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German Eurodance group

Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of lineup changes over the years, including American singers, songwriters, and rappers Thea Austin, Turbo B, Niki Haris, and Penny Ford. Their best known hits are "The Power" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer", both of which reached No. 1 in multiple countries.

Luca Anzilotti and Michael Münzing started working together in 1985 in the group Off (Organisation For Fun), with Sven Väth. They recorded two albums, Organisation for Fun (1988) and Ask Yourself (1989), and a series of singles, including "Electrica Salsa", until 1990. The two created the side project 16 BIT in 1986 and had success with their first single, "Where Are You?" In 1987, they released the album Inaxycvgtgb for BMG.

Anzilotti and Münzing formed Snap! in 1989, under the aliases Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III, as they thought that the public had negative preconceived ideas of German music. Their first hit, "The Power", which was fronted by American rapper Turbo B and singer Penny Ford, peaked at #2 in Germany in April 1990 and spent five weeks in that position, eventually going Gold for sales of 250,000 units. The single topped the charts in the United Kingdom and picked up a Silver award for sales of 200,000 units. In the U. S., it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Platinum for 1,000,000 units. Jackie Harris was used to mime Ford's vocals in the "Power" video and left the group shortly after, and Ford became its full time lead singer, recording the second single, "Ooops Up", a re working of "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Ooops! )", a 1980 hit by the Gap Band, with which Penny was a former backing singer. The single entered the top 5 in the UK, picking up another Silver award, and it was awarded a Gold certification in the U. S. Further hits followed, with the oriental sounding "Cult of Snap", which charted at No. 3 in Germany and No. 8 in the UK, and "Mary Had a Little Boy", which reached to No. 4 in Germany, and again No. 8 in the UK. The band's first album, World Power, reached No. 7 in Germany, No. 10 in the UK, and No. 30 in the U. S.

In 1991, American singer, composer, songwriter, and dancer Thea Austin joined Snap! 's lineup and helped write the song "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which was initially planned to be the lead single from the second album but was pushed back, and "Colour of Love" was released in its place. This track managed to peak at No. 9 in Germany but stalled at #No. 54 in the UK. In the U. S., it peaked at No. 5, collecting another Gold for sales of 500,000 units. At home in Germany, the single went Platinum for 500,000 units and picked up a Gold in the UK for sales of 400,000 units. The album went Gold in Germany and the UK, for sales of 250,000 units and 100,000 units, respectively. The act also released a re done version of "Oops Up! ", which featured vocals by NG3 and managed to enter the Swedish charts at No. 40 and the German top 100 singles chart at No. 69. On 16 June 2008, a new version of "Rhythm Is a Dancer '08" was released as a CD single in the UK, peaking at No. 23. In 2018, rights to all recordings of Snap!, previously owned by Münzing and Anzilotti, were transferred to BMG Rights Management, a current incarnation of BMG.