Ottawan | |
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 Ottawan performing in November 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | France |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Website | www |
Ottawan is a French pop music duo, who had the hit singles "D.I.S.C.O." and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in the early 1980s. Fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste and formerly Annette Eltice, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producerDaniel Vangarde and Belgian producerJean Kluger.
In 1979, Ottawan was founded by record producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger and fronted by male singer Patrick Jean-Baptiste, who was originally fromGuadeloupe, and female singer Annette Eltice.[1][2] Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits withThe Gibson Brothers andSheila B. Devotion.[1]
In the United Kingdom, they had twoTop 10 hits. "D.I.S.C.O." (the act's debut single) reached number 2 in September 1980, while "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" peaked at number 3 a year later.[3] "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" reached number 1 inNew Zealand during 1982, staying there for eight weeks.[4] The duo recorded in French as well as English.
The duo's hits have been covered a number of times.
Canadian bandSway had a number 7 hit in Canada in 1988 with their cover of "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)".[5]
Norwegian bandHype [no] had a number 10 hit in Norway and number 7 hit in Finland in 1995 with their cover of "Hands Up".
Swedish bandArmy of Lovers had a number 44 hit in Sweden in 2001 with their cover of "Hands Up".[6]
Israeli bandThe Young Professionals had a number 53 hit in France in 2012 with their version of "D.I.S.C.O.".[7]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
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| GER [8] | AUT [9] | ||||
| 1980 | D.I.S.C.O. | 30 | — | ||
| 1981 | 2 | — | 18 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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| UK [3] | GER [8] | NL [10] | BEL [11] | NOR [12] | AUT [9] | IRL [13] | ||||
| 1979 | "D.I.S.C.O." | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | "You're OK" | 56 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shalalala Song" | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Haut les mains (donne-moi ton cœur)" | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| "Crazy Music" | — | 26 | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||
| "Qui va garder mon crocodile cet été?" | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| "Help, Get Me Some Help" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Hello Rio!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Top Secret" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
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