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Enigma (British band)

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Enigma
GenresDisco
Years active1981–1987
LabelsCreole Records
Past membersTino Rowe
Martin Jay
Jill Saward
Tracy Ackerman
Steve Underwood

Enigma was a musical project by British producer and musician Nigel Wright in the early 1980s. The recordings were by session musicians and singers who performed medleys of popular disco tracks. In 1981, the singles "Ain't No Stopping" and "I Love Music" reached #11 and #25 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. They also released an album, Ain't No Stoppin', which reached #80 on the UK Albums Chart in September 1981. Their releases were under the Creole Records label.[1]

Band members were Tino Rowe (vocals), Martin Jay (vocals and guitar), Jill Saward (vocals), Tracy Ackerman (as Tracy Lee Ackerman) (vocals), and Steve Underwood (bass guitar). Saward, Ackerman and Underwood all had associations with the band Shakatak, of which Wright was a member.

In 1987, Wright released one more single under this name before embarking on another remix project under the name Mirage, which also scored a few hits over a brief period.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album UK
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1981 Ain't No Stoppin' 80

Singles

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Year Song UK
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1981 "Ain't No Stopping" 11
"I Love Music" 25
"Summer Groovin'"
1987 "Which Way Is Up"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 184. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b "ENIGMA (UK) - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.