Magic Affair
| Magic Affair | |
|---|---|
 The original cast of Magic Affair after appearing on The Ultimate Chart Show (2009) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Eurodance , trance |
| founding | 1993 |
| Founding members | |
| Franca Morgano | |
| AK-SWIFT | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Franca Morgano |
rapper |
Nitro (since 2013) |
| former members | |
rapper |
AK-SWIFT (1994–96; 2009–13) |
singing |
Anita Davis (1995-97) |
singing |
Jannet De Lara (1995-96) |
rapper |
Raz-Ma-Taz (1997) |
Magic Affair (initially also MA ) is a German dance floor music project that was produced by Mike Staab .
history
Magic Affair ties in with the band Mysterious Art , who achieved chart successes in 1989 with the singles Das Omen - Teil 1 and Carma - Omen 2 . In 1993, Mike Staab , head and producer of Mysterious Art , began releasing new productions under the name Magic Affair , which has enjoyed success across Europe and beyond. The name of the first single Omen III and the band name, which only appeared as MA on the first album cover , linked to Mysterious Art and the Omen singles.
Omen III made it to number one in the German charts. In 1995 the project won the echo in the category “most successful dance act”. Further chart successes in Europe followed until 1998, including Give Me All Your Love and Energy of Light . After a break of several years, the single Fly Away was released in 2004 (with Franca Morgano ) . Although not placed in the German sales charts, the single was a hit in the clubs and reached the TOP 5 of the German club charts. On February 27, 2009 Magic Affair appeared for the first time since 1995 in their original composition with the singer Franca Morgano and the rapper AK-SWIFT in the Ultimate Chartshow on RTL.
Producer Mike Staab passed away on May 11, 2009 at the age of 49. Since 2013 AK-SWIFT has been replaced by the new rapper Nitro. On July 11, 2014, the new single Hear the Voices was released .
occupation
The original cast of Magic Affair consisted of the singer Franca Morgano and the American rapper AK-SWIFT. After the release of the first album Omen (The Story Continues ...) the project was re-cast with the singers Jannet De Lara and Anita Davis. In 1996, the rapper Raz-Ma-Taz (civil: Richard Allen Smith), who was initially part of the E-Rotic and SEXAppeal formations , joined Magic Affair. The singles Bohemian Rapsody , Night of the Raven and Break These Chains were released together with Anita Davis .
In 1997 AK-SWIFT released his solo single Light in Me , with which he was able to place in the German TOP 20. This was produced by Toni Cottura. Franca Morgano released several singles as a solo artist and moderated by the former television station B.TV the music broadcast Bernie & Co .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, 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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| 1994 | Omen (The Story Continues ...) |
DE8 (22 weeks) DE |
AT11 (15 weeks) AT |
CH7 (16 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: May 16, 1994
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| 1996 | PhenOMENia |
DE99 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: August 8, 1996
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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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| 1994 | Omen III Omen (The Story Continues ...) |
DE1  (25 weeks)DE |
AT2  (17 weeks)AT |
CH3 (17 weeks) CH |
UK17 (5 weeks) UK |
First published: December 1993
Sales: + 525,000 |
| Give Me All Your Love Omen (The Story Continues ...) |
DE6th (17 weeks)DE |
AT13 (10 weeks) AT |
CH8 (14 weeks) CH |
UK30 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: April 25, 1994
Sales: + 250,000 |
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| In the Middle of the Night Omen (The Story Continues ...) |
DE16 (13 weeks) DE |
AT14 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
UK38 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: July 18, 1994
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| Fire Omen (The Story Continues ...) |
DE20 (12 weeks) DE |
AT17 (6 weeks) AT |
CH23 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: October 31, 1994
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| 1995 | The Rhythm Makes You Wanna Dance PhenOMENia |
DE54 (3 weeks) DE |
AT32 (4 weeks) AT |
- | - | |
| 1996 | Energy of Light PhenOMENia |
DE54 (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH37 (3 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: January 11, 1996
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| World of Freedom PhenOMENia |
- | - | - | - |
First published: May 15, 1996
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| Bohemian Rhapsody | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 10, 1996
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| 1997 | Break These Chains PhenOMENia |
- | - | - | - |
First published: March 6, 1997
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| Night of the Raven | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 29, 1997
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| 2004 | Fly Away (La Serenissima) | - | - |
CH70 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: March 15, 2004
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| 2008 | Omen III - New Mixes | - | - | - | - |
First published: April 18, 2008
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| Stigmata (Of Love) | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 21, 2008
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| 2014 | Hear the Voices | - | - | - | - |
First published: July 11, 2014
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Compilations
- 2008: Remixcollection I 1993–1994 (first published: May 30, 2008)
- 2008: Remixcollection II 1994–1995 (first published: May 30, 2008)
- 2008: Remixcollection III 1996–1998 (first published May 30, 2008)
Awards
Artist awards
Awards for music sales
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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gold1
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platinum1
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750,000 | musikindustrie.de |
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Austria (IFPI)
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gold1
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- | 25,000 | ifpi.at |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
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platinum1
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