Terri Bjerre
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Terri Bjerre, also known as Terri B!, is an American dance and pop singer.
, earning a degree in Business Economics.
She began her career in Hamburg
, Germany, as a member of the duo 2 Eivissa
in 1997. The group, produced by famed producer Luis Rodriguez
of Madrid, reached No. 1 in the Spanish Top 100 and No. 2 in Italy, and made the Top 10 Billboard Dance Charts while signed to Edel Records in Germany. The group reached No. 2 with the second single in Spain called, Move Your Body
and made it to the top ten in Italy. Simultaneously, Terri gave lead vocals to the group Future Breeze, with the German Top 10 "Keep The Fire Burning
", and thereafter recorded several singles with the band until their last release in 2000, "Temple of Dreams", which charted in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom.
Terri joined with a close friend, Jerry Ropero
, whom she met while touring with 2 Eivissa, and cut a title with him on his first release in Germany. That was the birth of the dance trio, Avant Garde, consisting of Jerry Ropero, and DJ Maui who also produced and wrote the anthem "Get Down", which peaked at position 12 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, and stayed on that chart for 13 weeks. Later in 2004 they released a maxi single
titled "Get Down (Again)" containing new remixes to their old classic, which reached number one in Germany's DDC charts.
To build a name and reputation, Terri collaborated with diverse artists. Special D. enjoyed a Top 5 position in the Netherlands Top 100 Pop charts in with their cover of the title, "There's Nothing I Won't Do", which she originally cut with Brooklyn Bounce
, her idols. But they decided to restructure their band, so she joined Special D. In this time Terri recorded with several DJ projects, and with Kurd Maverick
in January 2008 with the song "Rise!" by Kurd Maverick featuring Tapesh and her. The song was listed for 11 weeks on the Spain Singles Top 20. It entered the chart on position 9 on week 2/2008, its last appearance was on week 12/2008. It peaked on number 2, where it stayed for one week.
Terri was also the voice of the Lufthansa International
ad campaign from 2002–2006 entitled "No Better Way To Fly".
She continues to work alongside some of the most successful dance artists in the industry, including releases with Roger Sanchez, D.O.N.S, Mark Trophy, Francesco Diaz, John Dahlback, Jerry Ropero, and Eric Smax. She has created in 2009 the house crunch radio show www.thehousecrunch.com, with French rising star Rio Dela Duna, as a radio host, premiering first on House Nation Radio. She reached the top 3 position in the Russian top 40 radio and pop charts with a collaboration with Timofey & Brenes vs. Terri B! , with the song HEAVEN.
Terri has written several successful songs for other artists. She wrote "Perfect Love" for pop artist Lutrica McNeal; it made it to the Top Ten in Sweden in 2002, No. 22 in Austria, No. 13 in Norway, and No. 20 in Finland. She penned the songs "Call Me" and "Paradise" for German pop artist Sarah Connor's Naughty But Nice LP (released under X-cell Records in Berlin). She penned songs for Chris Norman
of Smokey
, earning a Top Ten in Germany with the winning song from the Comeback Show, "Amazing" cowritten with Johan Boback and Joacim Nilsson of Kickshaw. In 2010 Terri wrote "Elevator love" with Toni Cottura for the Greek super star Maro Litra who is a very well known pop singer. She co-wrote four songs on Danish electro-pop singer Medina
's international debut album, Welcome to Medina
. She spent a combined total of more than 40 weeks in the russia with Heaven ( Bartozs & Timofey)
with the massive radio hit in 2010 & 2011.
Biography
Terri was born in Washington, D.C. to military parents. She attended more than nine schools before graduating and attending Florida A&M UniversityFlorida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
, earning a degree in Business Economics.
