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-==Description (from the USA /UK point of view)==+'''Hazell Dean''' (born Hazel Dean Poole, [[27 October]] [[1956]] [[Great Baddow]], [[Essex]]) is an [[UK]] [[dance-pop]] [[singer-songwriter]], and [[record producer|producer]] well known for her husky [[alto]] [[human voice|voice]] timbre, and her [[chart-topper|hit]] [[song]]s, "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)", "Who's Leaving Who?", "[[Turn It Into Love]]" and "Searchin' (I Got To Find a Man)".
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-The name "Hi-NRG" (without the "Disco") was first mentioned in the UK music magazine ''Record Mirror'' in 1983, which championed the gay underground sound and which also published a weekly Hi-NRG Chart. The first ever "Hi-NRG" record to hit the UK's Top 100 was [[Hazell Dean]]'s "Searching (I Got To Find A Man)", released on Proto Records. However, the term "Hi-NRG" was brought to mass attention by [[Evelyn Thomas]]'s hit, "High Energy" (1984), produced by [[Ian Levine]] in London. Hi-NRG is typified by an energetic [[staccato]] [[Music sequencer|sequenced]] [[synthesizer]] sound where the bass often takes the place of the [[hi-hat]] (alternating a more resonant note with a dampened note to signify the tempo of the record). There is often heavy use of the clap sound found on [[drum machine]]s. DJ/Producer, [[Patrick Cowley]] first made Hi-NRG music popular at the [[The EndUp]] in [[San Francisco]] in [[1982]]. At the time, this music style didn't have a specific name. During [[1984]] the music began to crossover into the mainstream pop charts in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], largely due to the success of the [[Record Shack]] [[record label]]. +
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-The label [[Record Shack]] also enjoyed chart success with tracks by [[Break Machine]], [[Miquel Brown]] and an unlikely comeback single by [[Eartha Kitt]] ("Where Is My Man", 1984) which proved to be a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic. [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] were Hi-NRG producers at the start of their career, working with [[Divine (actor)|Divine]] and [[Hazell Dean]], and producing the most successful Hi-NRG track, [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]]'s "[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]", which reached number one on the [[UK Singles chart]] and the Top 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in the U.S.. SAW's music style on the next years, would involved to "[[eurobeat]]". Hi-NRG was largely superseded by [[House music]] by 1990, but still enjoys an underground following, usually in the form of Hi-NRG versions of mainstream pop hits. The second generation of Hi-NRG that emerged during the 1990s is a major force in the [[Dance music|Club/Dance]] music world thanks to a several essential Hi-NRG artists. Those artists are [[RuPaul]], [[Kristine W]], [[Abigail (singer)|Abigail]], [[Nicki French]], [[Lonnie Gordon]], [[Kym Sims]] and more recently, [[Sean Ensign]]. Its basic production has remained nearly the same. However, the rhythms and synths used sound different as it is usually edgier. As with most Hi-NRG, it still emphisizes vocal personality. Next to no Hi-NRG songs are intrumental.+
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-==Hi-NRG disco and Hi-NRG timeline==+
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-Hi-NRG Disco started in 1976 at the United States as an underground, faster and more electronic form of disco. The first commercial hit of the genre was [[Donna Summer]]'s "[[I Feel Love]]".+
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-During 1977 - 1979, the same sound existed in Europe in the form of [[Space Disco]] with artists such as [[Cerrone]], [[Space (electronic band)]], [[Dee D. Jackson]] and [[Sheila B. Devotion]]. Space Disco became one of the roots of [[italo-disco]] later in the '80s ([[Laserdance]] and [[koto]] continued this european Hi-NRG variation in an instrumental way for years). Space Disco wasn't sexually oriented as 70s Hi-NRG Disco, but more of a Sci-Fi thing. In America most of those European productions marketed as Hi-NRG Disco.+
