Toy-Box
| Company type | Musical group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Amir El-Falaki, Anila Mirza |
| Headquarters | Denmark |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
Toy-Box is a Danish bubblegum pop group recognized for popular tracks such as "Tarzan & Jane", "Best Friend", "E.T.", "Superstar", and "The Sailor Song". The act features vocalists Amir El-Falaki and Anila Mirza.
History
Formed in 1996 after meeting at a New Year's Eve celebration, Amir El-Falaki and Anila Mirza combined their professional singing and dancing expertise to establish the band, with El-Falaki also responsible for the group's choreography due to his background as a dance instructor.
Their initial single, "Tarzan & Jane", was promoted by Smash Hits in the United Kingdom in 1999. Nevertheless, their UK label, Edel, postponed its launch to coincide with Disney's Tarzan release. Instead, "Best Friend" was issued first, gaining considerable television exposure but only reaching number 41 on the UK Singles Chart, which led to shelving the UK release of "Tarzan & Jane". The track attained number 2 in the Netherlands, peaked at number 15 on the Eurochart Hot 100, and reached number 16 on MTV Europe during 1999.
Released in September 1999, their debut album FanTastic included hit songs such as "The Sailor Song", "Best Friend", "Tarzan & Jane", "Teddybear", and "Super-Duper-Man". Their sophomore record, ToyRide (2001), featured fan favorites like "www.girl", "Wizard of Oz", and "Prince of Arabia".
Following their split, El-Falaki returned to work as a dance instructor, choreographer for music videos, and coach for the cheerleading squad of F.C. Copenhagen. Mirza embarked on a solo career under the name Aneela, collaborating with Arash on singles including "Jaande", "Chori Chori", and "Bombay Dreams". In 2007, she hinted at a possible reunion of Toy-Box.
In 2017, Toy-Box reunited to tour alongside acts such as Aqua, Vengaboys, and others during 1990s-themed events like Denmark’s Vi Elsker 90'erne concerts.
At the 2024 TMF Awards, Toy-Box delivered a performance of "Tarzan & Jane".
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN |
FIN |
NLD |
NOR |
SWE | |||
| FanTastic |
|
3 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
|
| ToyRide |
|
22 | — | 91 | — | — | |
| "—" indicates releases that did not chart or were not issued. | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Highest chart rankings | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | DEN | EUR | GER | NED | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||||
| 1998 | "Tarzan & Jane" | 41 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 34 | — |
|
FanTastic | ||
| 1999 | "Best Friend" | 39 | 6 | 11 | — | 1 | 13 | — | 23 | — | 41 |
| |||
| "The Sailor Song" | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2001 | "Superstar" | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "www.girl" | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" indicates releases that did not chart or were not issued. | |||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Teddybear" | 1999 | FanTastic |
See also
External links
- Toy-Box
- Toy-Box biography, news and discography at Bubblegum Dancer