Toy-Box
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Toy-Box was a Danish
pop
group, consisting of vocalists Anila Mirza
and Amir El-Falaki
. Mirza was born on October 8, 1974 in Hillerød
, Denmark
to a half-Pakistan
i, half-Iran
ian mother, and a Parsi
father. El-Falaki was born August 12, 1973 in Copenhagen
, Denmark
to Moroccan
parents. In 1999, they had some success in the Scandinavia
n music charts with a bubblegum pop
song from their album FanTastic
, named "Tarzan & Jane".
magazine in the United Kingdom
in 1999, but their UK label Edel decided to hold back the release until later on in the year, to coincide with the release of Disney's Tarzan
movie. They elected to release "Best Friend
" first; although it received a lot of rotation on TV channel The Box, it only reached number 41 in the UK Singles Chart
, and plans to release "Tarzan & Jane" were cancelled.
Toy-Box's first album, FanTastic
, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Best Friend", "Super-Duper-Man", "Teddy-Bear" and "Tarzan & Jane". It was released in September 1999 and followed in 2001 by a second album, Toy Ride, which included fan-favorite songs "www.girl", "Prince of Arabia" and "Wizard of Oz".
After the group broke up, El-Falaki worked as a dance teacher, music video
choreographer and trainer to F.C. Copenhagen
's cheerleading team. Mirza later changed her first name to Aneela and began a solo career, with limited success. When asked about another Toy-Box release, Aneela said, "I don't know, anything's possible."
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group, consisting of vocalists Anila Mirza
Anila Mirza
Aneela Mirza, or Anila Mirza is a Danish singer, born and raised in Denmark.Her mother is half Pakistani-half Iranian, and her father is a Parsi....
and Amir El-Falaki
Amir El-Falaki
Amir El-Falaki is a Danish vocalist. He is a member of the band Toy-Box.Amir is of Moroccan descent and speaks Danish, English, Arabic, and French....
. Mirza was born on October 8, 1974 in Hillerød
Hillerød
Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to a half-Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i, half-Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian mother, and a Parsi
Parsi
Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....
father. El-Falaki was born August 12, 1973 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
parents. In 1999, they had some success in the 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,...
n music charts with a bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...
song from their album FanTastic
Fantastic (Toy-Box album)
Toy-Box's first album, FanTastic, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Teddybear", "Best Friend" and "Tarzan & Jane." It was released in January 1999...
, named "Tarzan & Jane".
History
"Tarzan & Jane" was championed by Smash HitsSmash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
magazine in 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...
in 1999, but their UK label Edel decided to hold back the release until later on in the year, to coincide with the release of Disney's Tarzan
Tarzan (1999 film)
Tarzan is a 1999 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, 1999...
movie. They elected to release "Best Friend
Best Friend (Toy-Box song)
"Best Friend" is a song by Danish bubblegum pop group Toy-Box from their debut album, FanTastic. It was released as the second single from the album in 1998 in Germany.-Lyrical changes:Many versions of "Best Friend" have had changed lyrics...
" first; although it received a lot of rotation on TV channel The Box, it only reached number 41 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, and plans to release "Tarzan & Jane" were cancelled.
Toy-Box's first album, FanTastic
Fantastic (Toy-Box album)
Toy-Box's first album, FanTastic, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Teddybear", "Best Friend" and "Tarzan & Jane." It was released in January 1999...
, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Best Friend", "Super-Duper-Man", "Teddy-Bear" and "Tarzan & Jane". It was released in September 1999 and followed in 2001 by a second album, Toy Ride, which included fan-favorite songs "www.girl", "Prince of Arabia" and "Wizard of Oz".
After the group broke up, El-Falaki worked as a dance teacher, music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
choreographer and trainer to F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
's cheerleading team. Mirza later changed her first name to Aneela and began a solo career, with limited success. When asked about another Toy-Box release, Aneela said, "I don't know, anything's possible."
Reunion
In November 2011, Aneela announced that Toy-Box has reunited for a third album and world tour in 2012.Studio albums
- FanTasticFantastic (Toy-Box album)Toy-Box's first album, FanTastic, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Teddybear", "Best Friend" and "Tarzan & Jane." It was released in January 1999...
(1999) - Toy RideToy RideToy Ride, Toy-Box's second album, was released on July 28, 2001. It is best known as the final album of the Danish pop duo.-Track list:# Superstar # Russian Lullaby # WWW.Girl # 007 # Cowboy Joe...
(2001) - TBA (2012)
Singles
- "Tarzan & Jane" (12 November 1998)
- "Best FriendBest Friend (Toy-Box song)"Best Friend" is a song by Danish bubblegum pop group Toy-Box from their debut album, FanTastic. It was released as the second single from the album in 1998 in Germany.-Lyrical changes:Many versions of "Best Friend" have had changed lyrics...
" (8 April 1999) - "The Sailor SongThe Sailor Song"The Sailor Song" is a song by Danish pop duo Toy-Box. It is the third single off their debut album FanTastic...
" (25 August 1999) - "SuperstarSuperstar (Toy-Box song)"Superstar" is Toy-Box's first single off its second album Toy Ride. It was released to the world on July 30, 2001. All CD singles were manufactured in Germany and then Distributed by Edel Records before being discontinued sometime in 2002....
" (30 July 2001)