{{Short description|Belgian electronic dance music group}} {{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = 2 Fabiola | image = 2 fabiola-1672182166.jpeg | caption = | image_size = | origin = Aarschot, Belgium | genre = Electronica, House, Eurodance Techno Trance | years_active = 1991-present | label = | website = | current_members = Katie Michaelson<br>Loredana De Amicis<br>Patrick Claesen<br>Viola Furleo-Semeraro | past_members = Oliver Adams<br>Zohra | background = group_or_band }}
'''2 Fabiola''' is a Belgian electronic dance music group, formed in 1991 by Pat Krimson (Patrick Claesen) and Zohra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dancevibes.be/artists/2-fabiola-zohra-pat-krimson-nunca-punk-city/ |title=2 Fabiola - Zohra - Pat Krimson - Nunca - Punk City - DanceVibes |publisher=Dancevibes.be |date= |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref> The group got its name from Queen Fabiola of Belgium.
The group was noted<ref>{{cite web|author=Karine Sanche |url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=2_Fabiola |title=2 Fabiola, biography discography, recent releases, news, featurings of eurotrance group - The Eurodance Encyclopædia |publisher=Eurokdj.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref> for its lavish and extravagant clothes and performances. It has also made the charts in the Belgian Ultratop and had success in Spain. In the Ultratop 50 and Ultratop 50, they topped the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Fabiola&titel=Lift+U+Up&cat=s |title=Ultratop |publisher=Ultratop.be |date= |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref> In 1999, the group took a break. Zohra started a solo career, and Pat Krimson led another project of his, called Nunca. After a while, a new 2 Fabiola was presented to the world, introducing singer Evi Goffin (Medusa, Lasgo).
After releasing some singles, the group disappeared from the Belgian music scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/2+Fabiola |title=2 Fabiola Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2002-02-20 |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref>
In 2007, Krimson announced the band's comeback,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://firstmusic.web-log.nl/firstmusic/2007/07/2_fabiola_maakt.html |title=Sanoma - Home |publisher=Firstmusic.web-log.nl |date= |accessdate=2014-08-09 |archive-date=2011-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816103520/http://firstmusic.web-log.nl/firstmusic/2007/07/2_fabiola_maakt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> introducing two new singers. Their last single, "Blow Me Away", was published in July 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/2-Fabiola-Blow-Me-Away/release/1414242 |title=2 Fabiola - Blow Me Away (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2008-07-11 |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref>
In 2014 the group had a major hit with "She's After My Piano", after participating in the Belgium national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This song was co-written by Romanian-Norwegian artist Ovi who, for the second time, participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with duet partner Paula Seling. The two artists recorded their own version of the song for Ovi's album, ''A Bit of Pop Won't Hurt Anyone'', (May 2014 {{proper name|daWorks}}).
==Discography==
===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details !| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"| BEL<br>(Fl) |- ! scope="row"| ''Tyfoon'' | * Release date: 1996 * Label: Circus * Format: CD | 5 |- ! scope="row"| ''Androgyne'' | * Release date: December 2, 1998 * Label: Atmoz * Format: CD | 27 |- ! scope="row"| ''Evolution'' | * Release date: November 11, 2016 * Label: Universal * Formats: CD, digital download | 67 |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:35px;"| BEL<br>(FL)<br><ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=nl&search=2+fabiola Flanders peaks]</ref> ! style="width:35px;"| BEL<br>(WA)<br><ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=2+Fabiola&titel=I%27m+On+Fire&cat=s Wallonia peaks]</ref> ! style="width:35px;"| SPA<br><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=2+fabiola+spain&pg=PA50 Spanish peak for "Lift U Up"]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xQcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=2+fabiola+spain&pg=PA40 Spanish peak for "I'm on Fire"]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KBAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=2+fabiola+spain&pg=PA51 Spanish peak for "Freak Out"]</ref> |- | 1991 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Milky Way" | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Singles only |- | 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| "Kunta Kinte" | — | — | — |- | rowspan=2| 1993 | style="text-align:left;"| "Mission of Love" | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "My Attitude" | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"| ''Tyfoon'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1995 | style="text-align:left;"| "Play This Song" | — | — | 1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Lift U Up" | 1 | — | 2 |- | rowspan="3"| 1996 | style="text-align:left;"| "I'm on Fire" | 2 | 40 | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Universal Love" | 19 | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Freak Out" | 2 | — | 6 |- | 1997 | style="text-align:left;"| "Magic Flight" | 3 | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| ''Androgyne'' |- | rowspan="3"| 1998 | style="text-align:left;"| "Flashback" | 3 | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Sisters and Brothers" | 17 | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Feel the Vibe" | 25 | — | — |- | 1999 | style="text-align:left;"| "New Year's Day" <small>(featuring Medusa)</small> | 12 | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="8"| Singles only |- | 2000 | style="text-align:left;"| "Summer in Space" <small>(featuring Medusa)</small> | 28 | — | — |- | 2007 | style="text-align:left;"| "Straight to the Top" <small>(featuring Katie Michaelson)</small> | 30 | — | — |- | 2008 | style="text-align:left;"| "Blow Me Away" | 33 | — | — |- | 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| "Lift U Up 2009" | — | — | — |- | 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| "Push It Up" | — | — | — |- | 2011 | style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Stop" | — | — | — |- | 2014 | style="text-align:left;"| "She's After My Piano" <small>(featuring Loredana De Amicis)</small> | 6 | — | — |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.2fabiola.eu}} * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/2+Fabiola Discogs Artist Page]
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