Sylver
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Sylver is a Belgian
vocal Trance
group best known for the song "Turn the Tide
". The group's vocalist is Silvy De Bie
(born January 4, 1981) and keyboardist
/songwriter
is Wout Van Dessel
(born October 19, 1974). Regi Penxten
(Milk Inc) is the producer
and co-songwriter. Since 2009 the group structure included also English guitarist
John Miles Jr., earlier taking part in another popular Belgian vocal trance group Milk Inc. John also takes part in a writing of music and lyrics of songs.
Silvy began her musical career at age nine on the Belgian television series De Kinderacademie (The Children's Academy). Belgian law prohibiting children under 16 from working, however, put a sudden end to this career. Later, she returned with the band "Lance".
Wout is a well known Belgian DJ. He and Silvy were acquainted at the disco
where he was the resident DJ.
Sylver has toured not only in its homeland of Belgium and Germany
, but also North America
, South Africa
, Asia
, Scandinavia
, and Eastern Europe
.
" and in the rest of Europe was the song released in 2001, the Sylver hit was in Germany
with their debut album Chances
, including the single "Turn the Tide
". The single immediately moved to number 8 in the charts, and within 8 weeks was number 2 (under Atomic Kitten
's Whole Again), staying in the top 10 for 12 weeks. A month later, the album debuted at 16 and spent 49 weeks in the top 100. The single Forever In Love also made the charts.
The second album, Little Things
(2003) was no less successful, with the singles "Livin' My Life" and "Why Worry".
On November 2, 2004, the third album, Nighttime Calls
, was released. The first single from this album, "Love is an Angel", hit the Belgian top 10 immediately upon its release on September 20.
In addition to synthesizer
and drum machine
, Sylver uses guitar
, piano
, and percussion instrument
s. The album Crossroads
was released in May 2006. The major track is Lay All Your Love On Me
from ABBA
.
Sylver's sixth album Sacrifice
was released on 8 May 2009 in Belgium. The album peaked at number 3 in the Belgian album charts. The album earned the band the TMF
award for "Best Domestic Album" in 2009.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
vocal Trance
Vocal trance
Vocal trance is a subgenre of trance music that focuses on vocals and melodies. The sub-genre came into existence in the early 1990s, when trance was still developing...
group best known for the song "Turn the Tide
Turn The Tide (song)
-History:The song was the first hit for Trance band Sylver in 2000. The song was produced in Belgium from Little Major Productions. In Belgium was the song released under the name Liquid feat. Silvy. The song is chapter of the Album Chances and in French as Je ne sais pas of the Album Little...
". The group's vocalist is Silvy De Bie
Silvy De Bie
Silvy De Bie is a dance vocalist for the dance band Sylver.-Career:Silvy became a Flanders child star when she was nine years old. She sung Ben, a song of Michael Jackson, in the Flemish showbizz TV Show De Kinderacademie ...
(born January 4, 1981) and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
is Wout Van Dessel
Wout Van Dessel
thumb|250px|[[Silvy De Bie]] and Wout Van Dessel Wout Van Dessel has been a DJ for years in a number of trendsetting Belgian clubs. Sylver is his first cross-over project. In 2005 he was awarded the The Music Factory best national DJ in Belgium.-References:...
(born October 19, 1974). Regi Penxten
Regi Penxten
Regi Penxten is a Belgian DJ and record producer, of numerous dance and trance projects in Belgium, including Milk Inc. and Sylver....
(Milk Inc) is the 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...
and co-songwriter. Since 2009 the group structure included also English guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
John Miles Jr., earlier taking part in another popular Belgian vocal trance group Milk Inc. John also takes part in a writing of music and lyrics of songs.
Silvy began her musical career at age nine on the Belgian television series De Kinderacademie (The Children's Academy). Belgian law prohibiting children under 16 from working, however, put a sudden end to this career. Later, she returned with the band "Lance".
Wout is a well known Belgian DJ. He and Silvy were acquainted at the disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
where he was the resident DJ.
Sylver has toured not only in its homeland of Belgium and Germany
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...
, but also North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, and Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
.
