Ep 1: Euphoria, AK Soul and beyond with Andrew Klippel

A Journey Through Aussie Pop

In the first episode of Chart Beats: A Journey Through Aussie Pop, we take a look at dance-pop band Euphoria, who were massively successful in Australia in the early '90s, albeit for only a brief period of time. We have a frank conversation with founding member Andrew Klippel and hear about the ill-fated decision to show model Holly Garnett lip syncing to singer Keren Minshull's vocals in the music video for chart-topping debut single "Love You Right". Andrew discusses subsequent singles "One In A Million", "Do For You", "I Will Never Leave You" and "Elated", as well as the Total Euphoria album, and how the group evolved to more accurately showcase all three members' contributions. He also explains why the band couldn't overcome internal tensions and ultimately split, and talks about the rest of his music career, including solo project AK Soul, his writing and production work (for Human Nature, Lash and others), and his move behind the scenes, first at Engine Room (signing The Veronicas, The Vines and Holly Valance) and then his current label, Ourness, home to ARIA Award-winning artist Genesis Owusu.

Bonus material at chartbeats.com.au/aussie
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