Koreana (band)

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
hand in hand
  DE 18th 10/10/1990 (6 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link
platinum
platinum
10/02/1988 (11 weeks)
Living for Love
  CH 28 04/22/1990 (2 weeks)
Singles
hand in hand
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link
gold
gold
09/05/1988 (17 weeks)
  AT 7th 11/01/1988 (14 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link
gold
gold
08/28/1988 (20 weeks)
Living for Love
  CH 27 April 8, 1990 (4 weeks)

Koreana ( 코리아나 , 1962-2003) was a bilingual South Korean musical group that performed their songs in English and Korean.

background

One of the most famous songs is Hand in Hand , which was the official song for the opening of the Summer Olympics in 1988 and reached number 1 in the charts in both Germany and Switzerland , and in Austria the song rose to number 7. Hand in Hand was in the Switzerland produced by Giorgio Moroder and remained the quartet's only major international success. Only in Switzerland was there another chart placement two years later with Living for Love .

Marie Hong released her album Mom & Son in 2004 .

Members

  • Hong Hwa-ja ( 홍화자 , Marie Hong)
  • Lee Ae-sook ( 이애숙 , Cathy Lee)
  • Lee Seung-kyu ( 이승규 , Tom Lee)
  • Lee Yong-kyu ( 이용규 , Jerry Lee)

Discography

Albums

  • 1979: Dark Eyes (as Koreana Arirang Singers) / Discorea (as Arirang Singers)
  • 1980: Burning Fantasy
  • 1983: Too Much Love
  • 1988: hand in hand
  • 1990: Living for Love
  • 1993: 우리 는 EXPO 주제가 `그날 은 ´ / Expo '93
  • 2006: Hand in Hand: Golden Hits (compilation)

Singles and EPs

  • 1981: Go-Go-HCD! (with the fans of HC Davos )
  • 1986: Midnight Lover / Don't Make Me Cry / Hey Daydreamer (Disco Mix Vol. 8)
  • 1988: hand in hand
  • 1988: Loving You, Loving Me
  • 1990: Living for Love
  • 1992: Sail into the Sunset
  • 1996: We Are One (EP)

swell

  1. a b Chart sources: DE AT CH
  2. a b Awards: DE CH
  3. Koreana "Hand in Hand" to Olympics Seoul 1988 (0:29) on Youtube, accessed on January 20, 2014.
  4. References . Recording Studio Eurotop Music Bern, accessed on January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Giorgio Moroder 1986-89 . Discogs , accessed January 20, 2014.

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