Activate

The German Eurodance project was established in 1994.
The group consists of 2 rappers/songwriters Mike Griesheimer & Thomas Detert, singer Helen Smith (opens in a new tab) and producers Alexander Stiepel & Andreas Hötter (A-Team).
They released the singles "Let The Rhythm Take Control", "The Beat Of The Drum" and "Save Me" in 1994. Then followed in 1995 the singles "I Say What I Want" and "Tell Me".
That year their album "Visions" was also released.
In the middle of 1996 the track "Rhythm And Drums" was released. Anticipating Eurodance's decrease of popularity, they wanted to introduce a new style, but the single flopped all over the world. Then they decided to give up Activate and to establish the 666 project. The debut-single from 666 "Alarma" is a remake of the Activate-song with the same name.