History
The band was formed in the year 2000 as Liquid feat. Silvy and released in France and Belgium the single "Turn the TideTurn The Tide (song)
-History:The song was the first hit for Trance band Sylver in 2000. The song was produced in Belgium from Little Major Productions. In Belgium was the song released under the name Liquid feat. Silvy. The song is chapter of the Album Chances and in French as Je ne sais pas of the Album Little...
" and in the rest of Europe was the song released in 2001, the Sylver hit was in Germany
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...
with their debut album Chances
Chances (Sylver album)
Chances is the debut album by Belgian vocal trance group Sylver. Their debut single, titled "Turn the Tide," climbed to the top of the official local club/dance chart soon after its release...
, including the single "Turn the Tide
Turn The Tide (song)
-History:The song was the first hit for Trance band Sylver in 2000. The song was produced in Belgium from Little Major Productions. In Belgium was the song released under the name Liquid feat. Silvy. The song is chapter of the Album Chances and in French as Je ne sais pas of the Album Little...
". The single immediately moved to number 8 in the charts, and within 8 weeks was number 2 (under Atomic Kitten
Atomic Kitten
Atomic Kitten were an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1997. Created by Andy McCluskey, the final line-up, and most commercially successful, consisted of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost...
's Whole Again), staying in the top 10 for 12 weeks. A month later, the album debuted at 16 and spent 49 weeks in the top 100. The single Forever In Love also made the charts.
The second album, Little Things
Little Things (Sylver album)
Little Things is the second album by Sylver and was released in April 2003.-Trivia:The second album was how effective we the album Chances from the album was the songs Livin' My Life, Why Worry and Shallow Waters as singles publicized. The fourth single Wild Horses was only in Belgium published...
(2003) was no less successful, with the singles "Livin' My Life" and "Why Worry".
On November 2, 2004, the third album, Nighttime Calls
Nighttime Calls (Sylver album)
Nighttime Calls is Sylver's 3rd studio album, released on 25 October 2004 in Europe. The title 'Nighttime Calls' refers to the long, drawn out late-night telephone conversations that were made by Sylver when they are discussing the musical content and new songs that were to appear on the album.-...
, was released. The first single from this album, "Love is an Angel", hit the Belgian top 10 immediately upon its release on September 20.
In addition to synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
and drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
, Sylver uses guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and percussion instrument
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
s. The album Crossroads
Crossroads (Sylver album)
Crossroads is the fourth dance album released by the Belgian duo Sylver in 2006.-Track listing:#"Lay All Your Love On Me" #"Why" #"One Night Stand" #"Dance With Loneliness" #"You And I" #"Lovesong"...
was released in May 2006. The major track is Lay All Your Love On Me
Lay All Your Love on Me
"Lay All Your Love on Me", is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 for their Super Trouper album. It was released only as a 12-inch single in 1981 in limited territories, rather than as a standard 7-inch record. At the time, it was the highest selling 12-inch record in UK chart...
from ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
.
Sylver's sixth album Sacrifice
Sacrifice (Sylver album)
Sacrifice is Sylver's fifth studio album, released on 12 May 2009 in Belgium. The workingtitle was 'Resurrection', in the end Sylver decided to name the album 'Sacrifice'....
was released on 8 May 2009 in Belgium. The album peaked at number 3 in the Belgian album charts. The album earned the band the TMF
The Music Factory
The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in Belgium .TMF previously operated channels in the Netherlands , the UK with TMF UK and Australia with . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International...
