The Soca Boys
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The Soca Boys was a Dutch dance duo . It was launched in 1998 by the two producers Errol Lafleur and Mark Nieuwenhuijzen. Both had previously worked together under the name Beat Freakz. In 1998 they landed an international summer hit with the single Follow the Leader .
Career
Lafleur and Nieuwenhuijzen released their debut single Follow the Leader , which they recorded together with singer Van B. King, at the end of April 1998. In her home country she quickly became a hit. From the end of May to mid-June 1998, it was number 1 in the Dutch top 40 for three weeks . For more than 50,000 copies sold, the Soca Boys were awarded a gold record . With the support of five dancers, they made around 200 radio and television appearances. In the United States, the song hit the Hot Singles Sales chart.
After appearances on the Spanish Mediterranean coast and a two-week tour through Venezuela, a Spanish-language version of their hit was created under the title Sigan Al Lider . She was in the charts in Venezuela and Colombia for weeks. An extensive tour of South America followed. The follow-up single Bumpin '(Keep on Bumpin') , released in August 1998, followed the pattern of tropical socarhythms . The debut album released in September 1998 and two other singles were no longer a success.
Discography
Albums
- 1998: The Album
Singles
- 1998: Follow the Leader
- 1998: Bumpin '(Keep on Bumpin')
- 1999: There's a Party Going On
- 2001: Doo Wah Diddy
Web links
- The Soca Boys at Discogs (English)
- The Soca Boys at popinstituut.nl