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'''N-Joi''' is an [[England|English]] [[record producer|production]] [[Duet (music)|duo]] from [[Southend]], [[Essex]], England, consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin,<ref>[http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/njoi-biography/ ]{{dead link|date=June 2013}}</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. |
'''N-Joi''' is an [[England|English]] [[record producer|production]] [[Duet (music)|duo]] from [[Southend]], [[Essex]], England, consisting of Nigel Champion (born 28 November 1964) and Mark Franklin (born 2 August 1964),<ref>[http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/njoi-biography/ ]{{dead link|date=June 2013}}</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.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] five times, all of them hitting the top 10.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=190}}</ref> Two of the [[song]]s went to [[record chart|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.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] five times, all of them hitting the top 10.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=190}}</ref> Two of the [[song]]s went to [[record chart|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 is an English production duo from Southend, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion (born 28 November 1964) and Mark Franklin (born 2 August 1964),[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. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart five times, all of them hitting the top 10.[2] 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 |
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IRE | US Dance [4] |
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| "Anthem" | 1990 | 45 | — | — |
| Adrenalin EP | 1991 | 23 | — | — |
| "Anthem" (reissue) | 8 | 15 | 4 | |
| "Malfunction" (US only) | — | — | 5 | |
| "Mindflux" (US only) | — | — | 1 | |
| "Live In Manchester (Parts 1 + 2)" | 1992 | 12 | 25 | — |
| 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') (US only) | 1996 | — | — | 1 |
| "Screeem! (Anthem '98)" (credited as 'N-Joi versus Tact') | 1998 | 91 | — | — |
See also
- Republica
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 190.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 386. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "N-Joi - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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