DARIO G - VOICES

Dario G was the stage name used by English musician Paul Spencer (born in Crewe on 19 May 1971; died 17 June 2024), though Dario G was originally a trio remembered for their 1997 hit "Sunchyme", which reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, The act was named after then Crewe Alexandra manager, Dario Gradi. Its founding members were Paul Spencer, Scott Rosser and Stephen Spencer. Paul Spencer was the only remaining member of the trio. In 1997, they hit #2 on the UK Singles Chart with "Sunchyme", a song built around a sample of "Life In A Northern Town", a Top 10 hit for The Dream Academy in 1985, and hit #5 with the follow-up "Carnaval de Paris", relating to the 1998 football World Cup in France. "Sunchyme" also hit #1 on the American Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in that year. A less successful version of "Carnaval de Paris" was released in 2002, for the World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In March 2000 their song "Voices" featuring vocals from Vanessa Quiñones, produced by Peter Oxendale, was used for the film "The Beach". The track was taken from their album "Sunmachine", and was released as four different CD singles after the movie became a success. In December 2000, they released "Dream To Me" with vocals by Ingfrid Straumstoyl. In 2003 they released "Heaven Is Closer" and later "Say What's On Your Mind". A single, "Ring of Fire", was promoted throughout Europe in 2006. It borrowed the main trumpet melody from the Johnny Cash recording of the same name. The single itself was released in September 2006. In 2010, Dario G recorded a new song, "Game On", along with rapper Pitbull, for the Official FIFA 2010 World Cup soundtrack. On 23 February 2014, Dario G's single "We Got Music" was released. The song featured Shirley Bassey and got its first play on BBC Radio 2 on The Paul O'Grady Show. Dario G's music, the song "Voices" in particular, is frequently used as background music on British TV shows. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.