Deee-Lite
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | New York, NY, USA | |
| Genre(s) | House Dance music |
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| Years active | 1986 – 1996 | |
| Label(s) | Elektra | |
| Former members | ||
| Towa Tei DJ Dmitry Lady Miss Kier DJ On-E |
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Deee-Lite was a house- and dance music group formed in New York City. Their most successful single was "Groove Is in the Heart" from their 1990 debut, World Clique. However, they had six number-one U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play singles.
The members of Deee-lite were:
- "Super DJ Dmitri" (Dmitri Brill, born June 4, 1964 originally from Kiev, Ukraine)
- "Lady Miss Kier" (Kieren M. Kirby, born August 15, 1963 in Youngstown, Ohio)
- "Jungle DJ Towa Tei" (Dong-hwa Chung, born September 7, 1964 originally from Tokyo)
Brill and Kirby had an ongoing romantic relationship which ended prior to the release of their third album, Dewdrops In the Garden. Also prior to that release, Tei left the band (appearing only on the track "Call Me") and was replaced with DJ On-E.
Deee-Lite disbanded shortly after the release of Dewdrops in the Garden. Tei has recorded several albums as a solo artist and Kier and Dmitri are successful club DJs.
In early 2003, Lady Miss Kier initiated a lawsuit against SEGA corporation for allegedly stealing her former persona and using it as the basis of a character in the video game Space Channel 5, after they had originally asked her to participate in the development of the product and she declined. In 2006 the court ruled against Lady Miss Kier's claim. Under California law, she is required to pay over $600,000 in legal fees to cover SEGA's expenses in defending their case.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. | UK |
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| 1990 | World Clique | 20 | 14 |
| 1992 | Infinity Within | 67 | 37 |
| 1994 | Dewdrops in the Garden | 127 | - |
| 1996 | Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities | - | - |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Deee-Lite | - | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Club | U.S. Hot 100 | UK singles | Album |
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| 1990 | "Groove Is in the Heart" 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | World Clique |
| 1990 | "What Is Love?" 1 | 1 | - | 2 | World Clique |
| 1990 | "Power of Love" | 1 | 47 | 25 | World Clique |
| 1991 | "E.S.P." | 7 | - | - | World Clique |
| 1991 | "Good Beat" | 1 | - | 53 | World Clique |
| 1992 | "Runaway" / "Rubber Lover" 2 | 1 | - | 45 | Infinity Within |
| 1992 | "Thank You Everyday" | - | - | - | Infinity Within |
| 1992 | "Pussycat Meow" | 6 | - | - | Infinity Within |
| 1994 | "Party Happenin' People" | 30 | - | - | Dewdrops in the Garden |
| 1994 | "Picnic in the Summertime" | - | - | 43 | Dewdrops in the Garden |
| 1994 | "Bring Me Your Love" | 1 | - | - | Dewdrops In the Garden |
| 1995 | "Call Me" | 1 | - | - | Dewdrops in the Garden |
- 1 "Groove Is in the Heart" and "What Is Love?" charted together on the U.S. Dance chart as they were issued on the same 12-inch single. Both songs were released as a double A-side in the UK and charted as such.
- 2 "Runaway" and "Rubber Lover" charted together on the U.S. dance chart.
[edit] Trivia
- The group "Deee-Lite" got its name from the Cole Porter song "It's Delovely."
- The group covered Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing." In 1994, it appeared in the Dumb and Dumber film and on its soundtrack.
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] External links
- Fanpage
- Yahoo Group
- Deee-Lite Discography at Discogs.com
- MusicBlob: Archivio documenti This Italian website has archived some interesting legal documents including the "Kirby v.Sega" case involving Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite
