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Once you hear Eiffel 65's hit single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", you cannot get it out of your head. That's why the song has reached the top of the charts in England, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Ireland and here in the US.
With a name like Eiffel 65 you'd think the group would be from France, right? Wrong! They are actually from Italy. It all started in the early 90's at the Bliss Corporation, which is home to many successful dance producers. Individually Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Gabry Ponte turned out several European top ten dance floor hits. The three came together to record one song only, but it turned out so well they ended up forming a group. Although the three all share a passion for dance and electronic music, they each bring different skills and backgrounds to the group. Jay spent most of his life in Brooklyn, New York before returning to Italy with his parents. He grew up on Rod Stewart and Duran Duran. Meanwhile, Lobina studied classical piano in Italy. Ponte gained an intimate connection with the dance scene through his DJ experience. Eiffel 65's music is filled with energy, hooks and uplifting verses. It's important that people get a positive message", says Jeffrey Jay. "We don't throw things down and criticize. We want to think and use our minds to fix things. Things should be built rather than taken apart. There should be something to be happy about." The song "Blue" is not about sadness, but using a color as a metaphor for life. Jay came up with the song's strange lyrics. "I started thinking about the way people are and about lifestyles - the way you buy your house, pick your girlfriend, your job, or the neighborhood in which you live. Then I came up with a color, a color that describes someone's lifestyle."The term "blue" does not mean sadness in Europe. The CD Europop is also climbing the charts worldwide and is in the top 10 in the United States. It's a diverse album, mixing several different dance styles. The group likes the word "crossover" as one of the adjectives that fit the Eiffel 65 sound because it erases the notion that their music is just one style.
How did an Italian group come up with the name Eiffel 65, and what does it mean? It means absolutely nothing. The group didn't want to place too much emphasis on their moniker, but had to come up with one. Fitting with their love of technology, they used a computer program that randomly came up with the name Eiffel, which was going to be the band's name. But when the single came back from the record label, it read Eiffel 65. Apparently the group's producer was writing down a phone number on a piece of paper, and the last two digits of the number ended up next to Eiffel on the piece of paper the graphic artist gets to make the information on the CD. The group decided to keep the name, feeling that it was meant to be.
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