DJ Quicksilver
Musical artist
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Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver, is a German-Turkish DJ and music producer.[1] His stage name derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | Orhan Terzi June 28, 1964 Trabzon, Turkey |
| Origin | Hattingen, Germany |
| Genres | Techno, house, Eurodance, trance |
| Occupations | DJ, music producer |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Labels | Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar Records, Edel AG |
| Website | dj-quicksilver |
Early life
Musical career
Early career
He began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for a variety of record labels, including Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar, Edel AG, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.[3]
1996–1998: Breakthrough and success
In November 1996, he released "Bellissima" - a hit double A-sided single. The song became a big hit on the UK dance charts in 1997 and then crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart and selling enough copies to become a gold record, selling well throughout Europe.[4] It remains his biggest single so far. Other releases include "Boombastic", which sampled the Shaggy track.[3]
1999–2002: Other releases
In 1999, under the alias "Watergate", Terzi released the track "Heart of Asia" (remix of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence's theme song), among others. In 2002, he received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno".[1]
Other work
Terzi has also worked as a remixer, on tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and The Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony").[3]
Discography
Studio albums
- Quicksilver (1997)
- Escape 2 Planet Love (1998)
- Clubfiles (The Album) (2003)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
ESP [7] |
GER [8] |
IRE [9] |
NED [10] |
NOR [11] |
SUI [12] |
SWE [13] |
UK [14] | |||||
| 1995 | "Bingo Bongo" | — | 14 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quicksilver | ||
| 1996 | "Boing!" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | ||
| "I Have a Dream"/"Bellissima" | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | Quicksilver | |||
| 1997 | "Free" | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |||
| "Planet Love" | — | 36 | — | 23 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 12 | Escape 2 Planet Love | |||
| 1998 | "Escape to Paradise" / "Timerider" | 86 | — | — | 31 | — | 88 | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Cosmophobia" | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | Single only | ||
| 2001 | "Bombastic" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clubfiles - The Album | ||
| "Ameno" | — | 13 | 12 | 18 | — | 26 | 26 | 20 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | "New Life" | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Rising Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Always on My Mind" (featuring Base Unique) | — | 38 | — | 44 | — | 66 | — | 95 | — | — | Singles only | |||
| "Clubfiles One" | — | 33 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
- Dancemania 1 (Compilation, 1996)[17]
- Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)[18]
- Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)[19]
- Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)
