Unique II
Unique II , sometimes written Unique 2 , was an Austrian Eurodance project that celebrated great international success in the 1990s with the cover version of Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder .
Career
Unique II was founded in 1992 by the two producers Erwin Geppner and Werner Freistätter. Together with Sandy Cooper (singer) and Def-Tone (rapper) the first single "Iko, Iko" was created, which reached the top ten in the Austrian charts and became a summer hit. A short time later, the producers got to know Jade Davis (vocals) and B-Nice (rap + vocals) and the song "Loveline" was born, which reached number 2 in the Austrian charts. The first album "Internity" also quickly reached the Top 10. The international breakthrough followed in 1996: the UNIQUE II version of the Matthew Wilder classic "Break My Stride" was not only number 1 in Austria, but also achieved top chart positions in, among others Australia, Canada, Scandinavia, South Africa, Italy etc.
More single hits, the second album "Level II" followed, and the Austrian dance formation UNIQUE II could be seen in TV shows, in clubs and at festivals around the world. In 1999 Jade left Davies & B-Nice Unique II to pursue her solo careers. So the new album was created in 2000 together with the singers Sheila Fernandez and Christian Troy. The album and the single of the same name "Forever" reached the top 10 again. Until 2003, other titles such as "2 be as one", "Colors", a best-of album "The Gold Experience" and numerous appearances followed. "Unique II" was the most successful dance-pop formation in Austria to date and received numerous national and international awards.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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AT | |||
1993 | Internity |
AT25 (7 weeks) AT |
First published: June 1993
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1996 | Level II |
AT17 (19 weeks) AT |
First published: October 1996
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2000 | Forever - The Album |
AT28 (5 weeks) AT |
First published: March 2000
vs. Sheila Fernandez |
Compilations
- 2002: Best Of: The Golden Experience
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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AT | |||
1992 |
Iko Iko Internity |
AT8 (12 weeks) AT |
First published: September 1992
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1993 | Loveline Internity |
AT2
gold
(16 weeks)AT |
First published: April 1993
|
1996 |
Break My Stride Level II |
AT1
platinum
(26 weeks)AT |
First published: July 1996
|
Do What You Please Level II |
AT6th
gold
(15 weeks)AT |
First published: December 1996
|
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1997 | I Still Go On Level II |
AT12 (12 weeks) AT |
First published: May 1997
|
Dance All Night Level II |
AT32 (6 weeks) AT |
First published: December 1997
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2000 | Forever Forever - The Album |
AT8 (11 weeks) AT |
First published: January 2000
vs. Sheila Fernandez |
The Way I Need To Go Forever - The Album |
AT35 (2 weeks) AT |
First published: May 2000
vs. Sheila Fernandez |
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2001 | Take Me Higher Forever - The Album |
AT43 (5 weeks) AT |
First published: February 2001
vs. Sheila Fernandez |
Colors Forever - The Album |
AT32 (6 weeks) AT |
First published: May 2001
vs. Sheila Fernandez |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Australia (ARIA) | - | platinum1 | 70,000 | aria.com.au |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | gold1 | - | 7,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Austria (IFPI) | 2 × gold2 | platinum1 | 100,000 | ifpi.at |
All in all | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 |
The End
Erwin Geppner fell seriously ill with ME and can therefore no longer produce any new pieces of music.
Web links
- Unique II in the All Music Guide
- bizarbazaar.net current formation of Unique II Jade Davies together with producer Erwin Kovats
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: AT
- ↑ About Us • ME / CFS Help Austria . In: ME / CFS Help Austria . ( cfs-hilfe.at [accessed on March 25, 2018]).