Ottawan is a French pop music duo, who had the hit singles "D.I.S.C.O." and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in the early 1980s. Fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producer Daniel Vangarde and Belgian producer Jean Kluger.
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 Ottawan performing in November 2008 | |
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| Origin | France |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Website | www |
History
editIn 1979, Ottawan was founded by record producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger and fronted by male singer Patrick Jean-Baptiste, who was originally from Guadeloupe, and female singer Annette Eltice.[1][2] Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits with The Gibson Brothers and Sheila B. Devotion.[1]
In the United Kingdom, they had two Top 10 hits. "D.I.S.C.O." (the act's debut single) reached number 2 in September 1980, while "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" peaked at number 3 a year later.[3] "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" reached number 1 in New Zealand during 1982, staying there for eight weeks.[4] The duo recorded in French as well as English.
Cover versions
editThe duo's hits have been covered a number of times.
Canadian band Sway had a number 7 hit in Canada in 1988 with their cover of "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)".[5]
Norwegian band Hype had a number 10 hit in Norway and number 7 hit in Finland in 1995 with their cover of "Hands Up".
Swedish band Army of Lovers had a number 44 hit in Sweden in 2001 with their cover of "Hands Up".[6]
Israeli band The Young Professionals had a number 53 hit in France in 2012 with their version of "D.I.S.C.O.".[7]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
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| GER [8] |
AUT [9] | ||||
| 1980 | D.I.S.C.O. | 30 | — | ||
| 1981 | 2 | — | 18 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
GER [8] |
NL [10] |
BEL [11] |
NOR [12] |
AUT [9] |
IRL [13] | ||||
| 1979 | "D.I.S.C.O." | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | "You're OK" | 56 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shalalala Song" | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Haut les mains (donne-moi ton cœur)" | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| "Crazy Music" | — | 26 | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||
| "Qui va garder mon crocodile cet été?" | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| "Help, Get Me Some Help" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Hello Rio!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Top Secret" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Citations
edit- ^ a b German, Yuri. "Ottawan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Biography". Ottawan Official Website. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Artists". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Charts.nz.
- ^ "Canadian Singles Chart for March 26, 1988". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Army of Lovers – Hands Up". Swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "The Young Professionals – TYP D.I.S.C.O". Lescharts.com.
- ^ a b "Ottawan discography". Officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Austrian chart details". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Ottawan discography". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Ottawan discography". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Norwegian chart details". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Irish chart details". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O." bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Ottawan - Hands Up". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Ottawan discography at Discogs
