Euphoria was a popular
Australian Pop/
Dance music trio from the early 1990s based in
Sydney, NSW. The group was founded by producer
Andrew Klippel and featured the vocals of
Keren Minshull and
Holly Garnett. Model
Jodie Meares joined after Garnett left.
Profile
The group achieved prominence in
Australia in 1991 with their first single, "
Love You Right", after the song was featured on the Australian soap opera "
E Street." Widespread radio airplay followed, and the single reached #1 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 only album, "Total Euphoria" (#14) which was released in 1992. After the single "Elated" was released in 1993 without success, the group disbanded.
Klippel later explained that the group had formed only after the "Love You Right" single had achieved success. The song had been written and recorded with no expectation of success, and when it became a hit, Klippel felt compelled to assemble a group to promote it.
Life after Euphoria
Klippel has continued to work in music as a producer for such artists as
Human Nature and
Jocelyn Brown and forming the dance bands
Elastic and
AK Soul. The female members of Euphoria,
Keren Minshull and
Holly Garnett, pursued solo and background vocal projects. Meares, married and divorced
James Packer, continued with her modeling career and later started her own swimwear line.
Discography
The work of Australian Dance Music Producer Andrew KlippelAs Euphoria:
- 1991 "Love You Right" AUS#1
- 1991 "One in a Million" AUS#1
- 1991 "Do For You" / "Baby I Want It" (featuring Young MC) AUS#7
- 1993 "I Will Never Leave You" AUS#41
- 1992 "Elated" (failed to chart)
Album - Total Euphoria (1992)
As Elastic:
- 1994 "Caution to the Wind"
As AK Soul:
- 1995 "I Like It" AUS#28
- 1996 Show You Love" (featuring Jocelyn Brown) AUS#49
- 1997 "Free"
- 2000 "Show You Love" (Remix) (featuring Jocelyn Brown)
Album - Free (1996)
See also
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