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Genres
  
Eurodance

Origin
  
Vienna, Austria (1992)

Record labels
  
Dance Pool, COLUMBIA

Genre
  
Eurodance

Members
  
Jade Davies

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Years active
  
1991–present(Hiatus: 1997–2000)

Past members
  
Sandy CooperDef ToneJade DavisB-NicePhoebe Caren

Albums
  
Level II, Forever The Album

Similar
  
Sheila Fernandez, Matthew Wilder, Blue Lagoon, Pharao, Sqeezer

Unique ii do what you please


Unique II (previously Unique 2) is a Eurodance project from Austria. They are best known for their 1996 dance cover of Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride", which reached No. 1 in Austria and New Zealand, and No. 2 in Australia.

Contents

Unique II CD Review Unique II Level II

History

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Unique II was founded in 1992 by Austrian music producers Erwin Geppner and Werner Freistätter. Together with singer Sandy Cooper and rapper Def Tone they developed the first single, "Iko Iko", which reached No. 8 in Austria. Their debut album Internity reached No. 25 in Austria. A short time later, Sandy Cooper and Def Tone left the group and were replaced by singer Jade Davis and rapper B-Nice. In 1996, Unique II produced their version of Matthew Wilder's classic "Break My Stride". This became the group's biggest success, reaching number 1 in Austria and New Zealand, and No. 2 in Australia. Later that year they released their second album Level II, which reached No. 17 in Austria. Other hits from this album included "Loveline", "Do What You Please" and "I Still Go On", which peaked at No. 2, No. 6 and No. 12 respectively in Austria. In the late 1990s, Jade Davies left Unique II to begin a solo career. She was replaced by Dutch singer Phoebe Caren. In 1997, B-Nice left the group for a solo career. The group went on a hiatus until 2000 when they released the album Forever, which reached No. 28 in Austria and the eponymous single featuring Filipino singer Sheila Fernandez, which reached No. 8. In the early 2000s, English born rapper Christian Troy joined the group, and Sheila Fernandez became the new singer. In 2003, they released a Best Of album, featuring remixes of "Break My Stride" and "Loveline". Unique II has become the most successful dance-pop band in Austria, and have received numerous awards, both nationally and worldwide.

Albums

  • Internity (1993)
  • Level II (1996)
  • Forever - The Album (2000)
  • Best of Unique II - The Golden Experience (2002)

    • Singles

    Unique II The Eurodance Encyclopdia Unique II videography and videoclips

  • "Iko Iko" (1992)
  • "Loveline" (1993)
  • "Break My Stride" (1996)
  • "Do What You Please" (1996)
  • "Dance All Night" (1997)
  • "I Still Go On" (1997)
  • "Forever" (feat. Sheila Fernandez) (2000)
  • "The Way I Need to Go" (2000)
  • "Take Me Higher" (2001)
  • "Break My Stride" (Remix) (2002)
  • Unique II on Discogs

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    Songs

    Do What You PleaseLevel II · 1996
    Break My StrideLevel II · 1996
    I Still Go OnLevel II · 1996

    References

    Unique II Wikipedia
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