Toy-Box
Toy-Box 2019 concert
Toy-Box 2019 concert
Background information
OriginDenmark
GenresBubblegum pop, Eurodance
Years active1996–2003
2017–present
MembersAnila Mirza
Amir El-Falaki
Websitewww.Toy-Box.dk at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 September 2003)

Toy-Box is a Danish bubblegum pop group, consisting of vocalists Anila Mirza and Amir El-Falaki. Mirza was born on 8 October 1974 in Frederiksværk, Denmark to Indian-Iranian-Pakistani parents. El-Falaki was born 12 August 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Moroccan parents. In 1999, they had some success in the Scandinavian and Dutch music charts with a song from the album Fantastic, named "Tarzan & Jane". Toy-Box reunited and performed at the Vi Elsker 90'erne events in Denmark in 2017.

History

"Tarzan & Jane" was championed by Smash Hits magazine in the United Kingdom in 1999, but their UK label Edel decided to hold back the release until later on in the year, to coincide with the release of Disney's Tarzan. They elected to release "Best Friend" first; although it received a lot of rotation on the television channel The Box, it only reached number 41 in the UK Singles Chart, and plans to release "Tarzan & Jane" were cancelled. It reached number 2 in the Dutch hit lists. "Tarzan & Jane" reached number 15 on the Eurochart Hot 100. In 1999 the song peaked at number 16 on MTV Europe.[1]

Toy-Box's first album, Fantastic, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Best Friend", "Super-Duper-Man", "Teddybear", and "Tarzan & Jane". It was released in September 1999 and followed in 2001 by a second album, Toy Ride, which includes fan-favorite songs "www.girl", "Prince of Arabia", and "Wizard of Oz".

After the group broke up, El-Falaki worked as a dance teacher, music video choreographer and trainer to F.C. Copenhagen's cheerleading team. Mirza later changed her first name to Aneela and began a solo career, with limited success. When asked about another Toy-Box release in 2007, Aneela said, "I don't know, anything's possible."[2]

As of 2017, Toy-Box has returned to tour alongside Aqua, Vengaboys, and many more for a series of 1990s concerts.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[3]		 FIN
[4]		 NLD
[5]		 NOR
[6]		 SWE
[7]
Fantastic 3 28 1 9 17
  • DEN: Platinum[8]
  • NLD: Platinum
Toy Ride 22 — 91 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[9]		 DEN
[10]		 EUR
[11]		 GER
[12]		 NED
[5]		 NOR
[6]		 NZ
[13]		 SWE
[7]		 SWI
[14]		 UK
[15]
1998 "Tarzan & Jane" 41 2 15 37 2 3 27 8 34 — Fantastic
1999 "Best Friend" 39 6 11 — 1 13 — 23 — 41
  • NVPI: Gold
"The Sailor Song" — — — — 9 — — — — —
2001 "Superstar" — — — — 41 — — — — — Toy Ride
"www.girl" — — — — 35 — — — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Teddybear" 1999 Fantastic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Charts-Surfer: Liedsuche". www.charts-surfer.de.
  2. ↑ "Bubblegum Dancer". Archived from the original on May 8, 2007.
  3. ↑ Chart positions in Denmark:
    • For Fantastic: "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 25". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1999-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Discography Toy-Box". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Discografie Toy-Box". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Discography Toy-Box". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Discography Toy-Box". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 28". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1999-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Discography Toy-Box". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ↑ International peaks
  11. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 563. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  12. ↑ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  13. ↑ "Discography Toy-Box". charts.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Toy-Box – Tarzan & Jane". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "TOY-BOX | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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