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-During the summer of 1979 to 1983, Hi-NRG was the only music style that remained under the "disco" flag on United States, because it became intensely popular, especially among [[gay male]]s in coastal cities such as [[New York City]] and [[San Francisco]]. During this period, most Hi-NRG disco productions was produced in [[Canada]] and [[France]]. Typical examples of artists or singers of early 80s USA Hi-NRG disco are [[Amanda Lear]], [[France Joli]], [[Sylvester James]], [[Divine (actor)|Divine]], [[Weather Girls]].+
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-At the same period, a non gay Hi-NRG disco-like music style emerge in Canada, called (by the Europeans) [[Canadian Disco]]. The most popular groups of this style are [[Trans-X]] and [[lime]]. In Europe, those Canadian Disco productions, became an active part of the [[Italo Disco]] scene (later labeled 80s [[euro disco]]).+
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-On 1982/3, Hi-NRG Disco helped influence the creation of [[House music]] in [[Chicago]]. The term "Hi-NRG Disco" disappeared. The term "Canadian Disco" followed a year later and replaced by Italo-Disco in Europe and Hi-NRG in USA (without the "disco").+
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-On 1983, the term "Hi-NRG" appeared (without the "disco"). It became widespread in its usage with the [[Evelyn Thomas]]'s hit, ''[[High Energy]]''(1984), produced by [[Ian Levine]] in London. Its use as such continued in the United States with such hits as ''Time Bomb'' by [[Jeanie Tracy]] (1983),''From A Whisper to a Scream'' (1985) by [[Bobby Orlando]], ''Helpless (You Took My Love)'' (1984) by [[The Flirts]], ''Work Me Over'' (1983) and ''Born To Love'' (1985) by [[Claudja Barry]]. For the next years, the term "Hi-NRG" used in Europe and United States in a very different way.+
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-For the USA, "Hi-NRG" was used as the first name of [[Freestyle music]], during 1984, 1985 and early 1986. [[Shannon]], [[Freeez]] ([[I.O.U.]]) and [[Michael Sembello]] ([[Maniac (song)]]) was labelled "Hi-NRG" at the time. During 1985-1986-1987 the term "Hi-NRG" also used to describe the [[Eurobeat]] productions of the [[Stock, Aitken and Waterman]] british producer team. The main reason for this, was the success of the hit ''You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)'' by [[Dead or Alive]] in 1985. This was followed by equally successful hits by [[Bananarama]], especially, ''Venus'' (1986) and ''I Heard A Rumour'' (1987). These [[eurobeat]] hits, labelled "Hi-NRG" in USA, to gain popularity among the remaining Hi-NRG Disco fans (a "retro" underground gay scene of [[New York City|NYC]]). All the [[Eurobeat]] hits that imported on USA for the next couple of years, was labelled "Hi-NRG" because of this.+
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-For Europe, "Hi-NRG" became the term to describe the (commercial) USA [[Freestyle music]] and some [[Dance-pop]] artists. During 1985 to 1988, Hi-NRG for Europeans meant [[Taylor Dayne]], [[Cover Girls]] and [[Mandy Smith]]. In 1988-1989, the term used one final time to describe a speed up version of [[eurodisco]] (with italo disco and eurobeat elements), very popular among European gay fans, then American fans. Examples of this music style was [[Paul Lekakis]] and the [[London Boys]]. This last change in definition has remained what Hi-NRG means as of the present.+
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-'''Hi-NRG''' (High Energy) is a type of [[Electronic music|electronic]] [[dance music]] which emerged and then became popular in [[nightclubs]] in the early [[1980s]]. It continues to be popular today.+
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-==Records==+
-All of these records reached the Hi-NRG charts in the 1980s:+
-* [[Bianca]] - Midnight Lover+
-* [[Bodyheat]] - No! Mr Boom Boom ([[Diamond Records]]+
-* [[Miquel Brown]] - He's a Saint He's a Sinner ([[Record Shack Records]])+
-* [[Miquel Brown]] - So Many Men So Little Time ([[Record Shack Records]])+
-* [[Crystal In The Pink]] - Back To You+
-* [[Celena Duncan]] - Questions And Answers ([[Nightmare Records]])+
-* [[Barbara Doust]] - If You Love Somebody+
-* [[Sisley Ferre]] - For You ([[Hotsound Records]])+
-* [[Fun Fun]] - Give Me Your Love+
-* [[Fun Fun]] - Color My Love+
-* [[Samantha Gilles]] - Stop+
-* Havana - Satisfy My Desire ([[Wow Records]])+
-* [[Carol Jiani]] - Turning My Back And Walking Away ([[Nightmare Records]])+
-* Lanei - Love Bites ([[Opium Records]])+
-* [[Lime (band)|Lime]] - Gold Digger ([[TSR Records]])+