She began her career in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany, as a member of the duo 2 Eivissa
2 Eivissa
2 Eivissa are a one-hit wonder European dance act. They are best known for their 1997 song, "Oh La La La". It landed on the charts in several countries including Spain, The United state of America, Italy, United Kingdom, and Germany. It peaked at #13 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1997.2...
in 1997. The group, produced by famed producer Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez may refer to:*Luis Rodríguez , baseball player from Venezuela*Luis Rodríguez , Puerto Rican volleyball player*Luis J. Rodriguez , U.S...
of Madrid, reached No. 1 in the Spanish Top 100 and No. 2 in Italy, and made the Top 10 Billboard Dance Charts while signed to Edel Records in Germany. The group reached No. 2 with the second single in Spain called, Move Your Body
Move Your Body
"Move Your Body" is a 1999 song recorded by the Italian band Eiffel 65. It was released as the second single from their album Europop, on November 30, 1999. This song achieved a huge success in many countries, topping the charts of Austria, Denmark, France, Italy and Spain. The song was not a huge...
and made it to the top ten in Italy. Simultaneously, Terri gave lead vocals to the group Future Breeze, with the German Top 10 "Keep The Fire Burning
Keep the Fire Burning
For the song by REO Speedwagon, see Keep the Fire BurninKeep the Fire Burning is the second album by Jaci Velasquez, released independently under the name "Jaci" in 1994. It is currently out-of-print and quite rare.-Track listing:#"No One"...
", and thereafter recorded several singles with the band until their last release in 2000, "Temple of Dreams", which charted in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom.
Terri joined with a close friend, Jerry Ropero
Jerry Ropero
Jerry Ropero is a Spanish house music DJ and producer married to Croatian superstar Narany.-Early career:Ropero's career began in the 90's in Belgium, when he joined the group Natural Born Grooves. He released his first two tracks under his own name, "All Over" and "Drive", in 1996...
, whom she met while touring with 2 Eivissa, and cut a title with him on his first release in Germany. That was the birth of the dance trio, Avant Garde, consisting of Jerry Ropero, and DJ Maui who also produced and wrote the anthem "Get Down", which peaked at position 12 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, and stayed on that chart for 13 weeks. Later in 2004 they released a maxi single
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
titled "Get Down (Again)" containing new remixes to their old classic, which reached number one in Germany's DDC charts.
To build a name and reputation, Terri collaborated with diverse artists. Special D. enjoyed a Top 5 position in the Netherlands Top 100 Pop charts in with their cover of the title, "There's Nothing I Won't Do", which she originally cut with Brooklyn Bounce
Brooklyn Bounce
Brooklyn Bounce is one of several pseudonyms used by German trance producers Matthias Menck and Dennis Bohn . They have also produced music under the names Mental Madness Productions and Beatbox feat. Rael...
, her idols. But they decided to restructure their band, so she joined Special D. In this time Terri recorded with several DJ projects, and with Kurd Maverick
Kurd Maverick
Kurd Maverick is a German House producer and DJ. His name comes from his Kurdish origin.- Biography :Cihan Ötün had his first musical success in 2005 with a remix of Technotronics "Pump up the jam" using the pseudonym Kurd Maverick. The remix appeared on the British record label Ministry of Sound...
in January 2008 with the song "Rise!" by Kurd Maverick featuring Tapesh and her. The song was listed for 11 weeks on the Spain Singles Top 20. It entered the chart on position 9 on week 2/2008, its last appearance was on week 12/2008. It peaked on number 2, where it stayed for one week.
Terri was also the voice of the Lufthansa International
Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating...
ad campaign from 2002–2006 entitled "No Better Way To Fly".
She continues to work alongside some of the most successful dance artists in the industry, including releases with Roger Sanchez, D.O.N.S, Mark Trophy, Francesco Diaz, John Dahlback, Jerry Ropero, and Eric Smax. She has created in 2009 the house crunch radio show www.thehousecrunch.com, with French rising star Rio Dela Duna, as a radio host, premiering first on House Nation Radio. She reached the top 3 position in the Russian top 40 radio and pop charts with a collaboration with Timofey & Brenes vs. Terri B! , with the song HEAVEN.
