Galleon (band)

Galleon
Galleon
Origin	Marseille, France
Genres	French house, electronica
Years active	2001–2003-2013-2014
Website	Galleon Official page
Past members	Michel Fages; Gilles Fahy; Phillippe Laurent

Galleon is French house group from Marseille, founded by Michel Fages and Phillippe Laurent, (who recruited Gilles Fahy for singing).

Musical career

They emerged on the European dance scene in 2001 with a hit single "So I Begin" song in English. The single was released by Sony Music/Radikal Records and sold 400,000 copies, peaking at number 36 in the UK Singles Chart[1][2] Also noteworthy is the accompanying music video featuring the model Jitka Ogurekova. After the initial success another two singles ensued ("I Believe", November 2001, "One Sign", June 2002 and "The Way", July 2002), followed by an album, called after band's name, Galleon by the end of 2002.

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	FRA	SWI
2002	Galleon	54	76

Year	Single	Peak chart positions								Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
Year	Single	AUT [3]	BEL (Vl) [3]	BEL (Wa) [3]	FRA [3]	GER [4]	NED [3]	SWI [3]	UK [5]	Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
2001	"So I Begin"	40	10	23	8	37	13	17	36	FRA: Silver[6]	Galleon
2001	"I Believe"	—	17	3	43	—	—	20	—
2002	"One Sign"	—	—	10	68	93	—	61	—

"2002-04-20 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 2002-04-20. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 221. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
"Galleon peak positions". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"German peak positions". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"UK peak position". Chartstas.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"Les Certifications depuis 1973". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

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