Lasgo

Lasgo
Jelle van Dael from Lasgo 2010
General information
Genre (s)	Vocal trance , trance
founding	2001
Website	www.lasgo.be
Current occupation
singing	Jelle van Dael
Songwriting / production	Peter Luts
Songwriting / production	Jef Martens
former members
singing	Evi Goffin (2001-2008)
Songwriting / production / keyboards / vocals	David Vervoort (2001-2008)

Lasgo is a vocal trance formation from Belgium . It consists of the songwriter and producer Peter Luts (born December 14, 1971 ), the songwriter and producer Jef Martens and the singer Jelle van Dael (born May 2, 1990 in Opglabbeek , Belgium). With well over five million records sold (singles and albums) to date, Lasgo is one of the most successful electronic dance music acts in the world. Along with Sylver and Milk Inc. , the group is one of the pioneers of vocal trance .

Peter Luts is not only known as the producer of Ian Van Dahl , but is also a sought-after remixer and DJ .

history

2001-2002

In 2001 David Vervoort and Peter Luts worked together on various club songs, including Something . They were looking for a singer and since Evi Goffin was already known from her singing for Fiocco and 2 Fabiola , she was chosen. Because David is a big Scotland fan or part of his family lives in Scotland , the largest city in Scotland was the inspiration for the name of the new dance project: Lasgo - the abbreviation of the name Glasgow by the first and last letter.

The debut single Something , released in early June 2001, hit the charts : first in Belgium, then in Germany, Spain and other European countries. The song received a gold record in both Belgium and Germany for more than 25,000 and 250,000 copies sold. Something was named Best National Single of 2001 at the TMF Awards in Belgium . With Something , Peter Luts and David Vervoort received two BMI Awards in 2004 for their success as songwriters in the pop and dance categories. Something's music video was filmed on the premises of Prague Central Station .

The second single, Alone , was released in early November 2001, but like all other singles, it could n't surpass the success of Something . In the UK, Alone was a top 10 hit.

In November 2001, the debut album Some Things , recorded within five months, was released. Surprisingly, Pray was released as the third single from the first album in October 2002 , although the song I Wonder, which was not included on the album , was released on vinyl a month before . The debut album Some Things was re-released in December 2002: it contains 3 more songs that were not included in the first release: Searching , You and I Wonder .

2003-2006

After a long break, the song Surrender was released as a harbinger of the second album in October 2003 as a vinyl and in January 2004 as a single CD. All Night Long from January 2005 only reached the top 10 of the singles charts in Belgium. The second album Far Away was released a month later in February 2005 in Belgium and the USA. The album is influenced by the electro-pop of the 80s, because David describes Depeche Mode as his greatest source of inspiration. A cover version from the 1980s can be found on the album: Hold Me Now (originally from 1984 by the Thompson Twins ). The lyrics on the album are mostly from Annemie Coenen, Ian Van Dahl's singer at the time .

Further singles were released from the album Far Away , which by no means could build on the success of the first singles from the first album: Who's That Girl? (Feat. David Bayer) will be released in Belgium at the end of June 2005 and in Germany at the beginning of January 2006. In the accompanying video, Evi does not play the main role for the first and only time because of her pregnancy. After the presentation of the single Lying u. a. when Lasgo performed on October 1st at the TMF Awards 2005 in Belgium, it was released at the end of October 2005. For the single, the song was remixed with other sounds, it cannot be found on the album in this form. In the US, Hold Me Now was released from the album in late June 2006.

Since the middle of 2006, apart from the joint concerts with Ian Van Dahl (Lasgo vs Ian Van Dahl "Battle Tour") in April / May / June 2006, there have been neither performances by Lasgo as a band nor a new release that would be on a new album can point out.

2007-2009

At the end of May 2008 it became public that Evi is no longer available as a singer. A little later David announced that he was also no longer interested in the Lasgo project.

In the course of a casting show called “Let's Go Lasgo” on the Belgian TV channel JIM, a new singer was sought for Lasgo in July and August 2008, and 18-year-old Jelle van Dael emerged as the winner. The first single with her as a vocalist is entitled Out Of My Mind and was released on September 1st, 2008 in Belgium.

former members

Evi Goffin

Before joining Lasgo, Evi Goffin (born February 27, 1981 in Antwerp , Belgium ) was a guest singer for Fiocco and 2 Fabiola under the pseudonym Medusa . David Vervoort and Peter Luts hired her for the Lasgo project because she was already known from her singing for Fiocco and 2 Fabiola.

In the fall of 2006 there were conflicts between her and the management, so that there were no new publications. The break as a singer because of the birth of her first son, initially communicated as a break, was ended in summer 2008 by the search for a new singer for Lasgo. Evi Goffin left Lasgo in 2008.

David Vervoort

The songwriter, keyboardist, singer and producer David Vervoort (born  December 28, 1977 in Bonheiden , Belgium ) was also the producer of Ian Van Dahl. He also works as a DJ under the stage name DJ Dave McCullen.

