![]() The reggae-fusion inspired hit “Coco Jamboo” quickly became a crossover hit worldwide. In 1996, Neumann and Matthiesen decided to embrace a radically different sound for the next Mr. President album, Up’n Away was released in 1995 featuring a new version of the song with Rennalls rap vocals. He met Lady Danii and T and the first full-length Mr. Lazy Dee came to Germany in the early nineties with a reggae group on tour. Neumann replaced Jones with British rapper Delroy Rennalls (Layzee Dee). After having issues with the bands management he left. At this time, the rapper of the group was named Sir Prophet (George Jones). At first it was recorded by studio vocalist Caren Miller, for a promotion. They released their first underground dance hit called “MM” an acronym meaning ( Marilyn Monroe) in 1993.īut everything started with the second single Up’n’Away, which almost hit top 10 in Germany, sold gold and was played widely all over Europe. They figured that the highest position a human being might get to is a President, and that’s how they came with the name. “M” stands for Music, “R” stands for Rhythm. Neumann and Matthiesen, managers as well as producers, decided to change the name of the band to Mr. They spent years performing at clubs without any real success. Each band member decided to take on stage names, Hinkelmann became “T-Seven” while Jones and Haak became known as “Sir Prophet” and “Lady Danii”. When Jens Neumann hired German singer Judith Hinkelmann into the act, Satellite One officially became a trio act. In 1991, German DJs, Jens Neumann and Kai Matthiesen, formed a live rapper-singer duo act called Satellite One, it consisted of American rapper George Jones and German singer Daniela Haak. ![]() It also earned a silver record in the United Kingdom and a platinum record in Australia, Germany and Norway. “Coco Jamboo” was also successful in both Australia and New Zealand, where it reached number 7 and 9, and was awarded with a gold record in Austria, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, it went to number 8 in June 1997, in its second run on the UK Singles Chart. It also was a Top 5 hit in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the single reached number 4. President the Echo award in Germany for best dance single in 1997. It also enjoyed success in the United States, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was a hit in many European countries, reaching number one in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, and Switzerland. The smash hit single was the lead from their second studio album, We See the Same Sun. ![]() The group was also famous in Europe for the dance hits “Up’n Away”, “I’ll Follow the Sun”, “I Give You My Heart”, “4 on the Floor”, “Jojo Action” and the hit albums Up’n Away – The Album and We See the Same Sun. But it was the catchy “Coco Jamboo” that really put this German musical project on the map. President released a worldwide hit called “Coco Jamboo”. In the 1996 a German Eurodance dance act called Mr.
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