Eiffel 65
Origin	Torino, Italy Los Angeles-based
Genre(s)	Electronica Eurodance House
Years active	1998 - 2006
Label(s)	Universal Music
Former members
Jeffrey Jey (Vocals, bass guitar) Maurizio Lobina (Keyboards, guitar) Gabry Ponte (DJ, keyboards) (1998-2005)

Eiffel 65 was an Italian electronic/eurodance/italodance three-piece group, formed in the late 1990s and best known for their international hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their debut album Europop, released in late 1999. The name "Eiffel" was chosen randomly by a computer program and the "65" was scribbled onto their name on a demo by mistake; it was actually part of a phone number. Eiffel 65 achieved rare success in the US. Their debut single became a top ten hit and their album a top five placing and sold over two million units. No other Italian pop or dance group before or since has ever achieved such sales in the USA. Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Torino or Turin is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... This article is about a music style. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... Jeffrey Jey of Eiffel 65. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Maurizio Lobina was born in Asti, Piedmont (Italy), on October 30, 1973. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Gabry Ponte (Gabriele Ponte, born April 20, 1973) is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... This article is about a music style. ... Italodance, Nu Italo Disco, Nu-Italo or just Italo is a derivate of the eurodance genre which became popular in Europe in the late 1990s to early 2000s. ... Blue (Da Ba Dee) is a single by Italian group Eiffel 65. ... Move Your Body is a single by Eiffel 65. ... Europop is a dance album by the popular Italian dance-pop group Eiffel 65. ...

Their second album Contact! was released in 2001 and while it did not sell as well as Europop, it did enjoy a fair share of success in Europe. The group continued to enjoy success in their native Italy with such songs as "Viaggia Insieme a Me", "Voglia di Dance All Night", and "Cosa Resterà". In 2003, Eiffel 65 released a self-titled album, mainly in Italian. Contact! is Eiffel 65s 2001 release. ... The album Eiffel 65 is the self-titled third album of the popular Italian dance-pop group Eiffel 65. ...

Eiffel 65 also made thirty remixes of tracks by other artists (like S Club 7's hit single "Reach") between 1999 and 2002 and in early 2006 a remix of Yo Yo Mundi's "L'Ultimo Testimone". S Club 7 (later re-named S Club after the departure of Paul Cattermole from the band) were an English pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who rose to fame via their own BBC television programme. ...

In early March 2005 the group's DJ, Gabry Ponte, left the group to be able to focus on his solo career. Gabry Ponte (Gabriele Ponte, born April 20, 1973) is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. ...

On May 16, 2006, the remaining two members, Maurizio Lobina and Jeffrey Jey, left Bliss Corporation to continue on their own with their own production company. Since the name "Eiffel 65" is property of Bliss Corporation, the duo has decided to continue under a new name. Maurizio Lobina was born in Asti, Piedmont (Italy), on October 30, 1973. ... Jeffrey Jey of Eiffel 65. ...

Eiffel 65's long anticipated fourth album, under the working title 'Crash Test', had already finished production by the time of Maury's and Jeffrey's departure from Bliss Corporation, and has been released. The album's lyrics are in both English and Italian.

In June 2006, it was announced that Eiffel 65's new name would be Bloom 06. The first album Crash Test 01, originally to be Eiffel 65's fourth album titled "Crash Test", was released on October 13, 2006. Eiffel 65 is an Italian electronic/eurodance 3-piece group, formed in the late 90s and best known for their international hit Blue (Da Ba Dee). Their other hit singles include Move Your Body and Too Much of Heaven. The name Eiffel was chosen randomly by a computer program... Crash Test 01 is the debut album by Bloom 06. ...

The Bliss Corporation had confirmed that a new Eiffel 65 line-up would make their debut in summer of 2007 but then the debut was postponed until further notice.

Members

• Jeffrey Jey (real name Gianfranco Randone) -Born in Lentini, Sicily, on January 5, 1970 - vocals, bass.
• Maury Lobina (old name Apollo, real name Maurizio Lobina) -Born in Asti, Piedmont, October 30, 1973 - keyboards, guitar.
• Gabry Ponte (real name Gabriele Ponte) - Born in Turin, Piedmont, 20 April, 1973 - DJ, left the group on 8 March 2005 to pursue a solo career.

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Trivia

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• Used the vocoder frequently in their first two albums "Europop" and "Contact", but used it sparingly in their third self-titled album.

