Starstylers
Encyclopedia
Starstylers is a Dutch
Eurodance
musical project
. The group is composed of DJ
NLSiO (Niels van de Zande), singer Dorien Driessens of Gemert
, and Robin Drost.
The first single of Starstylers, with the original singer of Michy, Michelle Lemmens, was "Keep On Moving". It was released in 2005 and became a hit in Europe
. It features a sampling of the melody of the song "Ecuador", originally performed by the trio Sash!
, which was popular in 1997.
In 2006, "Keep on Moving" was introduced in the Top 100 and reached the 14th position within two weeks. The song was found in the Top 10 list of many European countries, including Poland
, Bulgaria
, Cyprus
and Turkey
. The single was released in the United States
and the United Kingdom
during the summer of 2006, and was featured in the trailer for the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
in the UK.
Their second single, "Higher", was released on 31 July 2006.
They are currently planning a tour of Europe.
Singer Dorien Driessens also performs in the rock band
Boston Tea Party, and she is responsible for the backing vocals of DJUMBO.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
musical project
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
. The group is composed of 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...
NLSiO (Niels van de Zande), singer Dorien Driessens of Gemert
Gemert
Gemert is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. On January 1, 2009 there were 15.268 inhabitants in Gemert.Gemert was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Bakel....
, and Robin Drost.
The first single of Starstylers, with the original singer of Michy, Michelle Lemmens, was "Keep On Moving". It was released in 2005 and became a hit in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It features a sampling of the melody of the song "Ecuador", originally performed by the trio Sash!
Sash!
SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
, which was popular in 1997.
In 2006, "Keep on Moving" was introduced in the Top 100 and reached the 14th position within two weeks. The song was found in the Top 10 list of many European countries, including Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The single was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
during the summer of 2006, and was featured in the trailer for the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by Justin Lin. It is the third installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the sixth in terms of series chronology...
in the UK.
Their second single, "Higher", was released on 31 July 2006.
They are currently planning a tour of Europe.
Singer Dorien Driessens also performs in the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Boston Tea Party, and she is responsible for the backing vocals of DJUMBO.