Real McCoy (musical group)
| Real McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Years active | 1988–2000, 2006-2009, 2016–present |
| Labels | Phears Music/SME Records Arista/BMG Records |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Olaf Jeglitza Karin Kasar |
| Past members | Patricia Petersen Lisa Cork Vanessa Mason Shampro |
Real McCoy (originally known as MC Sar & The Real McCoy) is a German eurodance act that enjoyed worldwide popularity and success in the 1990s with their hit single "Another Night." The single became a Top-40 hit in multiple countries and later grew to become one of the best-selling singles ever by a German dance music act in U.S. history. Real McCoy is also famous for other major hits like "Run Away", "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)", "Love & Devotion", and a popular cover version of "Come and Get Your Love." During their long run, however, the act itself went through many noticeable changes in its lineup. Real McCoy also developed a pattern of sometimes being strictly a lip-syncing music act. This is due to the fact that the actual singing talent behind the act was not always credited or featured in Real McCoy's live shows, music videos or on the group's CD cover art.
In the beginning, Real McCoy was known in Europe as "MC Sar & The Real McCoy" and only consisted of rapper Olaf "O-Jay" Jeglitza and an unknown session singer. Their first major breakthrough came in July 1988 when their cover of the Technotronic hit "Pump Up The Jam" called "Pump The Jam - Rap" became an unexpected No. 16 hit Germany. For their second single, "It's On You," singer Patricia Petersen was recruited into the act to provide singing vocals. When their record label wanted to produce a music video and put on live shows for "It's On You," a Frenchman of African-descent by the name of Shampro was recruited into the act to both star in Jeglitza's place and lip-sync his vocals. At that time, Jeglitza did not want to be the face of the group, so he remained in the background initially and provided only rap vocals. Shampro was used as the frontman and face of M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy on a majority the group's early advertisements and CD/vinyl cover art. The group released three more singles ("Don't Stop", "Make A Move", "Let's Talk About Love", and "No Showbo") and an album called "Make A Move." All of these releases failed to achieve the same success of "It's On You" and "Pump Up The Jam - Rap".
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