Captain Hollywood Project

Captain Hollywood Project
Background information
Also known asCaptain Hollywood
The Pioneer of Eurodance[1]
OriginNuremberg, Germany
GenresEurodance
Years active1992–1996, 2008-present
LabelsIntercord,[2] Blow Up, Yes Music
MembersTony Dawson-Harrison
Shirin von Gehlen (a.k.a. Shirin Amour)
WebsiteOfficial website

Captain Hollywood Project is a German eurodance music project best known for the hits "More and More," "Only with You" and "Flying High." At the peak of its success in the 1990s, the project achieved ten top-20 hits on European music charts. The project was first formed in 1990 in Nuremberg, Germany by American rapper/singer, dancer and music producer Tony Dawson-Harrison (a.k.a. Captain Hollywood). When first naming the project, Harrison chose the name 'Captain Hollywood Project' in order to distinguish his new music for the project from his music from previous years. He also chose the name to give himself the creative freedom as executive producer to involve any singer, songwriter or producer of his choice when producing each of the new songs for the project. Even though the act has been viewed as a one-man act starring Harrison as the rapper/frontman, an ensemble of female backup singers, dancers and backing musicians have been traditionally included in the act by Harrison.[3][4] Today, Captain Hollywood Project is recognized as a live performing duo act starring Harrison and singer/dancer Shirin von Gehlen (a.k.a. Shirin Amour) as the project's lead singer and frontwoman.[1] Together with their live musicians and dancers, Harrison and von Gehlen perform the Captain Hollywood Project hits year-round at concert venues in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Russia and Australia.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Captain Hollywood Project - 2010 Press Release [In German]". worldconcerts.de. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  2. ^ "Germany's Dance Scene". Billboard. 9 July 1994. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  3. ^ "Eurokdj Profile Captain Hollywood". Eurokdj. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  4. ^ "Discogs Profile Captain Hollywood Project". Eurokdj. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  5. ^ "Allmusic: Captain Hollywood Project (Overview)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  6. ^ "Official Captain Hollywood". Tony Harrison. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-02-23.