London Boys

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London Boys
Origin	Germany
Years active	1986–1992, 1995
Genres	Italo disco/Eurobeat/Dance-pop
Labels	Warner/Elektra/Atlantic
Members	Edem Ephraim Dennis Fuller

The London Boys were a German-based, British dance pop duo comprising of Edem Ephraim (born 1 July 1959 in London) and Dennis Fuller (born 19 June 1959 in Jamaica), both of whom were killed in an Alpine car accident on January 21, 1996. They traveled in Austrian Alps on a dangerous mountain road, and another car was trying to pass at the opposite side of the road. The accident was a head-on collision with a drunken Swiss. He, Edem's wife, their mutual friend - a Hamburg DJ - all died. Edem and his German wife left behind a son Stevie who was 3 years old at the time of the tragedy. Dennis had a daughter, Laura, who was 10.

Although they lived near Hamburg, Germany since 1981, they had actually met when they were at school in Greenwich, London. They were formed in 1986 as a vehicle for songwriter and producer - Ralf-René Maué. Their musical style was catchy and highly infectious Eurobeat dance music combined with choreography acquired during their experience as Rollerblade dancers prior to forming London Boys. Consequently their early releases were marketed towards the Eurodisco scene.

The most notable songs of the group were London Nights and Requiem, which were initially released in 1988. The record Requiem eventually became their breakthrough single in April 1989, and reached No.4 on the UK singles chart. Subsequently, the re-released London Nights and the album The Twelve Commandments Of Dance, both peaked at No.2 in the UK singles and album charts, respectively. Another single, a remixed version of their 1987 release Harlem Desire, reached No.17. A fourth single from the album, My Love, also reached No.46. The music videos for these singles were largely based around dance sequences and relationship/love storylines. The Twelve Commandments Of Dance is considered the most best and most collectable of their releases; their later recordings had little commercial success (no further UK chart entries). In total, worldwide, the London Boys sold 4.5 million records.

After being dropped by their record label the band effectively split up. In 1995, shortly before their tragic car accident, a reformed version of the group made a crossover record called "Hallelujah Hits" which incorporated Eurodance arrangements into traditional religious compositions.