# Ottawan

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French disco band

This article is about the disco duo. For the capital of Canada, see [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa). For the First Nations people, see [Odawa](/source/Odawa).

Ottawan Ottawan performing in November 2008 Background information Origin France Genres Synth-pop Eurodisco Years active 1979–present Labels Carrere RGE RCA PolyGram Polydor Mercury Members Patrick Jean-Baptiste Past members Annette Eltice Website www.ottawan-disco.com

**Ottawan** are a French pop music duo, who had the hit singles "[D.I.S.C.O.](/source/D.I.S.C.O.)" and "[Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)](/source/Hands_Up_(Give_Me_Your_Heart))" in the early 1980s. Fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste and formerly Annette Eltice, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producer [Daniel Vangarde](/source/Daniel_Vangarde) and Belgian producer [Jean Kluger](/source/Jean_Kluger).

## History

In 1979, Ottawan were founded by record producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger and fronted by male singer Patrick Jean-Baptiste, who was originally from [Guadeloupe](/source/Guadeloupe), and female singer Annette Eltice.[1][2] Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits with [The Gibson Brothers](/source/The_Gibson_Brothers) and [Sheila B. Devotion](/source/Sheila_B._Devotion).[1]

In the United Kingdom, they had two [Top 10](/source/Top_40) hits. "[D.I.S.C.O.](/source/D.I.S.C.O.)" (the act's debut single) reached number 2 in September 1980, while "[Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)](/source/Hands_Up_(Give_Me_Your_Heart))" peaked at number 3 a year later.[3] "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" reached number 1 in [New Zealand](/source/List_of_number-one_singles_from_the_1980s_(New_Zealand)) during 1982, staying there for eight weeks.[4]. "Hands Up" would become a staple for Club Med's Guadalupe resort at the time of its release. The duo recorded in French (1982 follow-up single "Musique Magique" was a Français translation of "Crazy Music") as well as in English.

## Cover versions

The duo's hits have been covered a number of times.

UK dance act [N-Trance](/source/N-Trance) had a number 11 hit in the UK with their pop/rap cover of D.I.S.C.O.

Canadian band [Sway](/source/Sway_(band)) had a number 7 hit in Canada in 1988 with their cover of "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)".[5]

Norwegian band [Hype](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hype_(Norwegian_band)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[no](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype)] had a number 10 hit in Norway and number 7 hit in Finland in 1995 with their cover of "Hands Up".

Swedish band [Army of Lovers](/source/Army_of_Lovers) had a number 44 hit in Sweden in 2001 with their cover of "Hands Up".[6]

Israeli band [The Young Professionals](/source/The_Young_Professionals) had a number 53 hit in France in 2012 with their version of "[D.I.S.C.O.](/source/D.I.S.C.O.)".[7]

## Discography

### Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions GER [8] AUT [9] 1980 D.I.S.C.O. 30 — 1981 2 — 18 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications UK [3] GER [8] NL [10] BEL [11] NOR [12] AUT [9] IRL [13] 1979 "D.I.S.C.O." 2 2 1 2 1 4 2 BPI: Silver[14] 1980 "You're OK" 56 17 — — — — — "Shalalala Song" — 73 — — — — — "Haut les mains (donne-moi ton cœur)" — — — 32 — — — 1981 "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" 3 2 5 4 1 3 1 BPI: Silver[15] "Crazy Music" — 26 — — — 19 — "Qui va garder mon crocodile cet été?" — — — 23 — — — "Help, Get Me Some Help" 49 — — — — — — 1982 "Hello Rio!" — — — — — — — "Top Secret" — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Citations

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-All_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-All_1-1) German, Yuri. ["Ottawan | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ottawan-mn0000416210/biography). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ottawan_official_2-0)** ["Biography"](https://ottawan.net/biography.html). Ottawan Official Website. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_3-1) ["Artists"](https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/ottawan/). *Officialcharts.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)"](https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Ottawan&titel=Hands+Up+(Give+Me+Your+Heart)&cat=s). *Charts.nz*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Canadian Singles Chart for March 26, 1988"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100152/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0953&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=i2kjtbmjjshuauibmefd8n20i7). Archived from [the original](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0953&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=i2kjtbmjjshuauibmefd8n20i7) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Army of Lovers – Hands Up"](https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Army+Of+Lovers&titel=Hands+Up&cat=s). *Swedishcharts.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The Young Professionals – TYP D.I.S.C.O"](https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Young+Professionals&titel=TYP+D.I.S.C.O&cat=s). *Lescharts.com*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Ott_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Ott_8-1) ["Ottawan discography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140903114118/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Ottawan&country=de). *Officialcharts.de*. Archived from [the original](http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Ottawan&country=de) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Austria_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Austria_9-1) ["Austrian chart details"](https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ottawan). *Austriancharts.at*. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Ottawan discography"](http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=ottawan&cat=s). *Dutchcharts.nl*. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Ottawan discography"](http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=ottawan&cat=s). *Ultratop.be*. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Norwegian chart details"](http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=ottawan&cat=s). *Norwegiancharts.com*. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Irish chart details"](http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement). *Irishcharts.ie*. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O."](https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/1599-245-1) *bpi.co.uk*. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Ottawan - Hands Up"](https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2720-245-1). *bpi.co.uk*. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.ottawan-disco.com/)

- [Ottawan](https://www.discogs.com/artist/82844) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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