Ice MC

Ian Colin Campbell / Ice MC

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Ice 'n' Green   DE 41 09/26/1994 (9 weeks)   AT 34 10/30/1994 (1 week)   CH 31 09/25/1994 (6 weeks) Dreadatour   DE 89 07/22/1996 (4 weeks)

Singles

Easy   DE 3 10/23/1989 (25 weeks)   AT 7th 01/28/1990 (15 weeks)   CH 4th 12/17/1989 (18 weeks) Scream   DE 14th 03/12/1990 (16 weeks) Cinema   DE 36 05/07/1990 (11 weeks) Take Away the Color   AT 11 01/09/1994 (9 weeks) Think about the way   DE 14th 05/30/1994 (19 weeks)   AT 22nd 06/05/1994 (8 weeks)   CH 10 05/01/1994 (15 weeks)   UK 42 08/06/1994 (2 weeks) It's a rainy day   DE 14th 09/26/1994 (19 weeks)   AT 13 10/16/1994 (12 weeks)   CH 15th 10/02/1994 (11 weeks)   UK 73 04/08/1995 (2 weeks) Give me the light   DE 48 05/27/1996 (9 weeks)   AT 30th 06/23/1996 (7 weeks)   CH 42 06/23/1996 (3 weeks) Bom Digi Bom (Think About the Way)   UK 38 09/14/1996 (2 weeks) Think About the Way (Frisco vs. Ice MC)   UK 95 02/12/2007 (1 week)

Ice MC is the dance floor project of the British singer and rapper Ian Colin Campbell. He was supported by the singer Jasmin Heinrich until 1994, then by Alessia Aquilani . The debut single Easy was the first chart hit in 1989 .

Career

Ian Campbell grew up in Hyson Green near Nottingham . During his high school years , the initials 'I' and 'C' became the nickname 'Ice', which he later interpreted as 'Ian Campbell Esquire'. After graduating from high school, the son of Jamaican parents spent some time near his hometown before joining a breakdance crew in 1983 , with whom he toured Europe and came to Florence , Italy . It was there in 1989 that I made contact with Roberto Zanetti alias Robyx, an Italian musician and producer who u. a. became known as Savage .

The result of the joint work was Campbell's debut single Easy , which was released under the name Ice MC. Jasmin Heinrich initially took over the vocal part. The title reached high placements in the European charts , e. B. 5th place in Italy and 3rd place in Germany. The follow-up singles Cinema and Scream were also successful. The accompanying album Cinema was released in 1990. Because Hip House was no longer very popular in 1991, the second Ice MC album remained a slow hit.

The third studio album Ice 'n' Green was released in 1994. Alessia Aquilani took over the female vocals . The extracts Take Away the Color , Think About the Way , which was also part of the soundtrack for Trainspotting - Neue Helden , and It's a Rainy Day were represented in the charts worldwide. The new raggamuffin style was even in demand in the USA , where radio broadcasts were frequent. In 1995 new versions of the well-known hit singles on Ice 'n' Green - The Remix album hit stores. That same year, Campbell and Robyx had an argument, whereupon the two separated.

The 1996 album Dreadatour was produced by various teams, including a. by Masterboy and Nosie Katzmann . The lead singer was Valentina Ducros . The first single Give Me the Light climbed middle chart positions in some countries, the second single Music for Money was unsuccessful.

In 2002 Campbell returned to Italy to work with Robyx again. It wasn't until 2004 that his new studio album Cold Skool was released . Michelle Weeks and Sarah Grimaldi took care of the vocals. In August 2012, the new single Out Tonight was released , which he recorded with singer Giulia Gal.

Since 2013 Campbell has been participating in 90s festivals again as Ice MC.

Members

• Ian Colin Campbell aka Ice MC (born March 22, 1965 in Nottingham , United Kingdom )
• Jasmin Heinrich aka Jassi (born December 30, 1970 in Hamburg , Germany ) (until 1994)
• Alessia Aquilani aka Alexia (born May 19, 1967 in La Spezia , Italy ) (from 1994 for Heinrich)

Discography

Albums

• 1990: Cinema
• 1991: My World
• 1991: The Megamix (LP)
• 1991: The Best of Ice MC
• 1994: Ice 'n' Green
• 1995: Ice 'n' Green (The Remix Album)
• 1996: Dreadatour
• 1996: Greatest Hits
• 2001: Discomania
• 2004: Cold Skool
• 2010: It's a Rainy Day (André Picar feat. Ice MC)

Singles and EPs

• 1989: Easy
• 1990: Scream
• 1990: Cinema
• 1990: Ok Corral!
• 1990: Megamix
• 1991: People
• 1991: Happy Weekend
• 1991: The Maxi-CD Collection (4 CD-Maxis)
• 1992: Rainy Days
• 1993: Take Away the Color
• 1994: Funkin 'with You
• 1994: Think About the Way
• 1994: It's a Rainy Day
• 1995: Ice 'n' Mix
• 1995: Megamíx
• 1995: Take Away the Color ('95 Reconstruction)
• 1995: Dark Night Rider
• 1995: Ice-a-Megamix
• 1996: Run fa cover
• 1996: Music for Money
• 1996: Give Me the Light
• 1996: Russian Roulette
• 1997: Let's Take It Easy
• 2002: Think About the Way 2002 (Marco DeJonge feat. Ice MC)
• 2004: It's a Miracle (Bring That Beat Back)
• 2004: My World
• 2007: Think About the Way (Frisco vs. Ice MC)
• 2009: Think About the Way 2k9 (Gigi Barocco vs. Ice MC) (4 MP3 files)
• 2010: Party with Us (DJ Sanny J feat. Ice MC)
• 2010: Think About the Way 2010 (Virtual Vault feat. Ice MC) (3 MP3 files)
• 2011: Alegria (DJ Sanny J feat.Ice MC & Neon)
• 2011: Kill It Tonight (DJ Sanny J feat. Ice MC)
• 2012: The Club (DJ Sanny J feat.Ice MC)

Web links

• Ice MC at Allmusic (English)
• Ice MC at Discogs (English)
• Ice MC Website ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (as of 2012)
• Biography at Taurus Press

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
2. ↑ Ice MC 2013 ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Jasmine at eurokdj.com