Cristiano Spiller is an
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.
He was noted at one stage for being the tallest DJ in the world at reported heights from 6'9" up to just over 7', or 2.05–2.15 meters. He had a #1 hit in the UK, Italy, Australia and other countries with the hit single, "
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"Groovejet " is a single by Spiller and released in 2000 by Positiva Records. It went to number one on the UK, New Zealand, Ireland Dance & Australian charts and number three on the American Hot Dance/Club Play charts.-Song information:The track was produced by Italian DJ and producer Cristiano...
", featuring
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, released in 2000. The video for the song shows the two missing each other repeatedly in
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, he signing autographs and generally finding his height makes life there difficult; she singing wistfully sitting at various tables in bars and taking a Tuk-tuk ride (while he just about fits into a
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).
When he was a teenager, he was already introducing himself to the world of Italian house and dance music.
Cristiano Spiller is an
ItalianItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
DJA disc jockey is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, dis
k referred to phonograph records, while dis
c referred to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling...
.
He was noted at one stage for being the tallest DJ in the world at reported heights from 6'9" up to just over 7', or 2.05–2.15 meters. He had a #1 hit in the UK, Italy, Australia and other countries with the hit single, "
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"Groovejet " is a single by Spiller and released in 2000 by Positiva Records. It went to number one on the UK, New Zealand, Ireland Dance & Australian charts and number three on the American Hot Dance/Club Play charts.-Song information:The track was produced by Italian DJ and producer Cristiano...
", featuring
Sophie Ellis-BextorSophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is a multi-platinum selling English singer-songwriter and model. Her music is a mixture of mainstream Pop, Disco, Nu-Disco, and 1980s electronic influences.-Personal life:...
, released in 2000. The video for the song shows the two missing each other repeatedly in
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, he signing autographs and generally finding his height makes life there difficult; she singing wistfully sitting at various tables in bars and taking a Tuk-tuk ride (while he just about fits into a
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).
Biography
When he was a teenager, he was already introducing himself to the world of Italian house and dance music. In 1997, he released his first single, "Laguna".
In 1998, he signed a music deal with the British record company,
Positiva RecordsPositiva Records is a subsidiary of EMI Records and is one of the biggest dance music labels in the UK. The record label was set up in 1993, by Nick Halkes. Previously, he used to run XL Recordings, the home of artists such as The Prodigy. Their headquarters are in Brook Green in West London....
, subsidiary of
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UK, releasing his first single in the UK entitled "Batucada".
In 1999, he released "Mighty Miami EP", a maxi-single including the instrumental track "Groovejet".
In 2000, the vocal version was released. "
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"Groovejet " is a single by Spiller and released in 2000 by Positiva Records. It went to number one on the UK, New Zealand, Ireland Dance & Australian charts and number three on the American Hot Dance/Club Play charts.-Song information:The track was produced by Italian DJ and producer Cristiano...
" featuring the British singer
Sophie Ellis-BextorSophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is a multi-platinum selling English singer-songwriter and model. Her music is a mixture of mainstream Pop, Disco, Nu-Disco, and 1980s electronic influences.-Personal life:...
(formerly of
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) peaked at #1 in the UK, Australia and many other countries, becoming one of the most successful dance records of the year and winning multiple awards. It was also the first song to be played on an iPod according to technology journalist
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and the
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's
TOTP2 Goes Disco!. Groovejet sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide.
In 2002, he released "Cry Baby" in UK.
In 2003, Spiller decided to take control over his own productions and thus established his own independent label Nano Records, based in Venice, Italy.
In 2004 a single titled "Sola" was released by Positiva. In the UK the single was heavily supported by Pete Tong on BBC radio.
In 2006, Spiller released "Jumbo", last single released to date, peaked straight to #1 on the Buzz Chart.
Due out soon, Spiller's new version of "Sola" featuring vocals by Theo (Freestylers "Push Up").
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Discography
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
| UK |
AUS |
ITA |
| 1997 |
Laguna Vol. 1 EP |
- |
- |
- |
| 1997 |
"Do It Easy" |
- |
- |
- |
| 1998 |
"Batucada" |
- |
- |
- |
| 1999 |
Mighty Miami EP |
- |
- |
- |
| 2000 |
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2002 |
"Cry Baby" |
40 |
- |
25 |
| 2004 |
"Sola" |
- |
- |
- |
| 2006 |
"Jumbo" |
- |
- |
- |