Ice MC
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| Background information | |
| Born | Ian Colin Campbell[1] Script error: No such module "person date". Hyson Green, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Italy[2] |
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| Genres | Eurodance, electronic, hip hop |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | DWA, Polydor |
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Ian Colin Campbell (born 22 March 1965), better known as Ice MC, is a British rapper who started his professional music career in Italy, when he got a record deal signing to record producer and singer Savage[2] and released his debut single "Easy" in 1989. He's best known for the Eurodance 1990s hit singles "Take Away the Colour", "Think About the Way" and "It's a Rainy Day". Ice MC singles are most notable for being the first Eurodance songs to blend raggamuffin rapping style with female singing choruses. Zanetti's music team produced Ice MC hits while also producing songs for other major Italian artists of the same decade, like Double You, Alexia, and Corona.
Early life
Ian Colin Campbell was born on 22 March 1965 in Nottingham, England, to Jamaican immigrant parents. He grew up in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham. During high school, he earned the nickname "Ice" from his initials "IC," which later evolved into "Ice MC" (meaning Master of Ceremonies). After leaving school, Campbell became interested in breakdancing and clubs. In 1983, he joined a breakdancing group and toured Europe with them, marking his early involvement in the performing arts before transitioning to music.
Career
The first albums
In 1989 in Italy, Ice MC met singer and artist Roberto Zanetti (also as composer known as Savage and producer as Robyx). Their first single called "Easy", made in a hip house style, came out in 1989. It became successful all over Europe, reaching the top 5 in Italy and the top 3 in Germany. The two next singles, "Cinema" and "Scream", and the subsequent debut album, Cinema (released later in 1990), were also successful. In 1992 his second LP, My World, came out but failed to achieve the success of its predecessor.
The most successful hits
His third album, Ice'n'Green, was released in 1994 and featured Alexia on vocals. Three of his most successful songs, "Think about the Way", "It's a Rainy Day" and "Take Away the Colour", made the charts all over the world. For the third album Ice MC adopted an all new dreadlocks look and used Jamaican style rap, known as raggamuffin. The album was also released in the US, where the two biggest singles saw substantial club play and moderate dance music radio airplay. In 1995, Ice'n'Green – The Remix Album was released. This contained various remixes of previous hit singles.
Collaboration with Masterboy
In 1996, Ice MC decided to leave Zanetti and Alexia due to some disagreements. Shortly after that a new album, Dreadatour, (produced by Masterboy producer Enrico Zabler) was released. The hit from the album was "Give Me the Light", the second Single-Release from "Dreadatour" was "Music For Money" also produced by Enrico Zabler from Masterboy also the Album-Tracks "Never Stop Believing" and "It's Up To You". The Album "Dreadatour" itself was not a commercial success.
Since 2002
At the end of 2002, he decided to return to Italy and to contact Roberto Zanetti again. Together they started writing some new material and, at the beginning of 2004, they began recording a new album, Cold Skool.
In 2012 a new single "Out Tonight" featuring Giulia Gal was released and in 2013 the new remixes by Enfortro & Dirty Disciples were released.
In 2017, the single featuring Nico Heinz and Max Kuhn including an official video were released.
In February 2024, he was selected alongside DJ Jad, Wlady and Corona to compete in the final of Una voce per San Marino 2024, the Sammarinese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] | |||||||||
| Cinema |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| My World |
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| Ice'n'Green |
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34 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Dreadatour |
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– | – | – | 89 | – | – | |||||||
| Cold Skool |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| ITA [11] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (FLA) [12] |
FIN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [7] |
NLD [15] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] | ||||
| "Easy" | 1989 | – | 7 | – | – | 17 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | Cinema | |
| "Scream" | 1990 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Cinema" | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 21 | – | – | – | |||
| "OK Corral!" | – | – | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "People" | 1991 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | My World | |
| "Happy Weekend" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Rainy Days" | 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Take Away the Colour" | 1993 | 19 | 11 | 15 | – | 31 | – | – | 18 | – | – | Ice'n'Green | |
| "Think About the Way" | 1994 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | ||
| "It's a Rainy Day" | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 73 | |||
| "Take Away the Colour ('95 Reconstruction)" | 1995 | – | – | – | 16 | 31 | – | 25 | – | – | – | Ice'n'Green – The Remix Album | |
| "Give Me the Light" | 1996 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 19 | 23 | 48 | – | 56 | 42 | – | Dreadatour | |
| "Music for Money" | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Let's Take It Easy" | 1997 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "It's a Miracle" | 2004 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Cold Skool | |
| "My World" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Out Tonight" | 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Other singles:
- 1997: "Bebop the Night" (original soundtrack "Wilde Zeiten")
- 1997: "Energy" (original soundtrack "Wilde Zeiten")
- 1998: "Busy Body" (unreleased single produced by Gary Jones, one of the co-producers of E-Rotic)
- 2013: "Out Tonight (Enfortro vs. Dirty Principle Edit)"
- 2017: "Do the Dip" (feat. Nico Heinz & Max Kuhn)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DOUBLE OR QUITS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ice MC – Booking Agency – International Artists Holland". international-artists.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."San Marino 2024: 'Una Voce Per San Marino' names released". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discographie Ice MC" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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- For Ice 'N Green: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Billboard: Hits of the World (Nov. 5 1994). Billboard magazine. 5 November 1994. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Peak positions for France:
- For Ice 'N Green: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Billboard: Hits of the World (Feb. 4 1995). Billboard magazine. 4 February 1995. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Charts.de: Charterfolge von Ice MC". Media Control (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Swedishcharts.com: Ice MC". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hitparade.ch: Ice MC (albums)" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hit Parade Italia: Indice per Interprete: I". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ultratop: Ice MC". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Peak positions for Finland:
- For Give Me the Night and Music for Money: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finnishcharts.com: Ice MC". Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lescharts.com: Ice MC". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media Marks Top 40: Ice MC". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hitparade.ch: Ice MC (singles)" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Official Charts Company: Ice MC". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
External links
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