Patrick De Meyer

10 on the Billboard 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and "Move This". They went on to release the albums Body to Body (1991) and Recall (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001.

• Name — Technotronic • Origin — Aalst, Belgium • Genre — * Eurodance • hip house • new beat • tech house • Years Active — 1987–2001 • Label — * ARS Entertainment Belgium • SBK/EMI • Swanyard Records • Telstar Records • WorX • Past Members — * Jo Bogaert • Manuela "Ya Kid K" Kamosi • Eric "MC Eric" Martin • Melissa Beckford • Colin "Einstein" Case • Réjane "Reggie" Magloire

Technotronic was formed in 1987 by Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer Jo Bogaert, who had gained popularity in Europe as a solo artist with various new beat projects, including Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Congolese–Belgian rapper Ya Kid K joined Technotronic on vocals, Bogaert adopted the stage name Thomas De Quincey, and in September 1989, they released the single "Pump Up the Jam", though Ya Kid K was initially uncredited for her contributions to the song. A front for the act was put together (in a way similar to other Eurodance acts like Black Box and Milli Vanilli), utilizing Congolese-born fashion model Felly Kilingi, who was presented as the group's vocalist. She featured on the single's cover art, which was credited as "Technotronic featuring Felly", and she also appeared in the music video for the song. The track became a worldwide success, eventually reaching No. 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in late 1989 and early 1990. Technotronic issued their debut studio album, Pump Up the Jam, in late 1989, which included vocals by Ya Kid K and MC Eric but still featured Kilingi on the cover. The record peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in the US and reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Following the release of the album, Ya Kid K was revealed to be the group's main vocalist, with Bogaert admitting that "[Felly] didn't have much to do with the record. Me, Eric and Ya Kid did it all. We needed Felly to help promote the group at first — to create this image". In January 1990, they issued their second single, "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)", which was a No. 7 hit in the US and a No. 2 hit in the UK. The music video featured both Ya Kid K and Kilingi. That year, Technotronic made appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, and It's Showtime at the Apollo. In February 1990, Ya Kid K and Bogaert collaborated with the group Hi Tek 3 and released the single "Spin That Wheel", credited as "Hi Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K". Further singles from Pump Up the Jam included "This Beat Is Technotronic", with vocals by MC Eric, and "Rockin' Over the Beat". Beginning in April 1990, Technotronic was an opening act for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour. Following the tour, Ya Kid K departed the group. In September 1990, a megamix compiling Technotronic's previous hits was released as a single and peaked at No. 6 in the UK and No. 1 on the Eurochart Hot 100. This was the first single from the remix album Trip on This: The Remixes, released in late 1990, which included the new song "Turn It Up", featuring vocals by new group members Melissa Beckford and Colin "Einstein" Case. "Turn It Up" was not as successful as the group's prior releases, and Melissa and Einstein later left the group.

In 1991, Technotronic released their second studio album, Body to Body, which featured new main vocalist Réjane "Reggie" Magloire. Reggie provided vocals for six tracks on the album, which also featured singer Riv and rapper Colt 45 on two tracks. Several singles were released in Europe, the UK, and Australia, including "Move That Body", "Work", and "Money Makes the World Go Round". In 1992, the song "Move This" from Pump Up the Jam became popular through its use in a Revlon television commercial. Ya Kid K rejoined the group, and the song was released as a single. In 1993, Technotronic issued The Greatest Hits, which included the new songs "Hey Yoh Here We Go" and "One + One", both featuring vocals by Ya Kid K.

• Title — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • AUS — AUT — GER — NED — NZ — SWE — SWI — UK — US • Pump Up the Jam — * Release date: 28 November 1989 * Label: ARS Productions SBK/EMI (North America) Swanyard Records Ltd (UK) * Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 22 — 3 — 10 — 16 — 18 — 17 — 4 — 2 — 10 — * BPI: Platinum * MC: 4× Platinum * NVPI: Gold * RIAA: Platinum • Body to Body — * Release date: 1991 * Label: ARS Productions/Transistor Music * Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 86 — 25 — 42 — — — — — — — 17 — 27 — — • Recall — * Release date: 1995 * Label: ARS Productions SBK/EMI (North America) * Formats: CD, cassette — 153 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

• Title — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • AUS — UK • Trip on This: The Remixes — * Release date: 18 September 1990 * Label: ARS Productions SBK/EMI (North America)/Telstar Records (UK) * Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 50 — 7 — * BPI: Gold * MC: Gold • The Greatest Hits — * Release date: 25 October 1993 * Label: ARS Productions * Formats: CD — 48 — — • This Beat Is Technotronic (Hits & Mixes) — * Release date: 1997 * Label: Music Club (United Kingdom) * Formats: CD, Compact Cassette — — — — • Pump Up the Hits — * Release date: 1998 * Label: Dance Street * Formats: CD, cassette — — — — • Greatest Remix Hits — * Release date: 2006 * Label: Rajon Music Group [085-70560.2] (Australia) * Formats: CD/DVD — — — — • Best Of — * Release date: 2011 * Label: ARS Entertainment [2793193] * Formats: CD — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

• Year — Single — Peak chart positions — Certifications (sales thresholds) — Album • BEL (FL) — AUS — AUT — GER — IRE — NED — NZ — SWI — UK — US • 1989 — "Pump Up the Jam" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 1 — 4 — 2 — 2 — — — 2 — 4 — 2 — 2 — 2 — * ARIA: Platinum * BPI: Platinum * NVPI: Gold * RIAA: Platinum — Pump Up the Jam – The Album • 1990 — "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 1 — 7 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 7 — 1 — 2 — 7 — * ARIA: Gold * BPI: Silver * RIAA: Gold * SNEP: Silver • "This Beat Is Technotronic" (featuring MC Eric) — 7 — 27 — — — 10 — 5 — 7 — 38 — 8 — 14 — — • "Rockin' Over the Beat" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 16 — 53 — — — 18 — 11 — — — — — 10 — 9 — 95 • "Megamix" — 8 — 13 — — — 9 — 4 — 18 — — — 7 — 6 — — — Trip on This – The Remixes • "Turn It Up" (featuring Melissa and Einstein) — 39 — 87 — — — — — 26 — — — — — — — 42 — — • 1991 — "Move That Body" (featuring Reggie) — 18 — 27 — — — 19 — 3 — 38 — — — 10 — 12 — — — Body to Body • "Work" (featuring Reggie) — 21 — 92 — — — — — 12 — — — — — 24 — 40 — — • "Money Makes the World Go Round" (featuring Reggie) — — — 117 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1992 — "Move This" (featuring Ya Kid K) — — — 67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6 — The Greatest Hits • 1993 — "Hey Yoh, Here We Go" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 48 — 102 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 120 — — • 1994 — "One + One" (featuring Ya Kid K) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Move It to the Rhythm" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 50 — 52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 83 — Recall • 1995 — "Recall" (featuring Ya Kid K) — — — 123 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1996 — "I Want You by My Side" — 31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Crazy" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album single • "Pump Up the Jam – The '96 Sequel" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 36 — — — Pump Up the Hits • 1998 — "Get Up – The '98 Sequel" — 42 — — — — — 91 — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1999 — "Like This" (featuring Monday Midnite) — 9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album singles • 2000 — "The G-Train" (featuring Monday Midnite) — 39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "The Mariachi" (featuring Ya Kid K) — 27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2005 — "Pump Up the Jam" (D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic) — 46 — 77 — 34 — 25 — — — 43 — — — — — 22 — — • 2007 — "Get Up" (Global Deejays featuring Technotronic) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2022 — "Otro Jam" (Kembo Music featuring Technotronic) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released