Jaydee
Dutch house music producer and DJ (born 1956)
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::summary Dutch house music producer and DJ (born 1956) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | JayDee |
| birth_name | Robin Albers |
| origin | Netherlands |
| genre | |
| occupation | DJ, music producer |
| label | |
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|image= |name = JayDee |birth_name = Robin Albers |origin = Netherlands |instrument = |genre = |occupation = DJ, music producer |label = |website = Robin Albers, who uses the stage name Jaydee, is a Dutch house music producer and DJ.
Biography
After a degree in commercial studies, Albers played in the Dutch national baseball team and was triple Dutch arm-wrestling champion. Then, he started his career as DJ, and was a radio host on Dutch music and sport programs for eleven years.
His original stage name was Jei D. In 1992 (R&S Records), under the stage name JayDee, he released "Plastic Dreams", which reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The song, an instrumental, featured a prominent Hammond organ-style synthesizer melody, played in a jazzy, improvised manner. "Plastic Dreams" continues to be remixed and re-released today, mostly on unsolicited white labels. The track made the UK Singles Chart on two occasions; firstly in September 1997 when it reached number 18, and again in January 2004, when it reached number 35.
Discography
Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | AUT | BEL | FRA | ITA | NLD | SWI | UK | US Dance | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1992/1993 | "Plastic Dreams" | 20 | 8 | 25 | — | 34 | 4 | — | 1 | Singles only | | | 1994 | "Music Is So Special" | — | — | — | — | 32 | 25 | — | — | | | | 1995 | "I Want You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | House Nation | | | 1996 | "The Lounge" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | 1997 | "Plastic Dreams" (Revisited) | — | 38 | — | 16 | — | 49 | 18 | — | Singles only | | | "U Got It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 1998 | "Reste Chez Moi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | "Spank! Spank!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2003 | "Plastic Dreams 2003" | — | 25 | — | — | 64 | — | 35 | — | | | | 2013 | "Pulsate" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
References
References
- (1998). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Virgin Books]].
- (1992). "Jay Dee - Plastic Dreams".
- Roberts, David. (2006). "British Hit Singles & Albums". Guinness World Records Limited.
- "lescharts.com – Les charts français".
- (25 October 1997). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
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