Clubland (Anglo Swedish house band)

Clubland was a Swedish/British house music act assembled in 1990 by BTECH label boss/producer Jan Ekholm and British duo Dave Rawlings and Ronnie Herel of Quartz. British musician Morgan King joined them later as a songwriter. Lead vocals for the first album Themes from Outer Clubland were variously performed by the American hip house duo 2 in a Room, British rapper Stepz, and Swedish singers Zemya Hamilton and Kayo Shekoni. In 1991, Ekholm reformed the act with members now comprising singer Zemya Hamilton and Morgan King. Between 1991 and 1992, five songs charted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, with three of those hitting number-one: "Let's Get Busy" (credited to Clubland featuring Quartz) (1990), "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" (1992) and "Hypnotized" (1992). Another single, "Set Me Free", hit number-one on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and number 2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In 1993, they won a Swedish Grammy for Best Album with their second album, Adventures Beyond Clubland. Zemya Hamilton (Zemya Sylveta Larsson Auna) died on 24 December 2015 from multiple sclerosis, aged 50. Themes from Outer Clubland (1991) Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton (1992) Adventures Beyond Clubland (1992) Secrets of Inner Clubland (Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton) (1995) List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 60. ISBN 978-0898201567. Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2015 July to December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015. "Bubbling Down Under 7 January 1991". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022. "Lescharts.com - Clubland - Let's Get Busy". lescharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. John Bush. "Clubland | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015. "Clubland Songs *** Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography *** Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Music VF. Retrieved 1 November 2019. Official website for Clubland and their label BTECH Clubland at AllMusic Discography at Discogs.com v t e v t e v t e