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'''N-Joi''' is a [[house music]] and [[techno]] [[record producer|production]] [[Duet (music)|duo]] from [[Southend]], [[Essex]], [[England]], consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin, (who met at Alleyn Court Prep School) with sometime [[singing|vocalist]]/[[frontman|front person]] [[Samantha Sprackling|Saffron]]. Champion went to [[Framlingham College]] and Franklin to [[Felsted School]] but met up again after school in 1987. |
'''N-Joi''' is a [[house music]] and [[techno]] [[record producer|production]] [[Duet (music)|duo]] from [[Southend]], [[Essex]], [[England]], consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin<ref>IMO Records. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/njoi-biography/ "N Joi Biography"], ''[[IMO Records]]' Retrieved on 29 March 2011.</ref>, (who met at Alleyn Court Prep School) with sometime [[singing|vocalist]]/[[frontman|front person]] [[Samantha Sprackling|Saffron]]. Champion went to [[Framlingham College]] and Franklin to [[Felsted School]] but met up again after school in 1987. |
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Between 1991 and 1996 they entered the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] five times, all of them hitting the [[Top 40|Top 10]]. Two of the [[song]]s went to [[chart-topper|number one]]: "Mindflux" in 1992 and "The New Anthem" in 1996, which was a new version of their debut [[single (music)|single]] "Anthem," itself a top five dance hit from 1991. In 2006 they returned to the top of the [[Number-one dance hits of 2006 (UK)|Official UK Dance Chart]] with a set of [[remix]]es of their biggest [[United Kingdom|UK]] hit "Anthem". |
Between 1991 and 1996 they entered the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] five times, all of them hitting the [[Top 40|Top 10]]. Two of the [[song]]s went to [[chart-topper|number one]]: "Mindflux" in 1992 and "The New Anthem" in 1996, which was a new version of their debut [[single (music)|single]] "Anthem," itself a top five dance hit from 1991. In 2006 they returned to the top of the [[Number-one dance hits of 2006 (UK)|Official UK Dance Chart]] with a set of [[remix]]es of their biggest [[United Kingdom|UK]] hit "Anthem". |
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N-Joi | |
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| Origin | Southend, Essex, England |
| Genres | House music, techno |
| Years active | 1990–1995 2002–present |
| Labels | Deconstruction Records RCA Logic Records |
| Past members | Nigel Champion Mark Franklin Saffron |
N-Joi is a house music and techno production duo from Southend, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin[1], (who met at Alleyn Court Prep School) with sometime vocalist/front person Saffron. Champion went to Framlingham College and Franklin to Felsted School but met up again after school in 1987.
Between 1991 and 1996 they entered the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart five times, all of them hitting the Top 10. Two of the songs went to number one: "Mindflux" in 1992 and "The New Anthem" in 1996, which was a new version of their debut single "Anthem," itself a top five dance hit from 1991. In 2006 they returned to the top of the Official UK Dance Chart with a set of remixes of their biggest UK hit "Anthem".
Discography
Chart singles
| Title | Release date | UK Singles Chart[2] | U.S Club Play | U.S. Dance Sales |
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| "Anthem" | 1990 | 45 | - | - |
| Adrenalin EP | 1991 | 23 | - | - |
| "Anthem" (reissue) | 8 | 4 | 20 | |
| "Malfunction" | - | 5 | 20 | |
| "Mindflux" | - | 1 | 18 | |
| "Live In Manchester (Parts 1 + 2)" | 1992 | 12 | - | - |
| The Drumstruck EP | 1993 | 33 | - | - |
| "Papillon" | 1994 | 70 | - | - |
| "Bad Things"(credited to 'NJOI') | 1995 | 57 | 7 | - |
| "The New Anthem" (credited as 'N-Joi featuring Mark Franklin and Nigel Champion') | 1996 | - | 1 | 25 |
See also
- Republica
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ IMO Records. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/njoi-biography/ "N Joi Biography"], IMO Records' Retrieved on 29 March 2011.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 386. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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