Cetu Javu

Cetu Javu

Company type	Music group
Industry	Music
Founded	1987
Defunct	1994
Headquarters	Hanover , Germany
Products	Synth-pop music, albums, singles

Cetu Javu was a synth-pop group from Germany that operated between 1987 and 1994, consisting of vocalist Javier Revilla Diez, keyboard player Chris Demere, and brothers Stefan and Torsten Engelke.

Javier Revilla Diez, the lead singer born in Germany to Spanish immigrant parents, mainly sang in English, with occasional tracks performed in Spanish. The band is known for dance-oriented singles such as "Situations," "Have in Mind (The Kalimba Mix)," and "A Dónde."

Following the group's breakup, Revilla Diez shifted to academia, becoming a geography lecturer at Leibniz University Hannover and, since April 2014, has held a professorial Chair in human geography at the University of Cologne.

On November 19, 2020, after a 25-year absence from public attention, Revilla Diez provided an exclusive interview recounting the band's history.

Cetu Javu produced two studio albums: Southern Lands (released by ZYX Records in 1990) and Where Is Where (issued by Blanco y Negro Music in 1992).

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK	SPA	GER	SWE	US	US Dance
1990	Southern Lands Released: 1990 Labels: ZYX Records, Galaxia, Basic Mix Formats: CD, LP, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Where Is Where Released: 1992 Label: Blanco y Negro Music Formats: CD, LP, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK	SPA	GER	SWE	US	US Dance
1994	Tiempo De Remixes Released: 1994 Label: Modermusic Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Situations – The Very Best Of Cetu Javu Released: 2009 Label: Cleopatra Records Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—

Singles

rowspan=3 |1992–1994

Year	Track title	Peak chart positions						Album association
		UK	SPA	GER	SWE	US	US Dance
1987	"Help Me Now!"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
1988	"Situations"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Southern Lands
	"Have in Mind"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
1989	"So Strange"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
	"A Dónde"	"—"	"2"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
1991	"Por Que?"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"Dáme Tu Mano" (1992)	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	Where Is Where
"Una Mujer" (1993)	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"Tiempo" (1994)	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"—" indicates singles that did not chart or were not released in the specified territory.

Bibliography

• Matthias Blazek: Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen. Celle 2006, p. 36

External links

• (not currently accessible)
• Artist Profile on Last.fm
• Complete Discography on Discogs