Captain Jack (band)
| Captain Jack | |
|---|---|
 Franky Gee and Maloy |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Eurodance |
| founding | 1995 |
| Website | www.captain-jack.de |
| Current occupation | |
Rap, singing |
Bruce Lacy (since 2008) |
singing |
Michelle (Michelle Stanley) (since 2012) |
| former members | |
rap |
Sharky (Sharky Durban) (until 1996) |
rap |
Franky Gee (Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez) (1996– † 2005) |
singing |
Liza da Costa (until 1998) |
singing |
Maloy (Maria Lucia Lozanes) (1999-2000) |
singing |
Illi Love (Ilka Anna Antonia Traue) (2001-2004) |
singing |
Sunny (Sabine Répás) (2005) |
singing |
Jamie Lee (Nadja Biereth) (2008–2009) |
singing |
Laura ( Laura Pozo Martin ) (2010-2012) |
Captain Jack is a German Eurodance band and a registered trademark of the Wiesbaden producer Udo Niebergall . The project is particularly successful in Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Scandinavia) and especially in Japan , which is why many songs and CDs were only released there. In total, over seven million records and over 35 million compilations with titles by Captain Jack have been sold worldwide.
history
The original front people were the singer Liza da Costa and the Captain Durban. In December 1995, Durban left the group and was designed by Francisco Gutierrez ( Franky Gee replaced). The two albums The Mission and Operation Dance followed . After that Liza Da Costa started a solo career. She is the front woman of the jazz band Hotel Bossa Nova . Her successor was the Filipino singer Maloy (Maria Lucia Lozanes), who was available for the album The Captain's Revenge . Illi Love then accompanied the project for five years.
By the death of frontman Franky Gee on 22 October 2005 seemed to be a successful continuation unlikely, however, a new appointment in the summer of 2008 band presented: frontman was from then on Bruce Lacy , singer Laura (participant of the fourth season of Germany Idol and the first season of The Voice of Germany ) replaced her predecessors Sunny and Jamie Lee. In 2008 the single Turkish Bazar and the album Captain Jack Is Back were released . The new pieces moved away from the party sound or dance floor beat to black, reggaeton and rap beats. In 2011 the album Back to the Dancefloor was released with DJ remixes of the old singles and new compositions.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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| 1996 | The Mission |
DE11  (28 weeks)DE |
AT27 (16 weeks) AT |
CH22 (11 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: March 1996
Sales: + 350,000 |
| 1997 | Operation Dance |
DE47 (7 weeks) DE |
AT37 (2 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First published: April 1997
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More albums
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- 1999: The Captain's Revenge
- 2001: Top Secret
- 2002: Party Warriors - The Partyhit Collection
- 2003: Cafe Cubar: The Greatest Sunshine Hits
- 2004: Music Instructor
- 2006: The Clubmixes
- 2008: Captain Jack Is Back
- 2011: Back to the dance floor
Compilations
- 1997: 18 Soldier's hits
- 1999: The Race
- 2001: Captain's Best: Best Hits and New Songs
- 2005: Greatest Hits
- 2010: Best of Acoustic
- 2010: my best
- 2013: The 90's Mega Party
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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| 1995 | Captain Jack The Mission |
DE3  (23 weeks)DE |
AT6 (13 weeks) AT |
CH6 (17 weeks) CH |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
First published: November 1995
Sales: + 505,000 |
| 1996 | Drill Instructor The Mission |
DE4th (17 weeks)DE |
AT6 (12 weeks) AT |
CH13 (16 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: March 1996
Sales: + 250,000 |
| Soldier Soldier The Mission |
DE11 (17 weeks) DE |
AT13 (9 weeks) AT |
CH12 (8 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: June 1996
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| Little Boy The Mission |
DE27 (9 weeks) DE |
AT31 (5 weeks) AT |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
- |
First published: September 1996
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| Another one bites the dust |
DE61 (2 weeks) DE |
AT33 (6 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First release: October 1996
Queen Dance Traxx feat. Captain Jack |
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| 1997 | Together and Forever! Operation Dance |
DE56 (8 weeks) DE |
AT30 (4 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First published: March 1997
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| Holiday Operation Dance |
DE87 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: May 1997
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| 1999 | Dream a Dream The Captain's Revenge |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: May 1999
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| Get up! The Captain's Revenge |
DE23 (9 weeks) DE |
AT27 (6 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First release: July 1999
feat. The Gipsy Kings |
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| 2001 |
Iko Iko Top Secret |
DE22 (12 weeks) DE |
AT16 (14 weeks) AT |
CH62 (11 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: June 2001
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| 2002 | Don't You Just Know It (Don't Ha Ha) Top Secret |
DE59 (7 weeks) DE |
AT15 (12 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First publication: January 2002
DJ Ötzi vs. Captain Jack |
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Give It Up Party Warriors - The Partyhit Collection |
DE61 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: August 2002
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| 2003 | Viva la vida Cafe Cubar - The Greatest Sunshine Hits |
DE80 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: July 2003
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More singles
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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2 × gold2
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platinum1
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1,000,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Finland (IFPI)
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gold1
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platinum1
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88,698 | ifpi.fi |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold1
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platinum1
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150,000 | nvpi.nl |
 Norway (IFPI)
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gold1
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- | 5,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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- |
platinum1
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100,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
| All in all |
5 × gold5
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4 × platinum4th
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Artist awards
- 1997: RSH Gold in the category "Dance Act of the Year"
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Web links
- Official website
- Official YouTube channel
- Captain Jack at Allmusic (English)
- Captain Jack at Discogs (English)