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Name | Deee-Lite |
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Background | group_or_band |
Origin | New York City, United States |
Genre | Dance-popHouseClub/Dance |
Years active | 1990–1996 |
Label | Elektra Records |
Past members | Towa TeiDJ DmitryLady Miss KierDJ Ani |
Deee-Lite was an American house and club/dance group, formed in New York City, United States. The group's best-known single was "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where they scored six number-one hits.
The tune "Groove is In the Heart" featured lyrics from Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, and bass guitar and vocals by Bootsy Collins.
Since his exit from the group, Tei has recorded several albums as a solo artist and since Deee-Lite's disbanding Kier, Dmitry and Ani have maintained successful club DJ careers.
In early 2003, Lady Miss Kier initiated a lawsuit against Sega corporation for allegedly stealing her former persona, and using it as the basis of a character named Ulala, in the video game, Space Channel 5, after they had originally asked her to participate in the development of the product and she declined. In 2006, the court ruled against Lady Miss Kier's claim. In 2008, the band's single "Groove is in The Heart" was licensed for use a Sega video game Samba de Amigo for the Nintendo Wii console, appearing in a stage featuring Ulala.
§ "Power of Love" and "Deee-Lite Theme" charted together on the U.S. dance chart, as did "Runaway" and "Rubber Lover"
Category:American electronic music groups Category:American house music groups Category:American pop music groups Category:American dance music groups Category:1990s music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1990 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1996
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