Terri has written several successful songs for other artists. She wrote "Perfect Love" for pop artist Lutrica McNeal; it made it to the Top Ten in Sweden in 2002, No. 22 in Austria, No. 13 in Norway, and No. 20 in Finland. She penned the songs "Call Me" and "Paradise" for German pop artist Sarah Connor's Naughty But Nice LP (released under X-cell Records in Berlin). She penned songs for Chris Norman
Chris Norman
Chris Norman is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the lead singer of Smokie, an English glam rock band from Bradford, which found success in Europe in the 1970s....
of Smokey
Smokie (band)
Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
, earning a Top Ten in Germany with the winning song from the Comeback Show, "Amazing" cowritten with Johan Boback and Joacim Nilsson of Kickshaw. In 2010 Terri wrote "Elevator love" with Toni Cottura for the Greek super star Maro Litra who is a very well known pop singer. She co-wrote four songs on Danish electro-pop singer Medina
Medina (singer)
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....
's international debut album, Welcome to Medina
Welcome to Medina
Welcome to Medina is the international debut studio album by Danish-Chilean electropop singer Medina. It was released on 23 July 2010 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "You and I", on 3 May 2010....
. She spent a combined total of more than 40 weeks in the russia with Heaven ( Bartozs & Timofey)
with the massive radio hit in 2010 & 2011.
Discography
- 2011 Farren, Reyes & TERRI B!, Love It, I Like Records, Wormland Black , (Germany)
- 2011 Nico Hamuy & Dj Ortzy ft. TERRI B! Something About You
- 2011 Charlie ft. Terri B! You Are Not Alone, TBC
- 2011 Dj Titus ft. Terri B! Let It Ring, Orphean Records, (Canada)
- 2011 TERRI B! Ft. D.O.N.S & Shahin , Deeper Love , Kontor Records (Germany)
- 2011 TImofey & Brenes ft. TERRI B! Heaven, Scream and Shout, Germany , Russian top 100 no. 3 radio, top 100 40+ wks 2011 & 2010 combined
- 2010 Micha Moor ft. Terri B!, Keep on Rising, Scream and Shout, DMC Germany
- 2010 TERRI B Ft. DONS vs. Shahin Pride (Deeper Love 2011) no. 7 Greece Dance Charts, various charts
- 2010 Kurd Maverick Ft. Terri B! NYC (Otune Records) , World Dance Charts, Buzz charts
- 2010 Maro Litra - Elevator love (Toni Cottura, Torsten Abrolat, Terri Bjerre) top Ten Greece top 100.
- 2010 Damian William & Terri B! I Still Believe
- 2010 Kato & Terri B! Discolized (Denmark, Discomania)
- 2010 Dj Miller & Dj Shevtsov & Terri B! (TBA)
- 2010 Agent Greg & Terri B! (Time Waits For No One) (reached no. 1 DMC US Charts in Feb 2011)
- 2010 DJ Salah , Lenny Fontana & Terri B!Window to My Soul (Luxembourg)
- 2009 Raul Rincon feat Terri B! Stronger ( Germany)
- 2009 D.O.N.S feat Terri B! LA LA LA (Everybody Sing) Unlimited Sounds, (Germany)
- 2009 Rio Dela Duna & Brownsuger feat Terri B! Keep On Knocking (France) Suka Records
- 2009 Tristan Casara Feat. Terri B! Love Shine Through (France)
- 2009 Menini & Viani Feat. Terri B! Revolution (Italy)
