Pharao is a German Eurodance act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by Egyptian-Indian singer Kyra Pharao (Claudia Banerjee) (born 17 January 1971) and the Americanrapper Deon Blue (born 20 January 1970). Pharao released two studio albums, Pharao (1994) and The Return (1998).
Their debut single "I Show You Secrets" reached #6 on the German single Media Control Charts within weeks of its release[1] eventually earning them a gold disc.[2] The single also charted in other European countries including Switzerland and Austria.[3] Their second single "There Is a Star" was another hit reaching #8 in the German official singles chart,[1] which earned them another gold disc.[2] "There is a Star" was also successful in countries such as Switzerland and Sweden,[4] and peaked at #43 in the UK Singles Chart.[5] Their debut album, Pharao, reached #23 on the German album chart.[1] Their third single "World of Magic" was not quite as successful as the first two singles; however, it entered the Top 30 both in Germany[1] and Sweden.[6]
In 1997, after almost two years of silence, they released their second album, albeit without Deon Blue, who by then had left the band.
The first single "Temple of Love" from that album peaked at #36 on the German singles chart,[1] and reached #7 on the Finnish singles chart amongst others.[7] Their follow-up single, "Once Upon A Time", did not chart in Germany. Pharao's second album The Return was released in the beginning of 1998, but despite the band's efforts, it did not achieve the chart success of their previous album.
According to their former management agency, Pharao disbanded in 2001.[8]
However, in 2014, Kyra Pharao returned to front the group and tour with all of their old songs, alongside Prince Damien, who was chosen to be the new rapper of Pharao.
On 2015 a compilation album was released under the name "Best Of 1994 - 1998", all songs were digitally remastered. It wasn't released under record label, so it is only possible to get the album on special events and live concerts of the band.
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.
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pharao, ancient, egyptian, monarchs, other, uses, disambiguation, german, eurodance, produced, alexander, hawking, stevie, steve, band, fronted, egyptian, indian, singer, kyra, claudia, banerjee, born, january, 1971, american, rapper, deon, blue, born, january. For the ancient Egyptian monarchs see Pharaoh For other uses see Pharaoh disambiguation Pharao is a German Eurodance act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve The band was fronted by Egyptian Indian singer Kyra Pharao Claudia Banerjee born 17 January 1971 and the American rapper Deon Blue born 20 January 1970 Pharao released two studio albums Pharao 1994 and The Return 1998 PharaoPharao Kyra Pharao and Siam 2017 Background informationOriginMunich GermanyGenresEurodance TranceYears active1994 2001 2014 LabelsDance PoolMembersKyra PharaoSiam Nik Felice DJ Hi NRGPast membersDeon BluePrince Damien Contents 1 Musical career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksMusical career edit nbsp DJ Hi NRG 2017 Their debut single I Show You Secrets reached 6 on the German single Media Control Charts within weeks of its release 1 eventually earning them a gold disc 2 The single also charted in other European countries including Switzerland and Austria 3 Their second single There Is a Star was another hit reaching 8 in the German official singles chart 1 which earned them another gold disc 2 There is a Star was also successful in countries such as Switzerland and Sweden 4 and peaked at 43 in the UK Singles Chart 5 Their debut album Pharao reached 23 on the German album chart 1 Their third single World of Magic was not quite as successful as the first two singles however it entered the Top 30 both in Germany 1 and Sweden 6 In 1997 after almost two years of silence they released their second album albeit without Deon Blue who by then had left the band The first single Temple of Love from that album peaked at 36 on the German singles chart 1 and reached 7 on the Finnish singles chart amongst others 7 Their follow up single Once Upon A Time did not chart in Germany Pharao s second album The Return was released in the beginning of 1998 but despite the band s efforts it did not achieve the chart success of their previous album According to their former management agency Pharao disbanded in 2001 8 However in 2014 Kyra Pharao returned to front the group and tour with all of their old songs alongside Prince Damien who was chosen to be the new rapper of Pharao On 2015 a compilation album was released under the name Best Of 1994 1998 all songs were digitally remastered It wasn t released under record label so it is only possible to get the album on special events and live concerts of the band In early 2016 Prince Damien left the group and was replaced by Siam Prince Damien later embarked on a solo career and won season 13 of Deutschland sucht den SuperstarDiscography editAlbums edit 1994 Pharao 1998 The Return 2015 Best Of 1994 1998 Singles edit Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications sales thresholds Album AUT 9 CANDance 10 FIN 11 GER 12 NED 9 SUI 9 SWE 9 UK 5 U S Dance 13 1994 I Show You Secrets 5 10 3 6 6 14 85 35 GER Gold 14 Pharao There Is a Star 16 7 3 8 43 12 14 43 GER Gold 14 1995 World of Magic 28 22 1997 Temple of Love 7 36 The Return Once Upon a Time denotes releases that did not chart References edit a b c d e Pharao s German single chart positions Archived 2009 05 25 at the Wayback Machine charts surfer de a b Gold Platin Datenbank Pharao in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Pharao s I Show You Secrets single chart positions dutchcharts nl Pharao s There is a Star single chart positions dutchcharts nl a b Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 425 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Pharao s World of Magic single chart positions dutchcharts nl Pharao s Temple of Love single chart positions dutchcharts nl Pharao Danceartistinfo com Archived from the original on 2012 06 03 Retrieved 2012 04 22 a b c d Intl peaks Canadian dance peaks Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi ISBN 978 951 1 21053 5 German peaks US peaks a b German certificationsExternal links editPharao Bio Dance Artist Info Archived 2012 06 03 at the Wayback Machine Pharao Bio Eurodance Encyclopedia Pharao Album Picture Gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pharao amp oldid 1221119662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
