N-Joi are an English production duo from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin,[1] (who met at Alleyn Court Prep School) with vocalist/front person Saffron. Champion went to Framlingham College and Franklin to Felsted School but met up again after school in 1987.
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Biography
Between 1991 and 1996, they entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart five times, all of them hitting the top 10.[2] Two of the songs went to number one: "Mindflux" in 1992 and "The New Anthem" in 1996, which was a new version of their debut single "Anthem," itself a top five dance hit from 1991. In 2006 they returned to the top of the Official UK Dance Chart with a set of remixes of their biggest hit "Anthem".
Discography
Chart singles
| Title | Release date | UK [3] | AUS[4] | IRE | US Dance [5] |
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| "Anthem" | 1990 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Adrenalin EP | 1991 | 23 | 134 | — | — |
| "Anthem" (reissue) | 8 | 141 | 15 | 4 | |
| "Malfunction" (US only) | — | — | — | 5 | |
| "Mindflux" (US only) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "Live In Manchester (Parts 1 + 2)" | 1992 | 12 | — | 25 | — |
| The Drumstruck EP | 1993 | 33 | — | — | — |
| "Papillon" | 1994 | 70 | — | — | — |
| "Bad Things" (credited to 'NJOI') | 1995 | 57 | — | — | 7 |
| "The New Anthem" (credited as 'N-Joi featuring Mark Franklin and Nigel Champion') (US only) | 1996 | — | — | — | 1 |
| "Screeem! (Anthem '98)" (credited as 'N-Joi versus Tact') | 1998 | 91 | — | — | — |