One Hit Wonders in Hellas (Part 04 / 12)

    

Artists (& songs) that became One Hit Wonders in Hellas.

Basic criterion: The airplay they received & the success they achieved in Hellenic radio stations.

1) Euro pop of the 80s:

Africa (Voodoo Master) - ROSE LAURENS (1983)

FR # 1 (French version 1982), AT # 1, CH # 2, NO # 2, DE # 3

France

Blue Night Shadow - TWO OF US (1985)

DE # 5, CH # 7, AT # 14

Germany

Casino - THE PASSENGERS (1981)

IT # 22

Italy

Comanchero - RAGGIO DI LUNA (MOON RAY) (1984)

AT # 2, DE # 3, CH # 4, FR # 5, IT # 17

Italy, Brazil & Hellas

Computer Guy - PALMER (1986)

Did not chart in Europe.

Cyprus

Da Da Da - TRIO  (LP, 1981 / single, 1982)

AT # 1, CH # 1, UK # 2, DE # 2, SE # 2, NO # 2, FR # 3, BE # 4, AU # 4, IT # 5, FR # 56, EUROPEAN # 1

Hits mostly in DE, AT & CH: "Anna" (1982), "Herz Is Trumpf" (1983), "Turaluralu" (1983)

Germany

Desire - FUTURE WORLD ORCHESTRA (single, 1981 / LP 1982)

NL # 40

The Netherlands

Dolce Vita - RYAN PARIS (1983)

NL # 1, BE # 1, AT # 2, NO # 2, SE # 2, DE # 3, CH # 3, UK # 5, IT # 10,  EUROPEAN # 1

Italy

Don Quichotte – MAGAZINE 60 (1984)

FR # 10, AT # 25, NL # 42, US # 56

France

Droid - MITO (1982)

Did not chart in Europe.

Italy

Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba) - OFF (1986)

IT # 1, AT # 2, DE # 3, FR # 3, BE # 5, CH # 23, NL # 31, EUROPEAN # 4

Germany

Hijo De La Luna - MECANO (LP Entre El Cielo Y El Suelo, 1986)

ES # 5, NL # 5, FR # 6, BE # 18, DE # 45, EUROPEAN # 82

Spain

Holiday Rap - MC MIKER G & DEEJAY SVEN (1986)

UK # 6, DE # 1, IT # 1, FR # 1, NL # 1, CH # 1, BE # 1, AT # 2, NO # 3, SE # 7, EUROPEAN # 1

The Netherlands

Hypnotic Tango - MY MINE (1983)

DE # 5, CH # 10, BE # 32

Italy

Giddyap A Gogo - AD VISSER & DANIEL SAHULEKA (LP Sobrietas, 1982)

IT # 9, NL # 25

The Netherlands & Indonesia

Golden War - BLUE CAMERA (1985)

Did not chart in Europe

Italy

I Know There's Something Going On - FRIDA (1982)

US # 13, CH # 1, BE # 1, NL # 3, NO # 3, SE # 3, DE # 5, AU # 5, CA # 30, UK # 43

Singer of ABBA.

Norway & Sweden

I Maschi - GIANNA NANNINI (1987)

FR # 2, IT # 3, SE # 4, BE # 9, AT # 14, DE # 44

Italy

Irreristible / Ouragan - STEPHANIE (1986)

Irresistible: DE # 2, AT # 5, NL # 25, UK # 84

Ouragan: FR # 1, CH # 11

Monaco

It's The First Time - LOIS LANE (1989)

NL # 9, BE # 30

The Netherlands

Kalimba De Luna - TONY ESPOSITO (1984)

CH # 6, IT  # 6, AT # 12, DE # 25

Italy

Live Is Life - OPUS (1984)

UK # 6, US # 32, CA # 7, DE # 1, FR # 1, AT # 1, SE # 1, CH # 2, BE # 2, NO # 2, NL # 3, IT # 6, EUROPEAN # 1

"Flyin' High" was a minor hit only in Central Europe (CH # 5, DE # 37)

Austria

Love In Siberia - LABAN (1985)

US # 88

Denmark

Ma Quale Idea - PINO D'ANGIO (1980)

NL # 2, CH # 5, BE # 9

Italy

Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) - PETER SCHILLING (1982)

Major Tom (Coming Home) - PETER SCHILLING (1982)

"Völlig Losgelöst" German version: DE # 1, AT # 1, CH # 1, NL # 2, BE # 3

"Coming Home" English versiom: US # 14, UK # 42

Germany

Maracaibo - LUISA "LU" COLOMBO (1982)

Did not chart in Europe.

Italy

My Love Won't Let You Down - NATHALIE (1983)

BE # 8, IT # 12, NL # 18

Belgium

Oh Well - OH WELL (1989)

UK # 28, CH # 21, DE # 30, NL # 44, BE # 44, NZ # 40

Germany

On My Way In L.A. - PHIL CARMEN (1985)

CH # 9, DE # 18, AT # 23

Switzerland

Paris Latino - BANDOLERO (1983)

IT # 2, CH # 2, NL # 9, BE # 19

France

People From Ibiza - SANDY MARTON (1984)

IT # 1, NO # 4, CH # 7, DE # 10, AT # 14, BE # 39, NL # 45

Croatia

Puttin' On The Ritz - TACO (1982)

US # 4, CA # 2, SE # 1, NO # 2, AT # 3, CH # 6, BE # 13, NL # 18, DE # 20, NZ # 1, AU # 5

The Netherlands & Indonesia

Saddle Up - DAVID CHRISTIE (1982)

UK # 9, CH # 4, NL # 10, DE # 12, BE # 13

France

Ska Chou Chou - CLAUDIO CECCHETTO E LA DEE JAY'S GANG (1982)

IT # 4

Italy

Shouldn't Have To Be Like That - FRA LIPPO LIPPI (1986)

NO # 4, NL # 29, BE # 39

Norway

Song For Denise - PIANO FANTASIA (1985)

Did not chart in Europe.

