{{Short description|German music duo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Soul Control | image = Soul Control & DJ Kaito (2023).jpg | caption = Quella (left) and Buck (right) together with German musician DJ Kaito (2023) | image_size = | alias = | origin = Germany | genre = {{flatlist| * Pop * Latin pop * rock * R&B * soul * children's * pop rap * ragga * electronic * Eurodance * bubblegum pop }} | years_active = 2004–present | label = *Universal Records *Na klar! *ZYX Music *Sony BMG *Avex Trax | website = | current_members = * Tom Quella * Leo Buck | past_members = }} '''Soul Control''' is a German musical duo consisting of Thomas "Tom" Quella (born 1970 in Berlin) and Leonard "Leo" Buck (born 1979 in Sierra Leone). They had a hit with their 2004 single "Chocolate (Choco Choco)".
== History == Their debut 2004 single "Chocolate (Choco Choco)" was placed in the top five of the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and was released in over 40 countries. Quella and Buck met at a concert by Leo's band Moddeling Throu in 1999. The duo have described themselves as "soul mates", citing a shared creative understanding and close artistic bond. In interviews, they have stated that Quella often senses what Buck intends to express in their music, and vice versa. According to the pair, this mutual intuition and sense of creative connection inspired the name Soul Control. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/05/30/279634/soulmates-are-choco-lovers |title=The Soulmates are Choco-lovers |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 30, 2005 |access-date=2026-03-04 }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soulcontrol.de:80/sites_de/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630020907/http://www.soulcontrol.de:80/sites_de/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-30|title=Soul Control|date=2007-06-30|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> Together with Bruce Hammond produced both "Chocolate" and the following album ''Here We Go''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.singleeurope.com/comments/rhythm/2004/rh200426.html | title=草莓视频成年版app二维码 - 草莓视频成年版app色板 - 草莓视频成年版app色板免费 - 草莓视频成年版app下载 }}</ref> In 2004 they were Part of the Toggo tour.
In 2007 they worked with Gerald Anderson for the song "Don't Play with Your Noodle (La La La)". This was also released on the album ''Gerald's Noodle Dance ''. A similar thing happened with the song "So Sexy". This time they worked together with Marian Rivera.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}
The Japanese version of "Chocolate" was the main theme of the FujiTV production ''Ponkikki''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCD-31179|title=Oideyo Goringo Kids CD Album|website=CDJapan}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
==== Studio albums ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Details ! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |GER<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |SWI<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |JPN<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/347985/|title=ソウル・コントロール|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''Here We Go'' | * Released: 2004 * Label: Na klar! / Universal Records |88 |87 |— |- ! scope="row" |''Kimito Choco Choco'' | * Released: 2006 only in Japan * Label: Avex Trax |— |— |104 * |- ! scope="row" |''Don't Play with Your Noodle'' | * Released: 12 March 2007 * Label: Universal Records |— |— |— |- | colspan="7" style="font-size:90%;" align="center" |"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |}
=== EPs === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Details ! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |GER<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |SWI<br /> |- ! scope="row" |''Deutschland ist Cool / Deutschland ist Geil'' | * Released: 2006 * Label: Maxhybrid / Sony Music |93 |— |- ! scope="row" |''Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (What f... song?)'' | * Released: 28 July 2006 * Label: Na klar! / Universal Records |— |— * |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:90%;" align="center" |"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year ! colspan="5" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |GER<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Soul-Control&do_search=do|title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|website=www.offiziellecharts.de|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref><br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |AUT<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soul+Control|title=Discographie Soul Control - austriancharts.at|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |BEL<br>(FL)<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soul+Control|title=Discografie Soul Control|website=ultratop.be|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |SWI<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Soul+Control|title=Discographie Soul Control - hitparade.ch|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref><br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |UK<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16060/soul-control/|title=SOUL CONTROL {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Chocolate (Choco Choco)" | rowspan="2" | 2004 |5 |2 |14 |3 |25 | * Philippines: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/05/30/279634/soulmates-are-choco-lovers|title=The Soulmates are Choco-lovers|website=philstar.com|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Baila Loco" |29 |63 |35 |– |– | * |- ! scope="row" |"Boogaloo" | 2006 |– |– |– |– |– | * |- !scope="row" | "Oide Yo Goringo" | rowspan="2" | 2007 |– |– |– |– |– | |- !scope="row" | "Don't Play With Your Noodle (La La La)" |– |– |– |– |– | |- ! scope="row" | "So Sexy" | 2008 |– |– |– |– |– | |- ! scope="row" | "African Child" | 2010 |– |– |– |– |– | |- ! scope="row" | "Now That You've Gone" | 2019 |– |– |– |– |– | |- ! scope="row" | "Butterfly" | 2020 |– |– |– |– |– | |- | colspan="9" style="font-size:90%;" align="center" |"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |}
===Other songs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:14em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year ! colspan="1" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |GER |- ! scope="row" |"Deutschland ist Cool" | rowspan=2|2006 |93 |- ! scope="row" |"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" |— |- |}
== Awards == * ADTV Award 2004 for the "Choco Choco Dance" * Dutch Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/gs-b45503e3|title=Kids' Choice|date=2004-10-23|website=Trouw|language=nl-NL|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref> * World record 2004: 1987 people danced to "Chocolate" at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giga-search.de/0,3404,102665,00.html|title=GIGA SEARCH - Cache [FR - 19 Uhr Soul Control]|website=www.giga-search.de|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> * Entry in the Guinness Book of Records. On 4 July 2006, 200,000 people danced in Berlin to the song "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep". * In 2017, another attempt was made in Poland to set a world record with "Chocolate".<ref>{{Citation|title=Rekord Polski w tańcu "Chocolate choco choco"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DAPVnwRjPE|language=en|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
== See also == * Music of Germany
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630020907/http://www.soulcontrol.de:80/sites_de/index.php Website on the Webarchive] *[https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/243752-Soul-Control-2 Soul Control on Discogs]
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