Goddess (band)

Goddess
Elvira Valentine, vocalist
Background information
Origin	Netherlands
Genres	Eurodance
Years active	1991-1994
Labels	BMG, Columbia, Epic
Past members	Elvira Valentine, Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland

Goddess was a Dutch Eurodance act by producers Rob and Ferdi Bolland, fronted by singer Elvira Valentine. They are best known for the 1992 hit single "Sexual".

History

Valentine (born in Amsterdam on January 28, 1962) started her career as a backing vocalist for artists such as Falco and Joe Cocker; she was also part of the duos Say When! (with Ingrid "B.B. Queen" Simons) and Club Risqué (with Daryl White). Goddess released The Sexual Album in 1992, and while it did not chart, the single "Sexual" peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the charts for ten weeks. They released a few more singles afterwards, without the same success.

Valentine died from cancer in 2002. The Bolland brothers, who had produced a number of electronic music records since the early 1970s, have been inactive since the end of the 1990s.

Discography

Albums

• The Sexual Album (1992)

Singles

1992

• Sexual
• In My Bed
• Je T'Aime

1993

• Get Loud (Racism Beat It)

1994

• Spirits in the Night
• Tapdancer (I Wanna See You Mooove)

References

• The Isle of Failed Pop Stars: Goddess - The Sexual Album (1992)
• The Eurodance Encyclopaedia: Goddess
• Discogs: Goddess
• Rare and Obscure Music: Goddess