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Ottawan originally recorded it in French. It was first released in 1979 and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart the following year. The song's name is an acronym and comes from the lyrics in its chorus, in which a woman is described as "D.I.S.C.O.".
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In 1979, Ottawan was founded by record producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger and fronted by male singer Patrick Jean-Baptiste, who was originally from Guadeloupe, and female singer Annette Eltice. [1] [2] Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits with The Gibson Brothers and Sheila B. Devotion. [1] In the United Kingdom, they had two Top 10 ...
"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" is a 1981 song by Ottawan. It was the band's second-biggest international hit single, after their 1979 hit "D.I.S.C.O.". The song reached the Top 5 across Europe and became a number one for eight consecutive weeks in New Zealand. [2] It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.
It should only contain pages that are Ottawan albums or lists of Ottawan albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Ottawan albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
Geeta Dayal described it as a "disco anthem for the ages, and one of the best songs Lahiri ever did." The song "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" has similarities to 1980 French disco song "T’es OK" by Ottawan. The song "Auva Auva" (picturized on Karan Razdan's character Sam) was inspired by the 1979 synthpop hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The ...
"One Way Ticket" was covered by British disco band Eruption for their second album, Leave a Light. The song became a big hit in Europe in the first half of 1979, topping charts in Austria and Switzerland, and reaching top 10 across Europe. This song inspired the item song "Hari Om Hari" from the Hindi film Pyara Dushman (1980).
French disco duo Ottawan spent nine weeks at number one with "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)", the most out of any act during the 1980s. Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals had the most successful single of 1982 with "Beautiful Woman", a five-week chart-topper.