- 2009 Rod Debyser & Phillip B feat. Terri B! Still not over you (France)
- 2009 Terri B! feat Taylor Inc Good Lovin (Dancemania Hungay)
- 2009 Mikki Martin Vs. Terri B! I love this feeling DMC Top 30
- 2009 nicola fasano feat terri b! STAND UP
- 2009 Donna Nova & Sono feat. Terri B! Keep on Pushing, bigcitybeats
- 2009 John Dahback,Diaz,Young Rebel feat. TERRI B, CANT SLOW DOWN
- 2008 Mark Trophy feat. TERRI B Going Out of My Mind
- 2008 NBG feat. Terri B. "Keep Running Back 2 You"
- 2008 Lissat and Menck " Attitude", Kingdom Kome gold
- 2008 DONS feat. John Morely & TERRI B! Oh la la la (again), Kingdom Kome Cuts
- 2008 Roger Sanchez Ft. Terri B & Burhan G., Bang That Box, Stealth Records
- 2008 DONS ft. Syke /Sugarstarr and TERRI B!, "You Use To Hold ME", Unlimited sounds
- 2008 Thomas Gold & Erick Smax Feat. Terri B. "Must Be The Music" ,tba
- 2008 Herbik B. & Lazyjones feat Terri B. "I Got A Feeling", tba
- 2008 D.O.N.S. & DBN ft. KADOC & Terri B. "The Nighttrain" – Kingdom Kome Cuts
- 2008 Matty Menck and Terri B. "Sunrize" – Ministry of Sound
- 2008 Raul Rincon & Terri B. "Sometimes" – Tenor Records, HED KANDI
- 2008 Dave Lambert and Sir G. Feat. Terri B. "Holding Out For Love"
- 2007 Kurd Maverick & Tapesh ft. Terri B. "Rise!" – Cr2 Rec. UK, Vendetta HED KANDI
- 2007 Invisible Man and Matty Menck, Siesta, Groovejet
- 2007 Henrik B ft. Terri B. "Soul Heaven" – Joia, Pool E, boss, Superstar, Nero
- 2007 Terri B. "Hands To The Sky" – Kick Fresh Records
- 2007 D.O.N.S. "Big Fun" – Hed Kandi, Kontor
- 2007 DJ. Sammy "Spank Dat Monkey",tba
- 2006 Christian Alavarez and Mad Mark Feat. Terri B. " Living Joy", Egoiste
- 2006 Dolphin Collins Feat. Terri Bjerre "Rainbows"-KickFresh
- 2005 D.O.N.S. "Pump Up The Jam" - Ministry of Sound UK
- 2005 Dennis the Menace vs. Jerry Ropero Feat. Terri B. " Always Get What I Want"-, Cyber, Egoiste
- 2005 Jerry Ropero vs. Dennis the Menace Feat. Terri B. "Fuck You"
- 2004 Invisible Man Feat. Arizona Adams "Back In Your Arms" Groove Jet
- 2004 Dj Antoine and Mad Mark, Beautiful Night, Egoiste
- 2003 Special D, Theres Nothing I Wont Do
- 2002 Future Breeze "Temple of Dreams",Alphabet City, Top 20 United Kingdom
- 2002 LaVelvet "One More Time"-Vendetta,
- 2002 Avant Garde " Get Down"- Marlboro, Clubland 2002/2004
- 2000 orphean, My People, ARS Belgium
- 2000 Avenida, Change, Blanco Y negro, Vendetta, Spain
- 2000 La Velvet One More Time, Vendetta, Spain
- 1999 2 Eivissa Move Your Body, Edel Records, No. 2 Spain Top 100
- 1999 Udo Lindenburg, German versions of Stanger in the Night and Good life City on LP GOOD LIFE CITY
- 1999 Disco Boys and Roberto Blanco Born to be Alive
- 1999 Marc Et. Claude NE, Virgin
- 1999 Junkfood Junkies, Free Your Mind, Dos or Die
- 1999 Future Breeze "Curel World", Orbit Records
- 1998 2 Eivissa "Oh La La La" – Edel Records, No. 1 Spain, No 2 Italy top 100, billboard top ten Dance USA
- 1998 Future Breeze "Another Day, Alphabet City, Top 20 German top 100
- 1997 Future Breeze "Keep the Fire Burning" Alphabet City top ten Germany, UK