award for "Best Domestic Album" in 2009.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
NL 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... |
DE 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... |
AT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| 2001 | Chances Chances (Sylver album) Chances is the debut album by Belgian vocal trance group Sylver. Their debut single, titled "Turn the Tide," climbed to the top of the official local club/dance chart soon after its release... |
2 | 40 | 16 | 38 |
| 2003 | Little Things Little Things (Sylver album) Little Things is the second album by Sylver and was released in April 2003.-Trivia:The second album was how effective we the album Chances from the album was the songs Livin' My Life, Why Worry and Shallow Waters as singles publicized. The fourth single Wild Horses was only in Belgium published... |
7 | 27 | 12 | 56 |
| 2004 | Nighttime Calls Nighttime Calls (Sylver album) Nighttime Calls is Sylver's 3rd studio album, released on 25 October 2004 in Europe. The title 'Nighttime Calls' refers to the long, drawn out late-night telephone conversations that were made by Sylver when they are discussing the musical content and new songs that were to appear on the album.-... |
23 | 50 | 34 | 75 |
| 2006 | Crossroads Crossroads (Sylver album) Crossroads is the fourth dance album released by the Belgian duo Sylver in 2006.-Track listing:#"Lay All Your Love On Me" #"Why" #"One Night Stand" #"Dance With Loneliness" #"You And I" #"Lovesong"... |
9 | 70 | 39 | 72 |
| 2007 | 2001-2007 - The Hit Collection | 20 | 91 | 50 | 68 |
| 2009 | Sacrifice Sacrifice (Sylver album) Sacrifice is Sylver's fifth studio album, released on 12 May 2009 in Belgium. The workingtitle was 'Resurrection', in the end Sylver decided to name the album 'Sacrifice'.... |
3 | 14 | 10 | 29 |
| 2010 | Decade - The Very Best Of Sylver | 1 | 29 | 19 | 38 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
BDC* | NL Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... |
DE 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... |
AT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| 2000 | „Turn The Tide Turn The Tide (song) -History:The song was the first hit for Trance band Sylver in 2000. The song was produced in Belgium from Little Major Productions. In Belgium was the song released under the name Liquid feat. Silvy. The song is chapter of the Album Chances and in French as Je ne sais pas of the Album Little... “ Chances |
1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | „Skin“ (Belgium-Only) Chances |
2 | - | 30 | 15 | 20 |
| „Forever In Love“ Chances |
11 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 27 | |
| „In Your Eyes“ Chances |
19 | - | 53 | 20 | 41 | |
| „Forgiven“ Chances |
9 | 12 | 46 | 25 | 52 | |
| 2002 | „The Smile Has Left Your Eyes“ (Spain-Only) Chances |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | „Livin' My Life“ Little Tings |
5 | 7 | 34 | 10 | 40 |
| „Why Worry" Little Tings |
10 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 67 | |
| „Shallow Water“/„Confused“ Little Tings |
20 | - | 60 | 47 | 75 | |
| „Wild Horses“ (Belgium-Only) Little Tings |
25 | - | - | 50 | - | |
| 2004 | „Love Is An Angel“ Nighttime Calls |
4 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 53 |
| 2005 | „Make it“ ''Nighttime Calls |
12 | 15 | 78 | 49 | - |
| „Take Me Back“ (Belgium-Only) Nighttime Calls |
6 | 13 | 67 | - | ||
| 2006 | „Lay All Your Love On Me“ Crossroads |
5 | - | 38 | 26 | 32 |
| „One Night Stand“ (Belgium-Only) Crossroads |
24 | 27 | - | 72 | - | |
| „Why“ (Belgium-Only) Crossroads |
25 | - | - | 78 | - | |
| 2007 | "The One" (Germany - Vinyl/Download-Only) 2001-2007 - The Hit Collection |
4 | - | 23 | 8 | 33 |
| 2008 | "One World One Dream" Sacrifice |
21 | - | 88 | 15 | 48 |
| "Rise Again" Sacrifice |
21 | - | - | 45 | - | |
| 2009 | "I Hate You Now" Sacrifice |
8 | - | 50 | 10 | 26 |
| "Foreign Affair" Sacrifice |
3 | - | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
| "Music" (with John Miles John Miles (musician) John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:... ) Sacrifice |
11 | - | 55 | 20 | 48 | |
| 2010 | "It's My Life" Decade - The Very Best Of Sylver |
20 | 24 | - | 38 | - |
| "Turn The Tide 2010" Unknown |
16 | 19 | 91 | 19 | 50 | |
| 2011 | "Stop Feeling Sorry" Unknown |
30 | - | - | 34 | - |
- (*) Belgian dance chart