SNAP! FEAT. SUMMER - WELCOME TO TOMORROW (ARE YOU READY?)

Snap! is a German eurodance, hip-hop, and pop music project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The group experienced several line-up changes over the years and achieved its greatest commercial success when fronted by American rapper Turbo B. Snap! is best known for the UK number-one singles "The Power" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer". Münzing and Anzilotti adopted the aliases Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III when founding Snap!, aiming to distance themselves from prevailing stereotypes about German music. Their debut single "The Power" combined house and hip-hop elements and used multiple samples, including a drum loop from "King of the Beats" by Mantronix, rap lyrics from "Let the Words Flow" by Chill Rob G, and the vocal line "I've got the power" from Jocelyn Brown's "Love's Gonna Get You". Legal concerns led to a re-recorded version featuring Turbo B on rap vocals and Penny Ford on additional vocals, although Brown's voice remained on the final track. "The Power" reached number 2 in Germany, spent two weeks at number 1 in the United Kingdom, and climbed to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It was certified platinum in several countries. Following the departure of Jackie Harris, Penny Ford became the full-time lead singer. The group released "Ooops Up", a reworking of "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)" by The Gap Band. The track charted at number 2 in Germany and number 5 in the UK. This was followed by further singles including "Cult of Snap", "Mary Had a Little Boy", and the album "World Power". The album sold over seven million copies worldwide, reached number 10 in the UK (where it was certified platinum), and number 30 in the US (also certified platinum). In 1991, Thea Austin joined Snap! and co-wrote "Rhythm Is a Dancer". Initially, Turbo B objected to its release, favoring "Colour of Love" instead, which had limited success. Eventually, "Rhythm Is a Dancer" was released in July 1992, becoming the group's most successful single. It topped charts in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy, and reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second album, "The Madman's Return", achieved multi-million sales, but disagreements led to Turbo B's departure. Penny Ford and Thea Austin also left. Snap! continued with new vocalists, including Niki Haris, who featured on "Exterminate!" and "Do You See the Light (Looking For)". For their third album, producers recruited Paula Brown, known as Summer, who had appeared in the TV series "Fame" and the film "School Daze". The group shifted towards a progressive house sound with the 1994 single "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)", followed by an album of the same name. Subsequent singles such as "The First The Last Eternity (Till The End)", "World in My Hands", and "Rame" had mixed commercial outcomes. Snap! performed an Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 on January 1, 1994. In 1996, the group disbanded, releasing a compilation titled "Snap! Attack: The Best of Snap!", which included a new version of "The Power". In 2000, they returned with the single "Gimme a Thrill", featuring Turbo B and vocalist Maxayn, although it did not chart, and the planned album "One Day on Earth" was never released. A remix of "Do You See the Light" reached number 14 in the UK in 2002. In 2003, the group released a remix compilation, "The Cult of Snap!", and issued updated versions of several hits. These included new mixes of "Rhythm Is a Dancer", "The Power", and "Ooops Up", the latter featuring the Swedish girl group NG3. "The Power" also appeared on the soundtrack of the film "Bruce Almighty" in 2003. In 2005, Snap! released "Beauty Queen" with vocalist Loc (Damien Behanan), followed by "Excited" and "We Want Your Soul" in 2006. In 2008, a UK television commercial featuring a character from "Thunderbirds" dancing to "Rhythm Is a Dancer" led to renewed interest in the original track, which re-entered the UK singles chart and peaked at number 23. A new version of the song with vocals by Loc was released in June 2008, and a follow-up single, "Jumping", appeared in August. The group later signed with Hard2Beat Records. On June 27, 2010, Snap! performed at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK, with original vocalist Penny Ford and rapper Benjamin Lowe. Despite crowd enthusiasm, some fans expressed disappointment when a key lyric from "Rhythm Is a Dancer" was omitted during the performance. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There are three artists with the name Summer. Summer Watson is a British soprano (1). Summer (trademark) is an American pop singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist (2). Summer is a Hawaii-born island reggae singer (3). 