At the end of May 2008 David left the Lasgo project because he said he was no longer interested in writing Lasgo-style songs.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	BE F
2001	Some things	DE82 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK30 (4 weeks) UK	BE F11 (10 weeks) BE F	First published: October 18, 2001
2005	Far away	-	-	-	-	BE F15 (10 weeks) BE F	First published: January 6, 2005
2009	Smile	-	-	-	-	BE F8 (15 weeks) BE F	First published: September 14, 2009

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	BE F
2001	Something Some Things	DE8th gold (17 weeks)DE	AT9 (19 weeks) AT	CH59 (12 weeks) CH	UK4th gold (17 weeks)UK	BE F5 gold (19 weeks)BE F	First published: April 14, 2001
	Alone Some Things	DE22 (9 weeks) DE	AT25 (9 weeks) AT	CH89 (3 weeks) CH	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	BE F3 (13 weeks) BE F	First published: September 28, 2001
2002	Pray some things	DE31 (8 weeks) DE	AT43 (7 weeks) AT	-	UK17 (7 weeks) UK	BE F11 (12 weeks) BE F	First published: September 20, 2002
2003	Surrender Far Away	DE49 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK24 (4 weeks) UK	BE F6 (11 weeks) BE F	First published: November 18, 2003
2004	All Night Long Far Away	DE73 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	BE F8 (12 weeks) BE F	First published: November 19, 2004
2005	Who's That Girl? Far away	DE87 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	BE F22 (10 weeks) BE F	First release: May 26, 2005 feat. Dave Beyer
	Lying Far Away	-	-	-	-	BE F16 (11 weeks) BE F	First published: September 23, 2005
2008	Out of My Mind Smile	-	-	-	-	BE F7 (23 weeks) BE F	First published: July 24, 2008
2009	Gone smile	-	-	-	-	BE F5 (14 weeks) BE F	First published: February 1, 2009
	Lost smile	-	-	-	-	BE F4 (9 weeks) BE F	First published: July 9, 2009
	Over you smile	-	-	-	-	BE F23 (4 weeks) BE F	First published: November 23, 2009
2010	Tonight	-	-	-	-	BE F29 (5 weeks) BE F	First published: June 21, 2010
2011	Here with Me	-	-	-	-	BE F30 (6 weeks) BE F	First published: June 20, 2011

more publishments

• 2002: I Wonder (only as vinyl , release: August 1st, 2002)
• 2006: Hold Me Now (released in US only , released July 11, 2006)
• 2012: Sky High (release: May 7, 2012)
• 2012: Can't Stop (release: October 3rd, 2012)
• 2013: Something 2013 (feat.Taylor Jones , released March 20, 2013)
• 2013: Feeling Alive (release: July 2nd, 2013)

Awards

• 2001: “ TMF Award 2001” in the “Best National Single” category for Something , Belgium.
• 2002: " WMC Award 2002" in the category "Best New Dance Artist Group", USA.
• 2002: “Smash Hits Award” in the “Best Dance Act” category, Great Britain.
• 2004: “WMC Award 2003” in the “Best Hi-Energy / Euro Track” category for Alone , USA.
• 2004: " European Border Breakers Award " for the debut album Some Things .
• 2004: “ BMI Award” in the “Dance” category for Something , UK.
• 2004: "BMI Award" in the "Pop" category for Something , UK.

swell

1. ↑ Official Lasgo Biography ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ; PDF; 2.9 MB) 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. A&S Productions; Retrieved May 27, 2007 
2. ↑ lasgo.be homepage accessed on May 24, 2008
3. ↑ ^{a b} NO !! LETS GO LASGO with DAVE McCULLEN .  ( Page no longer available , 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. dave-mccullen.com, May 29, 2008; Retrieved June 5, 2008  
4. ↑ JIM zoekt nieuwe zangeres voor Lasgo . ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2016 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. Musicitems.be, May 23, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2008 
5. ↑ Jelle van Dael (18) uit Opglabbeek wint 'Let's Go Lasgo' . ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2008 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. Het Belang Van Limburg, August 15, 2008; Retrieved August 21, 2008 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK BEF
7. ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE BE UK
8. ↑ Nominees and Winners For The Year 2002 ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2007 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. Winter Music Conference; Retrieved May 27, 2007 
9. ↑ Smash Hits winners in full . BBC News Entertainment, Nov. 24, 2002; Retrieved May 27, 2007
10. ↑ Nominees and Winners For The Year 2003. ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2008 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. Winter Music Conference; Retrieved May 27, 2007 
11. ↑ Press release from January 2004 (PDF; 9.8 kB) European Music Office (EMO). Press release from January 25, 2004 European Union; Retrieved May 27, 2007
12. ↑ ^{a b} BMI Honors Top European Songwriters and Publishers at Annual London Awards . BMI News October 4, 2004, May 27, 2007

Web links

• lasgo.be - Official Homepage (English)
• DanceVibes.be - detailed biography until 2009 (English)
• Lasgo at Discogs (English)
• peterluts.com - Homepage of the producer Peter Luts (English)