Eiffel 65

Eiffel 65 are an Italian <a href="/facts/Eurodance/vjVzxQVR">Eurodance</a> group formed in 1997 in the studios of the <a href="/facts/Turin/PudIVEnr">Turin</a> based record company <a href="/facts/Bliss_Corporation/jWN8XKTw">Bliss Corporation</a>. The group consists of <a href="/facts/Jeffrey_Jey/IEIYRagc">Jeffrey Jey</a>, <a href="/facts/Maurizio_Lobina/P6wE5gfF">Maurizio Lobina</a>, and formerly <a href="/facts/Gabry_Ponte/doeYaf2v">Gabry Ponte</a>. They gained global popularity with their singles "<a href="/facts/Blue_(Da_Ba_Dee)/GkqBDTsD">Blue (Da Ba Dee)</a>" and "<a href="/facts/Move_Your_Body_(Eiffel_65_song)/3QkpXza0">Move Your Body</a>" from their 1999 debut studio album <a href="/facts/Europop_(album)/IsP0XGTk">Europop</a>. The singles reached number one in many countries, while the album peaked at number four on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM">Billboard 200</a> chart. Their following two albums, <a href="/facts/Contact!_(Eiffel_65_album)/ExqfdGK2">Contact!</a> (2001) and their self-titled Eiffel 65 (2003), did not gain international success, but still managed to gain success in Italy.
Throughout their career, the group won a <a href="/facts/World_Music_Award/vQu1oADp">World Music Award</a> in 2000 for the World Best Selling Italian Group, and a <a href="/facts/Broadcast_Music%2c_Inc./WMNL6HNv">B.M.I</a> USA in Los Angeles, rewarding the most-broadcast song on radio in the United States. They were also nominated at the <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Award</a> for <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Dance_Recording/BK3Mwv7j">Best Dance Recording</a> for "Blue (Da Ba Dee)".
Eiffel 65 also produced remixes of numerous popular songs, and they recorded "<a href="/facts/One_Goal_(Eiffel_65_song)/ExqfdGK2">One Goal</a>", one of the official songs of the <a href="/facts/UEFA_Euro_2000/F4E9xDp8">UEFA Euro 2000</a>, and "Living in My City" for the <a href="/facts/2006_Winter_Olympics/MkWfInaY">2006 Winter Olympics</a>. With more than 20 million copies sold and many gold, platinum and diamond <a href="/facts/Music_recording_certification/zGzLFa9l">records</a>, it is one of Italy's most popular electronic groups.
In 2005, Ponte focused on his solo career, while Jey and Lobina collaborated as a duo called <a href="/facts/Bloom_06/0LefRjv5">Bloom 06</a>. In 2010, the original group reunited, although Ponte no longer participates.

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