AB Logic is a European dance music duo made up of singer Marianne and rapper K-Swing. The group is masterminded by Belgian producers Jacko Bultinck and Peter Gillis. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Comprised of vocalists Jenny Berggren and Linn Berggren, and keyboardists Jonas "Joker" Berggren and Ulf "Buddah" Ekberg, the Swedish quartet Ace of Base became a phenomenally popular international act with their 1993 debut album, The Sign. Ace of Base's simple, melodic Euro-disco was equally popular on radio and in the clubs, earning the... [+] Read More

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The Danish dance-pop trio Daze comprised vocalist Trine Bix and songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Sieber and J.T. The group's first single, "Superhero," was a major hit at home and throughout Scandinavia, and their 1997 debut LP, Super Heroes, earned a Danish Grammy for Best Dance Album of the Year. It was released in the U.S. in 1998. ~ Jason... [+] Read More

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With the massive popularity of their hit single "Groove Is in the Heart," Deee-Lite brought the colorful sights and sounds of New York's club culture into the mainstream. Formed in 1986, the trio was led by vocalist Lady Miss Kier (born Kieren Kirby in Youngstown, Ohio) and fleshed out by a pair of DJs, Super DJ Dmitry (a classically-trained... [+] Read More

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Melanie Bender first gained chart attention in her native Germany as a member of the dance-pop group Me-Ka-Do. She soon moved off on her own, though, and found another hit with a precocious single named "You Just Want Sex." Her eponymous debut album followed soon after, and was released in the U.S. on Critique in mid-1996. ~ John Bush, All Music... [+] Read More

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The Swedish dance combo Rednex had an international novelty hit in 1995 with "Cotton-Eyed Joe," a driving number that reworks American country music into disco. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls use dance-pop as a musical base, but... [+] Read More

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Two of the busiest men in show business, the Pop Tarts have produced three hit television series (including The Best of Manhattan Cable for England's Channel 4), written a book (about Michael Milken), masterminded the career of supermodel/singer RuPaul, and composed and recorded a 17-song CD -- all in the past 12 months. ~ Will Grega, All Music... [+] Read More

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More than any pop band in history, the KLF ripped off the music industry for a bucketful of loot and got away with it -- as illustrated in their own guidebook to creating number one singles, The Manual. Bill Drummond and Jimi Cauty applied the tactics of punk shock-terrorism to late-'80s acid house and became one of Britain's best-selling... [+] Read More

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Part clever concept, part exaggerated camp act, the Village People were worldwide sensations during disco's heyday and keep reviving like the phoenix. Producer Jacques Morali in 1977 assembled a group designed to attract gay audiences while parodying (some claimed exploiting) that same constituency's stereotypes. Songwriters Phil Hurtt and Peter... [+] Read More

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