-* [[Lisa]] - Rocket to Your Heart ([[Moby Dick Records]])+
-* [[M&H Band]] - Popcorn+
-* Marsha Raven - I Like Plastic+
-* [[Man To Man]] - Hard Hitting Love ([[Nightmare Records]])+
-* [[Midnight Sunrise]] - This Is A Haunted House ([[Nightmare Records]])+
-* [[Modern Rocketry]] - I Feel Love Coming ([[Megatone Records]])+
-* [[Off]] - Electrica Salsa ([[Ton Son Ton Records]])+
-* [[Linda Jo Rizzo]] - Perfect Love+
-* [[Shooting Party]] - Safe In The Arms Of Love+
-* [[Sandra Cretu|Sandra]] - Everlasting Love (PWL remix) ([[Virgin Records]])+
-* [[Helena Springs]] - Paper Money ([[Atlantic Records]])+
-* [[Scherrie Payne]]- I'm Not In Love (Megatone)+
-* [[Scherrie Payne]] - One Night Only (ALtair)+
-* [[Scherrie Payne]] - Chasing Me Into Somebody Else's Arms (Nightmare Gold)+
-* [[Scott Stryker]] - Science Fiction+
-* [[T-Ark]] - Undercover Lover ([[ZYX Records]])+
-* [[Linda Taylor]] - Every Waking Hour ([[Nightmare Records]])+
-* [[Tuillio De Piscopo]] - Stop Bajon (Primavera) ([[Greyhound Records]])+
-* [[Vivien Vee]] - HeartBeat ([[X-Energy Records]])+
-* [[XS-S]] - I Need More ([[VCN Records]])+
-* [[Laura Branigan]] - Shattered Glass ([[Atlantic Records]])+
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-===Number Ones===+
-These records reached Number One in the Hi-NRG charts compiled by James Hamilton and Alan Jones in [[Record Mirror]]+
-* [[Eria Fachin]] - Savin' Myself ([[Power Records]] - 1987)+
-* [[Man To Man]] - Who Knows What Evil? ([[Nightmare Records]])+
-* [[Kim Weston]] - Signal Your Intention ([[Nightmare Records]] - 1987)+
-* [[Evelyn Thomas]] - No Win Situation ([[Nightmare Records]] - 1987)+
-* [[Michelle Goulet]] - Over And Over And Over ([[Island Records]] America - 1988)+
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-===Cover Versions in the Hi-NRG style===+
-*[[Quantize]] - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", a cover of [[The Walker Brothers]] on [[Passion Records]].+
-*[[Seventh Avenue]] - "The Love I Lost", a cover of [[Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes]] on [[Nightmare Records]].+
-*[[Bona-Riah]] - "[[House of the Rising Sun]]" on [[Rise Records]]+
-*[[Nicki French]] - "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a cover of one of [[Bonnie Tyler]]'s biggest American hits.+
-==Artists==+
-*[[Abigail (singer)|Abigail]]+
-*[[Tracy Ackerman]] +
-*[[Albert One]]+
-*[[American Fade]] +
-*[[Astaire]] +
-*[[Baltimora]]+
-*[[Claudja Barry]]+
-*[[Earlene Bentley]]+
-*[[Boys Town Gang]]+
-*[[Bronski Beat]]+
-*[[Miquel Brown]]+
-*[[Sharon Brown]]+
-*[[C.C. Catch]]+
-*[[Charade]]+
-*[[Alan Connor]]+
-*[[Patrick Cowley]]+
-*[[Dead or Alive]]+
-*[[Hazell Dean]]+
-*[[Desire fea. Rae Flores]]+
-*[[Dharma]]+
-*[[DJ Digga]]+
-*[[Divine]]+
-*[[Tony De Vit]]+
-*[[Barbara Doust]]+
-*[[Eastbound Expressway]]+
-*[[Edyta]]+
-*[[Sean Ensign]]+
-*[[Entourage]]+
-*[[Eria Fachin]]+
-*[[Kim Esty]]+
-*501s+
-*[[Fancy]]+
-*[[The Flirts]]+
-*[[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]]+
-*[[Pearly Gates]]+
-*[[Samantha Giles]]+
-*[[Angie Gold]]+
-*[[Lonnie Gordon]]+
-*[[Roni Griffith]]+
-*[[Carol Jiani]]+
-*[[France Joli]]+
-*[[Alex K]]+
-*[[Eartha Kitt]] +
-*[[Le Jeté]]+
-*[[Paul Lekakis]]+
-*[[Norma Lewis (singer)|Norma Lewis]] +
-*[[Lime]]+
-*[[Lisa]]+
-*[[Man To Man]]+
-*[[Mike Mareen]]+
-*[[Marina]]+
-*[[Patrick Miller]]+
-*[[Newton]]+
-*[[Wayne Numan]]+
-*[[Oh Romeo]]+
-*[[Bobby Orlando]]+
-*[[Laura Pallas]]+
-*[[Paul Parker]] +
-*[[Scherrie Payne]]+
-*[[People Like Us]]+
-*[[Barbara Pennington]]+
-*[[Persuasion]]+
-*[[Stacy Q]] +
-*[[Sheryl Lee Ralph]] +
-*[[Jaryd Rankin]]+
-*[[Sharon Redd]]+
-*[[Rofo]]+
-*[[Sandra]]+
-*[[Seventh Avenue]]+
-*[[Shannon]]+
-*[[Sinitta]]+
-*[[Jimmy Somerville]]+
-*[[Pamala Stanley]]+
-*[[Sunset Bros]]+
-*[[Sylvester James]]+
-*[[Taffy]]+
-*[[Tapps]]+
-*[[Evelyn Thomas]]+
-*[[Jeanie Tracy]]+
-*[[Trans-X]]+
-*[[Trilogy]]+
-*[[Venus]]+
-*[[Village People]]+
-*[[Martha Wash]]+
-*[[Roger J Watson]]+
-*[[The Weather Girls]] +
-*[[Jessica Williams]]+
-*[[Yaz or Yazz]]+
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Hazell Dean (born Hazel Dean Poole, 27 October 1956 Great Baddow, Essex) is an UK dance-pop singer-songwriter, and producer well known for her husky alto voice timbre, and her hit songs, "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)", "Who's Leaving Who?", "Turn It Into Love" and "Searchin' (I Got To Find a Man)".


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