Deee-Lite
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Deee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City. The group's single "Groove Is in the Heart", which was released in 1990 from their debut studio album, World Clique (1990), was a top-ten hit in multiple countries. In December 2016, Billboard ranked them as the 55th-most successful dance artists of all time.
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- Musical artist.name
- Deee-Lite
- Musical artist.caption
- The original members of Deee-Lite, from left to right: DJ Dmitry, Lady Kier and Towa Tei
- Musical artist.label
- Elektra
- Musical artist.past_members
- Lady Miss KierTowa TeiDJ DmitryDJ Ani
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- Official website
- www.ladykier.com
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- Deee-Lite members.png
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- inception
- 1987-00-00
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name
- Deee-Lite
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- Deee-Lite
- social media followers
- 125000
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- 1986–1989: Background and early history
- 1990–1997: Album releases and fame
- Post breakup
- Members
- Discography
- Albums
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- Singles
- See also
- References
- External links
Deee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City. The group's single "Groove Is in the Heart", which was released in 1990 from their debut studio album, World Clique (1990), was a top-ten hit in multiple countries. In December 2016, Billboard ranked them as the 55th-most successful dance artists of all time.
==History== ===1986–1989: Background and early history=== The band began in 1986 as a duo, in New York City, with Lady Miss Kier (legal name Kierin Magenta Kirby, primarily on vocals) and Supa DJ Dmitry (born in USSR as Dmitry Brill) as DJ. The two then became a trio when Korean-Japanese DJ Towa Tei joined the group in 1988.