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Euphoria was a very popular Australian Pop/Dance music trio from the early 1990s and were based out of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The group was founded by producer Andrew Klippel and featured the vocals of Keren Minshull and Holly Garnett. Model Jodie Meares joined the act after Garnett left.
Profile
The act appeared on the Australian music scene in 1991 with their first single "Love You Right." That song was featured on the Australian soap operas "Neighbours" and "E Street." It was through that exposure, along with widespread radio airplay, that "Love You Right" would become their first #1 single on the ARIA Pop chart. Other top ten singles followed, including "One In A Million" (#1), "Do For You" (#7) and the less successful fourth single "I Will Never Leave You" (#41). All of these tracks came from their first and only album, "Total Euphoria" (#14) which was released in the Spring of 1992. A new single, "Elated" was released in 1993 but failed to have any impact, and the group subsequently disbanded.
Discography
The work of Australian Dance Music Producer Andrew Klippel
As Euphoria:
- 1992 LOVE YOU RIGHT
- 1992 ONE IN A MILLION
- 1992 DO FOR YOU / BABY, I WANT IT (featuring Young MC)
- 1993 I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
- 1992 ELATED
As Elastic:
- 1994 CAUTION TO THE WIND
As AK Soul:
- 1995 I LIKE IT
- 1996 SHOW YOU LOVE (featuring Jocelyn Brown)
- 1997 FREE
- 2000 SHOW YOU LOVE (Remix) (featuring Jocelyn Brown)
As Deepface:
- 2005 BEEN GOOD
Controversy
There was some controversy in 1991 when "Love You Right" hit the charts in Australia. The video clip showed Holly lip-syncing while Keren was absent altogether. Keren appeared in the video clip for "One In A Million" in mid-1992.
Another factor in the group's short-lived career was the sudden departure of Garnett and the decision to replace her with Meares. This new lineup, along with the lip-syncing controversy and the failure of "Elated" would be the act's downfall.
Life after Euphoria
Although the group broke up in 1993, Klippel has since become a much in demand producer, working with such artists as Human Nature and Jocelyn Brown and forming the dance outfits Elastic, AK Soul and Deepface. In 2005, Deepface was nominated for an ARIA Dance Award for the song "Been Good". The female members of Euphoria, Keren Minshull and Holly Garnett, pursued solo and background vocal projects. Meares, who would go on to marry and later divorce James Packer, continued with her modeling career and later start her own swimwear line.
Speculation
Rumours of Holly Garnett's suicide in the early 2000's still tarnish the dance band's history. This is yet to be confirmed.
Innovators
Thanks to the breakthrough success of "Love You Right" via TV, nightclub and video exposure, Euphoria can also lay claim for bringing Australia's emerging Dance music scene to the forefront, resulting in ARIA launching a Dance chart in 1992 and paving the way for home grown Dance acts like Joanne Accom, Rogue Traders, TV Rock, Madison Avenue, Puretone, and many others, to follow in their footsteps by taking their sound beyond the continent to other places like the United Kingdom and The United States.
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