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| Born | Cristiano Spiller Script error: No such module "person date". Venice, Italy |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Cristiano Spiller (born 3 April 1975) is an Italian electronic music DJ and record producer. He is best known for his 2000 single "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The song reached number-one in the UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.[1] It sold over two million copies and was rumoured to be the first song to be played on an iPod.[2]
Biography
Early life and first releases
When he was a teenager, he was already introducing himself to the world of Italian house and dance music. In 1997, he released his first single, "Laguna". Billed as Laguna, in 1997 Spiller teamed up with fellow Italian producer Tommy Vee, to release the single "Spiller From Rio (Do It Easy)", which reached number 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] In 1998, he signed a music deal with the British record label, Positiva Records, a subsidiary of EMI UK, releasing his first solo single in the UK entitled "Batucada". In 1999, he released "Mighty Miami EP", a maxi-single including the instrumental track "Groovejet".
Mainstream popularity and "Groovejet"
In 2000, the vocal version of "Groovejet" was released. "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" featuring the British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor (formerly of theaudience) peaked at #1 in the UK, Australia and many other countries, becoming one of the most successful dance records of the year and winning multiple awards. It was also the first song to be played on an iPod according to technology journalist Steven Levy and the BBC's TOTP2 Goes Disco!.[4] Groovejet sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide.
Later releases
In 2002, he released "Cry Baby" in the UK. In 2003, Spiller decided to take control over his own productions and thus established his own independent label Nano Records, based in Venice, Italy. In 2004 a single titled "Sola" was released by Positiva. In the UK the single was supported by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. In 2006, he released "Jumbo". His 2011 single "Pigeonman's Revenge" is an instrumental house track with a music video formed by Starlings directed by photographer James Mollison. In 2013, Spiller released "Urastar" featuring Nina Miranda (former singer of Smoke City).
Discography
Extended plays
- Laguna Vol. 1 EP (1997)
- Mighty Miami EP (1999)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [5] |
AUS [6] |
FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
IRE [9] |
NL [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | ||||
| "Spiller from Rio (Do It Easy)" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Laguna Vol. 1 | |
| "Batucada"[15] | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor) |
2000 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Read My Lips | |
| "Cry Baby" | 2002 | — | 78 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 40 | rowspan="5" Template:Non-album singles | |
| "Sola" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jumbo" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pigeonman's Revenge" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Urastar" (featuring Nina Miranda) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ IMO Records. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spiller Biography". Retrieved 29 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Spiller Biography", IMO Records Retrieved on 29 March 2011. - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Levy, Steven (November 2006). "The Perfect Thing". Wired. Vol. 14, no. 11. Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 137. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ BBC – TOTP2 Goes Disco![dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discography Spiller". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discography Spiller". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 264.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discographie Spiller". lescharts.com (in français). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chartverfolgung / Spiller / Single". musicline.de (in Deutsch). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discography Spiller". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 40 artiest: Spiller". Dutch Top 40 (in Nederlands). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discography Spiller". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discography Spiller". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discographie Spiller". hitparade.ch (in Deutsch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- "Spiller from Rio (Do It Easy)": Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Laguna". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" and "Cry Baby": Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spiller". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Batacuda (Remixes) – Spiller > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (insert "Spiller" into the search box, select "Keyword" on the "Search by" drop-down menu and then select "Go") on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 50 Singles Chart: Chart #1234 (Sunday 5 November 2000)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
- Spiller discography at Discogs
- Spiller discography at MusicBrainzTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Nano Records website
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