Felix (musician)
| Felix | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francis Wright |
| Also known as | Felix |
| Origin | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Genres | House, dance |
| Occupation(s) | producer, DJ |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Felix (born Francis Wright is a British producer and DJ. He is also known for his underground house project "The Party Crashers".
Life
Felix was born in Chelmsford, Essex)[1] and now lives in Los Angeles, US.
Felix's 1992 track "Don't You Want Me", which sampled Jomanda's "Don't You Want My Love" and credited as Felix (co-produced by Rollo and Red Jerry), went to number one on the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. It also reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992.[2] A remix of the song - "Don't You Want Me: Pugilist Mix" - formed the soundtrack to the multi-award-winning 1997 TV commercial for Blackcurrant Tango. "Don't You Want Me" was also sampled by David Guetta and Snoop Dogg on their collaboration "Wet" ("Sweat" - clean version) in 2011.
"Don't You Want Me" was sampled by Meck in 2007, to provide the majority of the music for his single, "Feels Like Home". In 2008, Madonna used elements of Meck's version during "Like a Prayer" on the Sticky & Sweet Tour.
"Don't You Want Me 2015" was released on Armada Music on April, 13th, 2015 and included five new mixes: 'Classic', 'Turbo', 'Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike', 'Atjazz Club' and 'Brodanse Bass Hall".
Felix is anticipated to be releasing his second studio Album later in 2015.
Other UK charting singles for Felix included "It Will Make Me Crazy" and "Stars".[2]
Discography
Albums
- 1993: #1
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [3] |
IRE [5] |
NED [3] |
NOR [3] |
SUI [3] |
SWE [3] |
UK [2] | |||||
| 1992 | "Don't You Want Me" | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | #1 | ||
| "It Will Make Me Crazy" | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| 1993 | "Stars" | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||
| "Fastslow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Get Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 1995 | "Don't You Want Me" (Patric Prins remix) | — | — | 16 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| 1996 | "Don't You Want Me" ('96 Pugilist mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of notable house music artists and releases
References
- ↑ Discogs.com
- 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 197. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 International peaks
- ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ↑ Search for Irish peak
- ↑ "Certifications Albums Argent - année 1992". Disque en France. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Felix)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
External links
- Discography at franken.de
- Felix discography at Discogs
- Felix Facebook Fan Page
- Official Website
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