Artists like Black Box
Kindred artists that sit next to Black Box on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
TechnotronicartistTechnotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, "Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Later that year, the single was followed by the album of the same name, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles "Get Up! " and "Move This". They went on to release the albums Body to Body (1991) and Recall (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001.
Crystal WatersartistCrystal Waters is an American house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman" and "100% Pure Love", and 2007's "Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her studio albums produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as one of the most successful dance artists of all time. Her accolades include six ASCAP Songwriter awards, three American Music Award nominations, an MTV Video Music Award nod, four Billboard Music Awards and twelve No. 1 Billboard Dance Chart hits. Her hit song "Gypsy Woman” has been sampled hundreds of times. Though her music sales have yet to be re-certified, Waters has sold over 7 million records worldwide.
Ce Ce PenistonartistCecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song "Finally" reached the No. 5 US Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK.
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Real McCoyartistReal McCoy is a German Eurodance and pop music project best known for their hit singles throughout the mid-1990s: "Another Night", "Automatic Lover ", "Run Away", "Love & Devotion", "Come and Get Your Love", and "One More Time". Their first U.S. album Another Night went multi-platinum and charted in countries around the world.
Culture BeatartistCulture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The band has gone through a number of lineup changes over the years, achieving the most success whilst fronted by British singer Tania Evans and American rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a no. 1 hit in eleven European countries, and the group claims to have sold more than 10 million records worldwide.
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Ice MCartistIan Colin Campbell, better known as Ice MC, is a British rapper who started his professional music career in Italy, when he got a record deal signing to record producer and singer Savage and released his debut single "Easy" in 1989. He's best known for the Eurodance 1990s hit singles "Take Away the Colour", "Think About the Way" and "It's a Rainy Day". Ice MC singles are most notable for being the first Eurodance songs to blend raggamuffin rapping style with female singing choruses. Zanetti's music team produced Ice MC hits while also producing songs for other major Italian artists of the same decade, like Double You, Alexia, and Corona.
Deee-LiteartistDeee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City. The group's single "Groove Is in the Heart", which was released in 1990 from their debut studio album, World Clique (1990), was a top-ten hit in multiple countries. In December 2016, Billboard ranked them as the 55th-most successful dance artists of all time.
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Sannie Charlotte Carlson, also known as Whigfield, Sannie, or Naan, is an Italian-Danish singer, former model, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.
CoronaartistCorona is an Italian Eurodance project. Initially a group formed by the Brazilian singer and model Olga Maria de Souza and producer Francesco "Checco" Bontempi, they found commercial success with the worldwide hits "The Rhythm of the Night" (1993) and "Baby Baby" (1995). After their second album, Bontempi left the group and was replaced by Francesco Conte and Paolo Dughero.
FelixartistFelix is a British producer and DJ. He is known for his hit singles "Don't You Want Me" and "It Will Make Me Crazy", which was featured on his only album, #1 (1993), and his underground house project "The Party Crashers".
ShapeshiftersartistThe Shapeshifters is the current alias of British house producer Simon Marlin and a former duo comprising Marlin and Swedish producer Max Reich, from Gothenburg. The Shapeshifters have been signed to Defected Records since 2008, and the duo were previously signed to Positiva. They are best known for their debut single "Lola's Theme", which went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2004.
Junior JackartistVito Lucente, known by his stage name Junior Jack, is an Italian house music producer and DJ based in Belgium.
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HaddawayartistNestor Alexander Haddaway is a Trinidadian-American singer and songwriter, long based in Germany. He is best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries.
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AmberartistKeith "Mac" MacLeod, was an English musician who was a part of the Hertfordshire folk and blues scene from 1959 onwards. He played in St Albans alongside Mick Softley and Maddy Prior and toured with John Renbourn. Influences include Softley, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Derroll Adams, Jesse Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy, Snooks Eaglin, Reverend Gary Davis and Davey Graham.
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