Jocelyn EnriquezJocelyn Enriquez is a dance singer from San Francisco. She is of Filipino descent: her parents are from the province of Pangasinan. Her debut album, Lovely was released in 1994 on Classified Records. In 1996, she moved to Tommy Boy Records, where she released her debut single, "Do You Miss Me" in late 1996 and her sophomore album, Jocelyn in early 1997. Jocelyn peaked at #182 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. "Do You Miss Me" became a top 40 hit at dance and pop radio (#17 and #38 peaks, respectively), and peaked at #49 on the Hot 100. Its followup, "A Little Bit Of Ecstacy" was not quite as big a radio hit, failing to cross over to the pop stations and peaking at #25 at dance radio. However, it had stronger sales than "Do You Miss Me" (peaking at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, as opposed to #8), which enabled it to reach #55 on the Hot 100. "A Little Bit Of Ecstacy" is remembered to this day, due to its recent inclusion on the DDR Max 2 PlayStation 2 game. Since 1997, Enriquez has had several club hits in America, but has not received radio support or gotten sales support from the mainstream public. However, she did score another pop hit in 1999, as part of a supergroup called Stars On 54, which consisted of Enriquez, Dutch techno performer Amber, and house diva Ultra Nate; the three women joined forces to cover the disco tune "If You Could Read My Mind" for the movie 54. Presently, Enriquez is seeing her newest single, "Why", climb the dance charts both in America and overseas. She is credited as a guest vocalist on Thunderpuss's track So Fabulous So Fierce, which also appears in the Dance Dance Revolution video game series. This page about Jocelyn Enriquez includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jocelyn Enriquez News stories about Jocelyn Enriquez External links for Jocelyn Enriquez Videos for Jocelyn Enriquez Wikis about Jocelyn Enriquez Discussion Groups about Jocelyn Enriquez Blogs about Jocelyn Enriquez Images of Jocelyn Enriquez |
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She is credited as a guest vocalist on Thunderpuss's track So Fabulous So Fierce, which also appears in the Dance Dance Revolution video game series. Van der Linden had been the drummer during the band's most successful period during the early 1970's. Presently, Enriquez is seeing her newest single, "Why", climb the dance charts both in America and overseas. In October 2004 Pierre van der Linden took over on drums. However, she did score another pop hit in 1999, as part of a supergroup called Stars On 54, which consisted of Enriquez, Dutch techno performer Amber, and house diva Ultra Nate; the three women joined forces to cover the disco tune "If You Could Read My Mind" for the movie 54. In 2001 Thijs van Leer re-formed Focus with Jan Dumée (guitar), Bobby Jacobs (bass) and Bert Smaak (drums) and recorded a new album called Focus 8. Since 1997, Enriquez has had several club hits in America, but has not received radio support or gotten sales support from the mainstream public. In 1985 Van Leer and Akkerman reunited for an unsuccessful Focus album. "A Little Bit Of Ecstacy" is remembered to this day, due to its recent inclusion on the DDR Max 2 PlayStation 2 game. In 1976 Jan Akkerman left the band, which finally dissolved in 1978. However, it had stronger sales than "Do You Miss Me" (peaking at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, as opposed to #8), which enabled it to reach #55 on the Hot 100. The musical egos of Van Leer and Akkerman proved incompatible. Its followup, "A Little Bit Of Ecstacy" was not quite as big a radio hit, failing to cross over to the pop stations and peaking at #25 at dance radio. The latter also featured some eccentric vocalisations and yodeling. "Do You Miss Me" became a top 40 hit at dance and pop radio (#17 and #38 peaks, respectively), and peaked at #49 on the Hot 100. The band's biggest international hits were the guitar-based instrumentals "Sylvia" and "Hocus Pocus" (The title may have been a deliberate joke on DJs: "That was Hocus Pocus by Focus"). Jocelyn peaked at #182 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. In 1971 the group released their second album, Moving Waves, which received international acclaim. In 1996, she moved to Tommy Boy Records, where she released her debut single, "Do You Miss Me" in late 1996 and her sophomore album, Jocelyn in early 1997. Guitarist Jan Akkerman joined the band in 1970. Her debut album, Lovely was released in 1994 on Classified Records. It was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969 and leaned heavily on two of the Netherlands' contemporary music's heavyweights, Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman. She is of Filipino descent: her parents are from the province of Pangasinan. Focus was a Dutch progressive rock band of the 1970s. Jocelyn Enriquez is a dance singer from San Francisco. Sylvia. Hocus Pocus. |