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'''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.
'''N-Joi''' is an [[England|English]] [[record producer|production]] [[Duet (music)|duo]] from [[Southend]], [[Essex]], England, consisting of Nigel Champion (born 28 November 1968) and Mark Franklin (born 2 August 1968),<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.


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
OriginSouthend, Essex, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1989–1998
  • 2002–present
Labels
Members
  • Nigel Champion
  • Mark Franklin
  • Saffron

N-Joi is an English production duo from Southend, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion (born 28 November 1968) and Mark Franklin (born 2 August 1968),[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
UK
[3]
IRE US
Dance

[4]
"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

References

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 190.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 386. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "N-Joi - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.