Manfred Alois Segieth (born 7 July 1946), better known by his stage name Fancy, is a German singer, songwriter, and record producer."Fancy Biography" His greatest success came in the 1980s as a singer of the Eurodisco genre, with songs like "Flames of Love", "Slice Me Nice", "Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again)", "Chinese Eyes", or "Lady of Ice" being chart hits in numerous countries across the world.
Early life
Manfred Alois Segieth was born on 7 July 1946 in Munich. Fancy started playing guitar at the age of twelve. While attending a boarding school where the enjoyment of worldly music was not allowed, he had to secretly listen to the pop records of artists such as Ted Herold and Peter Kraus.
At age 14, he switched to the humanistic high school in Munich. During and after high school, he worked in bands as a guitarist and bass player, though he mainly performed as a singer. He performed with these bands in numerous dance halls. His parents did not share Fancy's enthusiasm for music. His father only changed his mind after recovering from a major operation.
Career Segieth's career commenced in 1984 as a European-based pop singer and songwriter. His role as a musician rapidly expanded as a producer, which lead to his music receiving worldwide airplay. The international disco hits "Slice Me Nice" and "Chinese Eyes" reached second place on the US Billboard Dance Charts and the Top 10 USA Billboard for 1985 with "Chinese Eyes" and "Come Inside". A further nine of his singles charted in both the top 100 of the Media Control Singles Charts, this mainly covered the German charts during the mid to late 80s. "Flames of Love" has received worldwide exposure since 1988; as it was his highest-charting hit.Billboard Greatest of All Time: Top 10 Dance Club Songs Year-by-Year, 1976-2015 Aufgerufen am 13. Oktober 2019
Fancy's work include many studio albums and singles as well as compilation and remixed CDs.
In 2009, Fancy founded the German Tiger Foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of life for zoo tigers.Stiftungswelt 04-2011, S. 13 Aufgerufen am 6. November 2019 The foundation has since been dissolved.
Discography Albums Get Your Kicks (1985) Contact (1986) Flames of Love (1988) All My Loving (1989) Five (1990) Six - Deep in My Heart (1991) Blue Planet Zikastar (1995) Colours of Life (1996) Christmas in Vegas (1996) Blue Planet (1998) D.I.S.C.O. (1999) Strip Down (2000) Locomotion (2001) Voices from Heaven (2004) Forever Magic (2008) Masquerade (Les Marionettes) (2021) Viva La Vida (2023) One Last Time (2026)
Compilations and remixes TitleFormatYearLabelIntroducing Fancy12''1985Power RecordsGoldLP, CD1987MetronomeGold RemixCD1988MetronomeThat's FancyCD1988MetronomeHooked on a LoopTAPE1991Franky & FriendsGolden Stars • Golden HitsCD1993SpectrumGreatest HitsCD1994MetronomeIt's Me Fancy (The Hits 1984 – 1994)CD1994Koch InternationalBest of FancyCD1998What's Up?!Hit PartyCD1998Jupiter RecordsFancy for FansCD2001ZYX MusicBest Of... Die Hits Auf DeutschCD2003Koch InternationalI Love FancyCD2004Blanco Y NegroGreatest HitsCD2004Silver StarHit CollectionCD2007Hargent MediaDisco ForeverCD2009ZYX Music25th Anniversary BoxCD20104everMUSICBolero The Hit Collection & MoreCD2012Retro RecordsThe Original Maxi-Singles CollectionCD2013Pokorny Music SolutionsShock and ShowCD2015Pokorny Music Solutions30 Years. The New Best of FancyCD2018Sony MusicDiamonds Forever Part 1CD2022Original Records
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positions GER SPA AUT SUI NET BEL SWE FIN FRA USDance HKG"Slice Me Nice"1984 11 — 2 9 — — 7 — — — —"Chinese Eyes"1984 9 — 17 9 — — — 23 82 2 —"Get Lost Tonight"1984 31 — — 19 — — — — — — —"L.A.D.Y O."1985 — — — — — — — — — — —"Check It Out"1985 — — — — — — — — — 13 —"Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again)"1985 7 1 — 18 17 11 9 2 — — —"Lady of Ice"1986 13 — — 18 — — 17 26 — — —"Latin Fire"1987 24 — — 11 — — — — — — —"Raving Queen"1987 — — — — — — — — — — —"China Blue"1987 50 34 — — — — — — — — —"Flames of Love"1988 14 13 13 — — — — — — — 1"Fools Cry"1988 18 15 — — — — — 13 — — —"Angel Eyes"1989 — — — — — — — 13 — — —"All My Loving" / "Running Man"1989 — — — — — — — 16 — — —"No Tears"1989 44 — — — — — — — — — —"When Guardian Angels Cry"1990 — — — — — — — — — — —"When Guardian Angels...Rap"1991 — — — — — — — — — — —"Fools Cry Rap"1991 — — — — — — — — — — —"No Way Out" / "Cool Snake"1993 — — — — — — — — — — —"Love Has Called Me Home"1993 — — — — — — — — — — —"Long Way to Paradise"1994 — — — — — — — — — — —"Again & Again"1995 — — — — — — — — — — —"I Can Give You Love"1995 — — — — — — — — — — —"The Big Dust" – Remixes1996 — — — — — — — — — — —"Deep Blue Sky"1996 — — — — — — — — — — —"Colours Of Life"1996 — — — — — — — — — — —"Come Back and Break My Heart"1998 — — — — — — — — — — —"D.I.S.C.O. (Lust for Life)"1999 — — — — — — — — — — —"How Do You Feel Right Now?"1999 — — — — — — — — — — —"Gimme a Sign"2000 — — — — — — — — — — —"We Can Move a Mountain"2000 — — — — — — — — — — —"Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"2001 — — — — — — — — — — —"Pretty Woman"2002 — — — — — — — — — — —"A Voice in the Dark 2008"2008 — — — — — — — — — — —"I Should Have Known Better"2014 — — — — — — — — — — —"Stronger Together"(featuring Linda Jo Rizzo)2014 — — — — — — — — — — —"I Like Your Smile"2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"Summer Wine"(Lian Ross feat. Fancy)2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"Rockabye me"2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"I'm still a fool"2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"Running Man"2022 — — — — — — — — — — —"Faster than a Bullet"(featuring Roubix)2024 — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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