| Birth name | Orhan Terzi |
|---|---|
| Alias | Watergate |
| Birth date | June 28, 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | Trabzon, Turkey |
| Origin | Hattingen, Germany |
| Genre | Techno, house, Eurodance, trance |
| Occupation | DJ, music producer |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Label | Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar Records, Edel AG |
| Website | dj-quicksilver.com |
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]
Early life
Terzi was born on 28 June 1964 in Trabzon, Turkey. His family moved to Hattingen, Germany in the late 1960s.[2]
Musical career
Terzi 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]
In November 1996, Terzi 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]
In 1999, under the alias Watergate, Terzi released "Heart of Asia", a remix of "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The British journalist James Masterton wrote that it was "one of the few dance treatments of a famous song that actually manages to make the original seem almost dull by comparison".[5] In 2002, he received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno".[1]
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 [6] | AUT [7] | ESP [8] | GER [9] | IRE [10] | NED [11] | NOR [12] | SUI [13] | SWE [14] | UK [15] | |||||
| 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)[18]
- Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)[19]
- Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)[20]
- Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)
References
- ^ "DJ Quicksilver". DanceArtistInfo. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ "Aus Liebe zur Musik", DerWesten, 28 October 2009, retrieved 2010-02-06
- ^ Carlson, Dean "[ DJ Quicksilver Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
- ^ Pride, Dominic (16 August 1997). "Dos or Die Dance label Links With Epic". Billboard. p. 40. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Masterton, James (2000-05-07). "Week ending May 13th 2000". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ p. 84.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st ed. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th ed. London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search: DJ Quicksilver". BPI. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ Discogs, Dancemania 1
- ^ Discogs, Club Scene Volume 2
- ^ Discogs, Sonic 1