France (Mike Serbee & Tidi)

Struggle For Pleasure - SOFT VERDICT (1983)

FR # 127

Belgium

Susanna - THE ART COMPANY / VOF DE KUNST (1984)

AT # 2, NO # 3, SE # 4, CH # 6, FR # 25

Suzanne (Dutch version, 1983): NL # 1, BE # 13

Suzanne (German version, 1983) : DE # 68

The Netherlands

Symphony Of Love - FAIR CONTROL (1986)

Did not chart in Europe.

Germany

Tarzan Boy - BALTIMORA (1985)

UK # 3, US # 13, FR # 1, BE # 1, NL # 1, SE # 2, AT # 2, IE # 2, DE # 3, CH # 4, NO # 4, IT # 6, EUROPEAN # 1, AU # 16, NZ # 34.

"Juke Box Boy" (IT # 12)

Italy & Northern Ireland

The Sound Of C - CONFETTI'S (1988)

FR # 6, BE # 20, NL # 23

Belgium

The Way To Your Heart - SOULSISTER (1988)

BE # 3, DE # 4, AT # 6, CH # 8, NL # 8

Belgium

Ti Sento - MATIA BAZAR (1985)

IT # 1, BE # 1, NL # 2, DE # 11

Italy

Too Much - HONKONG SYNDIKAT (1985)

DE # 24, FR # 30

Germany

Touch By Touch - JOY (1985)

AT # 1, DE # 18

Austria

Touch My Heart - DANUTA (1987)

Did not chart in Europe.

Poland

Voyage, Voyage - DESIRELESS (1986)

DE # 1, AT # 1, NO # 1, FR # 2, CH # 4, NL # 9, SE # 11, BE # 19

France

When Love Is The Missing Word - CRETU & THIERS (1987)

Did not chart in Europe.

Romania & Germany

Where Are You? - 16 BIT  (1986)

DE # 11, BE # 31, NL # 78

Germany

Woodpeckers From Space - VIDEO KIDS (1984)

NO # 1, DE # 4, CH # 6, SE # 8, AT # 15, BE # 17, UK # 72

The Netherlands

Wrap Your Arms Around Me - AGNETHA FALTSKOG (1983)

BE # 1, NL # 4, AT # 20, DE # 30, UK # 44

Although her first solo single after ABBA "The Heat Is On" (1983) was a European hit (SE # 1, NO # 1, BE # 2, NL # 5, FR # 6, CH # 15, DE # 20, UK # 35), it never recieved air-play in Hellenic radio stations

Sweden

2) Euro pop of the 90s

Anna - CLOUSEAU (1991)

DE # 51

Belgium

Baby Don't Go - CLOSE II YOU (single, 1997 / LP Closer, 1998)

The Netherlands

Canção Do Mar - DULCE PONTES (LP Lágrimas, 1993)

Did not chart in Europe.

Portugal

Cómo Hemos Cambiado - PRESUNTOS IMPLICADOS (LP Ser De Agua, 1991)

Did not chart in Europe.

Spain

Do You Always - E-TYPE (LP Made In Sweden, 1994)
SE # 13

Sweden

Easy Come, Easy Gο - REBECKA TÖRNQVIST (LP A Night Like This, 1993)
Did not chart in Europe.

Sweden

Flying - NICE LITTLE PENGUINS (1994)
DE # 56
Denmark

Hasta Siempre - NATHALIE CARDONE (1997)

FR # 2, BE # 1, NL # 99

France & Sicily / Spain

I Breathe - VACUUM (LP The Plutonium Cathedral, 1997)
SE # 2

Sweden

I Saw You Dancing - YAKI DA (LP Pride, 1994)
NO # 7, SE # 32, DE # 65

Sweden

Just To Let You Know - CULTURED PEARLS (LP Space Age Honeymoon, 1997)

Did not chart in Europe.

Germany

Lemon Tree - FOOL'S GARDEN (1995)

DE # 1, AT # 1, SE # 1, NO # 1, BE # 2, CH # 2, FR # 3, FI # 11, NL # 12, UK # 26, EUROPEAN # 4, AU # 31, NZ # 14, US # 113

Germany (Pforzheim)

Marcel - LE MASQUE (1995)

Did not chart in Europe.

Italy

Nocturne - SECRET GARDEN (single, 1995)
BE # 6, NL # 20, SE # 26

Norway

O Pastor - MADREDEUS (LP Existir, 1990)
Did not chart in Europe.

Portugal

Prituritze Planinata - D-EMOTION PROJECT feat. STEFKA SABOTINOVA (1994)

Did not chart in Europe.
France &  Bulgaria

Somebody Else's Lover - TOTAL TOUCH (LP Total Touch, 1996)
NL # 3, DE # 86

The Netherlands

Too Much - VIBRAZIONI PRODUCTIONS (single, 1993)
Did not chart in Europe.

Italy

Until I'm Satisfied - SOUND OF SEDUCTION (LP Welcome, 1995)
Did not chart in Europe.

Denmark

Why Don't You, Why Don't I - ERIC GADD (LP Floating, 1995)
SE # 16

Sweden

Young King - KURT MALOO (LP Soul & Echo, 1995)

Former singer of Swiss Pop duo, Double

Switzerland