Fragma
| Fragma | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Duderstadt, Inpetto |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Trance |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Tiger Records, Positiva Records, Orbit Records |
| Members |
Ramon Zenker (producer) Dirk Duderstadt (producer) Marco Duderstadt (producer) Jörn Friese (lyricist) |
| Past members |
Damae (vocalist) (2001-2012) |
Fragma, also known as the Fragma Project, are a German trance group, originally comprising three producers. Their second release was "", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted at No. 1 in the UK.
Founded in 1998 by brothers Dirk and Marco Duderstadt, they produced their first single "" with record producer Ramon Zenker. When it was released the following year, it topped several dance charts around the world, and reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart.
In 2000, a mash-up, "" was produced, taking the music of Fragma’s "Toca Me" and placing the vocals from Coco Star's 1996 song "I Need a Miracle" (written for Coco Star by Rob Davis and Victor Imbres) over the instrumental. Originally released on Orbit Records in Germany, "Toca Me" was also released in the UK on Positiva Records. A release was made using vocals from illegal filesharing online, which went straight to number one in the UK chart, and was popular in Australia and Ireland. "Toca's Miracle" was described as a “song that was never really meant to be” by Billboard's Michael Paoletta. An album was released in 2001; Toca, as well as two other singles; "Everytime You Need Me" (UK No. 3), which featured vocals by Maria Rubia, and "You Are Alive" (UK No. 4) with vocals by Damae.
2002 saw the Duderstadts set up their own studio, called Evergreen-Terrace. The same year saw Fragma still operating with vocalist Damae, release a second album; Embrace, with hit singles such as "Say That You're Here", "Embrace Me", "Man In The Moon" and "Time And Time Again". During this period, Fragma parted with their UK record label Positiva and released "Say That You're Here" in December 2001 on Illustrious Records. The song charted at No. 25 but a hiatus on the UK chart began which lasted for several years.
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