Toni Cottura
Encyclopedia
Toni Cottura is a eurodance
and hip-hop
producer and rapper from Germany
. He started his career in 1988 as a hip-hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin.
In 1993 he founded the eurodance group Fun Factory
, where he started as a producer, songwriter and dancer, before moving up to rapping on the band's second album. Cottura and partner Bülent Aris disbanded Fun Factory in 1996 to concentrate on their burgeoning hip-hop collective Booya Family.
While at Booya, he produced tracks for a variety of artists including Nana a.k.a. Darkman
, Pappa Bear, Ray Horton
, Jonestown, A.K. Swift and Alex Prince, mostly in hip-hop
and R&B. He also produced tracks for boy band
s N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys
and collaborated with P. Diddy.
In 2000, Cottura parted ways with Aris and disbanded Booya, returning to eurodance to produce The Underdog Project
and Popstars
winners Bro'Sis
. He made a surprise return in 2003 with a pop ballad, "Fly".
In 2006, Toni Cottura is back with a new single entitled "Quieres Una Aventura", a duet with the Romanian singer Corina
.
In 2010, It was revealed that Smooth T trains with fellow German and big Asian fighter fanatic "Dangs".
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
and hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
producer and rapper from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He started his career in 1988 as a hip-hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin.
In 1993 he founded the eurodance group Fun Factory
Fun Factory
-History:The group was founded in 1993 with four members: Balja, Steve, Rod D., and Smooth T. They released their first CD, NonStop! The Album in 1994. Their second CD Close To You was released in 1995. Before its release, lead singer Balja was replaced with Marie-Anett Mey. Balja can still be seen...
, where he started as a producer, songwriter and dancer, before moving up to rapping on the band's second album. Cottura and partner Bülent Aris disbanded Fun Factory in 1996 to concentrate on their burgeoning hip-hop collective Booya Family.
While at Booya, he produced tracks for a variety of artists including Nana a.k.a. Darkman
Nana (rapper)
Nana Kwame Abrokwa is a German rapper and DJ, performing under the pseudonyms Nana or Darkman / Nana. Nana is not an actual first name, but a Ghanaian title of nobility...
, Pappa Bear, Ray Horton
Ray Horton
Raymond Anthony Horton is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys. During that time, he recorded 19 interceptions and returned them for 264 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also recovered 8 fumbles, which he returned for...
, Jonestown, A.K. Swift and Alex Prince, mostly in hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and R&B. He also produced tracks for boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
s N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
and collaborated with P. Diddy.
In 2000, Cottura parted ways with Aris and disbanded Booya, returning to eurodance to produce The Underdog Project
The Underdog Project
The Underdog Project is a house music group which launched its first album - It Doesn't Matter in 2001. Its hits include "Saturday" , "Summer Jam" and "Tonight"...
and Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
winners Bro'Sis
Bro'Sis
Bro'Sis were a multicultural R&B group from Germany, formed in 2001 in the second installment of the television talent show Popstars. Originally a sextet, the group eventually became a quintet, selling more than 2.2 million albums and singles worldwide...
. He made a surprise return in 2003 with a pop ballad, "Fly".
In 2006, Toni Cottura is back with a new single entitled "Quieres Una Aventura", a duet with the Romanian singer Corina
Corina (Romanian singer)
Corina Monica Ciorbă , best known only as Corina, is a pop, dance, R&B singer from Satu Mare, Romania. She debuted in 2004 with the album Noi Doi, produced by Marius Moga. The main single from the album entitled Noi Doi reached fourth place in the Romanian Top 100...
.
In 2010, It was revealed that Smooth T trains with fellow German and big Asian fighter fanatic "Dangs".