Euphoria (Australian band)

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 Klippel"

As "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)

ee also

*List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/totaleuphoriamusic Euphoria tribute] at MySpace
* [http://www.myspace.com/kerenminshull Keren Minshull] at MySpace
* [http://www.drunkenvictim.com/euphoria/index.html Drunken Victim.com's profile on Eurphoria]
* [http://e.discogs.com/artist/Euphoria+(4) Track listing at e.discogs.com]