1. Summer Watson Summer Watson is a British soprano born in Oxfordshire, UK. Education and Career Summer Watson completed her Postgraduate diploma at the Royal College of Music under Graziella Sciutti and Iris Dell’Accqua. Summer Watson released a solo album on the Sony Classical label at Abbey Roads Studios in 2003. This reach #1 on the US and #2 on the UK classical music charts and sold 500,000 copies. Summer Watson has performed in numerous events worldwide including charity events for the Red Cross. Awards and Distinctions Summer is also popular Estonian singer, real name Indrek Raadik. In 1999 Summer Watson was second place in the Llangollen International Singer of the Year competition. In the same year she was awarded the Countess of Munster scholarship to the Royal College of Music. Summer Watson has been nominated to as the Amabassador for Magic Bus, a charity involved in getting Indian children off of the street. She has also been nominated the Ambassador of AdoptSriLanka.Com which works to re-build the communities of Sri Lanka after the destruction of the Tsunami. Wikipedia: Summer Watson (17 August 2003) Summer is a classically trained vocalist whose rich, sumptuous voice can soar effortlessly over music written by some of the world's all time greatest composers; Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, Rodrigo, Sting, and Ennio Morricone are just some of the names from the past and present whose music Summer has chosen to present on her self-titled debut album (Sony Music Entertainment Ltd (UK) SK89879) released in April 2003. Although Summer's debut album is more classically styled than others in the crossover genre, it will appeal to enthusiasts of Sarah Brightman review), Emma Shapplin (review), Izzy (review), Filippa Giordano (review), Sasha Lazard (review) and Laura Turner (feature). Summer is comprised of twelve tracks the artist personally selected and in several cases arranged by the singer herself. Produced by Nick Patrick (Gipsy Kings, Russell Watson), guest musicians include bassist Pino Palladino (Celine Dion, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton), keyboardist Richard Cottle (Mick Jagger, Manic Street Preachers, Vanessa-Mae), guitarist Dominic Miller (Sting), percussionist Miles Bould (John Martyn, James Asher) and renowned orchestral arranger and conductor Nick Ingman who, on this album, conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. "Putting the album together was exciting and the realisation of a dream," says Summer. "It features a huge range of styles and songs. I really wanted to get across not just the fact that I'm an opera singer but that I love singing everything from purely classical pieces to jazz, world and pop." In an effort to bring something different to the table, Summer sought out pieces from around the world and blended them to create an exquisite mix of classical music, world influences, new arrangements and timeless lyrics. What separates Summer's debut from anything that has gone before is the seamless fusion that has been achieved between the classical and ethnic musical idioms, a fusion that takes nothing from either genre, but rather adds to both and creates a style that is both emotively powerful and intellectually satisfying. The clearest analogy is the combination of jazz and roots that has made Norah Jones debut album review one of the top selling albums on 2002. The Summer album includes the exciting opening number "Nella Fantasia" by Ennio Morricone with lyrics by Chiara Ferrau; the Spanish song, "Palabra De Honor," which was a huge hit for the Gipsy Kings; "Aranjuez ma Pensee," an arrangement of the Guitar Concerto written in the 1930s by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo with lyrics by Victoria Kahmi; an exquisite French lullaby "Berceuse" by the the 19th century composer Benjamin Godard; the beautiful "Song To The Moon" by the 19th century composer Antonin Dvorák with lyrics by Jaroslav Kvapil; and an extraordinary cover of Sting's song "Fragile." 2. Summer Summer is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist, best known for the singles “Not a Love Song” and "Messed Up." She accompanies herself with acoustic and electric guitar, as well as piano. Her first full-length album, Timing and Lighting, was released in September 2008. She completed a 300-piece series of poster-size pastel paintings of her signature emotive female faces to accompany the album's release. In a surprising move, she chose to give away the entire painting series to fans along with album purchase. Summer's unique stage show (whereby she showcases specific paintings during live performance) has earned her recognition by the Philly Rising Contest and an award as one of the "Top Ten Portland Singer-Songwriters" by the Portland (OR) Songwriting Association. (In 2003, Summer acquired the trademark to the name, “Summer” in the classes of live musical performance and prerecorded cd's. As a result, she is legally able to perform under the sole name “Summer.”) ==External Links== * [http://www.timingandlighting.com Summer's official website] Wikipedia: Summer (Singer) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.