Roxy is a Croatian Hi-NRG / Eurodance group established in the end of 80's by Goran Francic, a choreographer, dancer, dancing teacher and ex D.J., born in 1969 in Zagreb.
Initially, Roxy was created as a dancing group. Goran Francic, the leader of the group, was a great fan of Italo-Disco, Hi-NRG and Eurodance music and knew Denis Curman for a long time. When Curman decided to deal with the Croatan music scene in 1994, the logical step was to turn Roxy into Dance-attraction and to make some great Eurodance music.
Curman produced and composed the album called "Sve Sto Si Znao, Zaboravi" ("Forget Everything You Knew") released in 1996. It was a genuine Hi-NRG / Eurodance master-piece. Curman developed the original and recognizable music style which could not be compared to anything else. All tracks were a mixture of Hi-NRG, Eurodance and the elements of Techno-House. The most popular tracks were: "Da Li Opet Lazes" ("Do You Lie Again"), "Sve Sto Si Znao" ("Everything You Knew"), "Crno Je" ("It's Black"), "A Sada Nema Te" ("And Now You're Gone") and "Boli Me Uspomena" ("Memory Hurts Me").
The main female vocalist was named Sanja Majeric (at this time, aged of only 17). Goran and Sanja were the constant members of the group on their live appearances. The other members were often changed, as well as their number which depended on how large the stage was. Every live performance was a great experience for fans. Each track had an original Dance choreography created by Goran himself. The most succesful concert was held in September of 1996 in discotheque "The Best" in Zagreb.
In 1997 a video-clip was shot for a track "Boli Me Uspomena" ("Memory Hurts Me"), but it was shown only few times on HRT (which was already invaded by popular musical styles such as Pop-Folk, Funk, or Rock). In the whole, the album wasn't successful, just because the Croatian audience was stlll under great influence of Balkans and they were not ready to accept Eurodance style. They also suffered from the competition of cheap Pop-Dance artists such as ET, Emilia, Kasandra, or Senna M. In spite of his international reputation, Denis Curman remained unknown to most of the Croatians.
Discography
Track Listing
01 Sve Sto Si Znao (Wave RMX) (Everything You Knew)
02 A Sada Nema Te (Dance Floor RMX) (And Now You're Gone)
03 Usred Noci (Radio Edit) (In The Middle Of The Night)
04 Daj Mali Sredi Se (Power Mix) (Calm Down, Little Boy)
05 Da Li Opet Lazes (NRG Nord RMX) (Do You Lie Again)
06 Sto Daje Ljubav (Euro NRG RMX) (What Gives Love)
07 Boli Me Uspomena (Euro NRG RMX) (Memory Hurts Me)
08 Crno Je (Japanese Flight RMX) (It's Black)
09 Usred Noci (Nord Space RMX) (In The Middle Of The Night),
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