Galleon | |
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Origin | Marseille, France |
Genres | French house, electronica |
Years active | 2001–2003, 2013-2014 |
Past members | Michel Fages Gilles Fahy Phillippe Laurent |
Website | Galleon Official page |
Galleon was a French house group from Marseille, founded by Michel Fages and Phillippe Laurent, (who recruited Gilles Fahy for singing).
They emerged on the European dance scene in 2001 with a hit single " So I Begin" song in English. The single was released by Sony Music/ Radikal Records and sold 400,000 copies, peaking at number 36 in the UK Singles Chart [1] [2] Also noteworthy is the accompanying music video featuring the model Jitka Ogurekova. After the initial success another two singles ensued (" I Believe", November 2001, " One Sign", June 2002 and " The Way", July 2002), followed by an album, called after band's name, Galleon by the end of 2002.
Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
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FRA | SWI | |||
2002 | Galleon | 54 | 76 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||
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AUT [3] |
BEL (Vl) [3] |
BEL (Wa) [3] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NED [3] |
SWI [3] |
UK [5] | ||||
2001 | " So I Begin" | 40 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 13 | 17 | 36 | Galleon | |
" I Believe" | — | 17 | 3 | 43 | — | — | 20 | — | |||
2002 | " One Sign" | — | — | 10 | 68 | 93 | — | 61 | — |