• Made a world tour in 1999/2000, performing in countries such as USA, Russia, Germany, Poland, UK and France. This was the only world tour Eiffel 65 had ever done.

• Their favourite hobbies are as follows: Jeffrey Jey - videogames, and going to the movies; Maurizio Lobina - football, Ferrari, and videogames; Gabry Ponte - martial arts, and collecting cartoon soundtracks. All of these hobbies can be seen, heard and understood and often portrayed from their songs and music videos.^{[citation needed]}

• Eiffel 65's "One Goal" was used as a musical theme for the French football team at the Euro 2000 competition.

• Gianfranco Randone got his nickname "Jeffrey" by his American friend who called him this as a joke, to make his name sound more American. Gianfranco then went to a vocalist audition at a disco and someone there thought he should come up with a cool nickname. So he took "Jeffrey" and added "Jay" (as in VJ or VeeJay) to the end. To make it sound more like a name, he changed the "Jay" to "Jey". "Jeffrey Jey".

• Eiffel 65's "Living In My City" was used as the theme song to a presentation by the ATRIUM Foundation due to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

• Officially disbanded in early 2006, when Jeffrey and Maury left Bliss Corporation to form the band Bloom 06. However, as Eiffel 65 is still a branded name owned by Bliss Corporation, it is still available to make music. Gabry Ponte, former member of the band, had considered performing under the name, as had fellow Bliss Corporation artist Roberto Molinaro. Plans for a new Eiffel 65 have been postponed.

• Eiffel 65 did a remix to the Bloodhound Gang's mega-hit "The Bad Touch".

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Discography

Albums

• Europop (1999) US #4, 2x Platinum
• Contact! (2001)
• Eiffel 65 (2003) (mostly Italian language)
• Eiffel 65 2 Disc (2004)(Disc One: Eiffel 65, Disc 2: Eiffel 65 in English)
• Untitled (2007) (New Bliss Corporation line-up not original line-up)

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Singles

• "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (1999) #1 Italy, #1 Belgium, #1 Finland, #1 Russia, #1 #1 Spain, #1 Switzerland,#1 Denmark, #1 France, #2 Norway, #2 Austria, #1 Netherlands, #1 Israel, #1 Sweden, #1 Europa, #1 Australia, #1 United Kingdom, #1 Ireland, #1 Germany, #1 Latvia, #6 United States
• "Move Your Body" (2000) - #1 Italy, #1 Belgium, #1 Finland, #1 Russia, #1 #1 Spain, #1 Switzerland, Denmark, #1 France, #1 Norway, #1 Austria, #1 Netherlands, #1 Israel, #1 Sweden, #1 Europa, #2 Australia, #3 United Kingdom, #4 Ireland, #4 Germany, #7 Latvia
• "Too Much of Heaven" (2000) - #1 Italy, #5 Latvia, #20 France, #35 Germany, #50 Austria
• "My Console" - Only released as a promo in Spain and Portugal
• "One Goal" #37 France
• "Back In Time" #13 Italy
• "Lucky (In My Life)" #25 US, #26 Canada, #15 Italy, #23 Austria, #57 Germany, #68 France
• "80's Stars" #27 Italy
• "Losing You" - Only released in Canada as a Vinyl
• "Cosa Resterà (In A Song)" #5 Italy
• "Quelli Che Non Hanno Età" #4 Italy
• "Viaggia Insieme A Me" #13 Italy
• "Viaggia Insieme A Me RMX"
• "Una Notte E Forse Mai Più" #10 Italy
• "Voglia Di Dance All Night"

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EPs

• Episode I (EP) (2000)

• Episode II (EP)(2001)

• Contact ! (Advance Promo)(2001)

Episode I is an EP by Eiffel 65 which features remixes from their 1999 album Europop 1. ... Episode II is an EP by Eiffel 65 like Episode I this EP features remixes of their recent album this album features remixes and alternative versions of songs from their 2001 album Contact! Back In Time (Eiffel Superclassic Mix) (5:41) Back In Time (Vortronik Mix) (6:06) Back In...

External links

• Official Eiffel 65 Website
• Official Bloom 06 Website
• Big Russian Site about Eiffel 65
• Eiffel 65 | Gabry Ponte | Bloom 06
• Eiffel 65 Website
• Unofficial French Site about Eiffel 65
• YouTube Profile with a lot of Eiffel 65 interviews and rare performances.