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Music from Caesars, Divinyls and we chat to the producer behind Bellini

The best One Hit Wonders and the stories behind them, this week with producer Ramon Zenker, talking about Bellini’s ‘Samba De Janeiro’.

In a brand new series, OJ plays the best One Hit Wonders from the 80s, 90s and 00s.

This week, he’s chatting to German producer Ramon Zenker.

He helped put together the band Bellini and co-produced their 1997 hit ‘Samba De Janeiro’.

Find out what the song is actually about, where they got the name Bellini from and what the man behind the track they sampled, thinks of their version.

Ramon Zenker is a music producer, techno artist and remixer from Germany.

Bellini are a German pop group formed in 1997.

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Caesars

    Jerk It Out

    • The Alternative Album (Various).
    • EMI.
  • Shaft

    (Mucho Mambo) Sway

    • Now! That's What I Call Music 44 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Divinyls

    I Touch Myself

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.
  • Bellini

    Samba De Janeiro

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Scent

    Up & Down

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Jan 2021 02:30

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