Cetu Javu (original) (raw)
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German synthpop band
| Cetu Javu | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hannover, Germany |
| Genres | Synth-pop |
| Years active | 1984–1994 |
| Labels | ZYX RecordsBlanco y Negro MusicBasic MixModermusicCleopatra Records |
| Past members | Javier Revilla Diez (1984–1994)Chris Demere (1984–1994)Torsten Engelke (1984–1994)Stefan Engelke (1985–1989)Thorsten Kraass (1989–1994)Martyn Thomas Chadwick (1984)Cord (1984–1985) |
Cetu Javu was a German synth-pop band that was active between 1987 and 1994, consisting of singer Javier Revilla Diez, Chris Demere on keyboards, Stefan Engelke and Torsten Engelke.
Vocalist Revilla Diez was born in Germany, and although his parents had emigrated from Spain, most of his songs are sung in English with several in Spanish. Cetu Javu had several dance hits with "Situations", "Have in Mind (The Kalimba Mix)" and "A Dónde".[1]
After Cetu Javu ended, vocalist Revilla Diez became a professor of geography at the Leibniz University Hannover.[2] Since April 2014, Revilla Diez holds a Chair in human geography at the Institute of Geography at the University of Cologne.
On November 19, 2020, after 25 years without appearing in any media, Javier Revilla gave an exclusive interview with Spanish radio host Miguel Moreno in which he told the entire story of the Group.[3]
Cetu Javu released two albums, Southern Lands (ZYX Records, 1990)[4] and Where Is Where (Blanco y Negro Music, 1992).[5]
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | | | | | | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | - | - | | | UK | SPA | GER | SWE | US | US Dance | | | | | 1990 | Southern Lands Released: 1990 Labels: ZYX Records, Galaxia, Basic Mix Formats: CD, LP, CS | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | 1992 | Where Is Where Released: 1992 Labels: Blanco y Negro Music Formats: CD, LP, CS | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | - | - | | | UK | SPA | GER | SWE | US | US Dance | | | | | 1994 | Tiempo De Remixes Released: 1994 Labels: Modermusic Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | 2009 | Situations – The Very Best Of Cetu Javu Released: 2009 Labels: Cleopatra Records Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Year | Song | Chart peak positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | SPA | GER | SWE | US | US Dance | |||
| 1987 | "Help Me Now!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1988 | "Situations" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Southern Lands |
| "Have in Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "So Strange" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Dónde" | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Por Que?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Where Is Where |
| 1992 | "Dáme Tu Mano" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | "Una Mujer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | "Tiempo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region |
- Matthias Blazek: Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen. Celle 2006, p. 36 ISBN 978-3-00-018947-0
- ^ "Bio". MySpace.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Bio". WiGeo.Uni-Hannover.de. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Cetu Javu: Know his history YouTube
- ^ "Cetu Javu". ZYX Records. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Where Is Where". Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- Official website (actually offline)
- Profile on Last.fm
- Discography on Discogs