Electronica's
Electronica’s , in the Netherlands De Electronica’s , was a Dutch instrumental band consisting of the two musicians Bert van Gageldonk and Marinus Heeren.
biography
In 1981 Electronica's caused a sensation in Germany and some parts of Europe with Dance little Bird , better known as Ententanz . The song (in the original version De Vogeltjesdans ) was listed in the German sales charts for 51 weeks from March 1981, 21 of which were among the top 10 . The song was composed by the Swiss Werner Thomas .
The Electronica's covered the original Tchip-Tchip , which was released in 1973, with their harmonica , made it a summer hit and at the same time revived the fashion dance . A short time later the duo had a small hit in Germany with Dance Little Cat . No further chart successes.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | NL | |||
1980 | De Vogeltjes dans | - | - | - | - |
NL7 (13 weeks) NL |
|
1981 | Dance Little Bird |
DE3 (11 weeks) DE |
AT16 (½ month) AT |
- | - | - | |
Squeaky Fidelio |
DE1
platinum
(22 weeks)DE |
- | - | - | - |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
more albums
- 1979: De Electronica’s
- 1981: Jux Fidelio
- 1981: Vrolijk Kerstfeest met de Electronica’s
- 1981: Merry Christmas with the Electronica’s
- 1981: De Poesjesdans
- 1982: Dans van de Robot
- 1982: Il ballo del qua qua (Dance Little Bird)
Compilations
- 1981: De Electronica's en Jan Gorissen spelen voor U (with Jan Gorissen)
- 1982: 20 greatest hits (with Jan Gorissen)
- 1982: The Original Electronica's with their fresh and happy hits
- 1993: Duck dance
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | NL | |||
1980 | De Vogeltjesdans | - | - | - | - |
NL8 (29 weeks) NL |
|
1981 | Dance Little Bird |
DE1
gold
(51 weeks)DE |
AT2 (3½ months) AT |
CH7 (5 weeks) CH |
UK22 (8 weeks) UK |
- | |
Dance Little Cat |
DE63 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
more singles
- 1980: De Billekesdans
- 1981: Snow Waltz
- 1981: Ay Ay Maria Christina
- 1981: De Stratendans
- 1982: Dans van de Robot
- 1982: Robot Polka
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Muziek Encyclopedie", Popinstituut ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . See under: "Complete biography". Dutch, accessed November 3, 2010
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles DE, AT, CH, UK NL / Albums DE, AT NL / Gold / Platinum database DE
Web links
- Electronica’s at Discogs (English)