Alex C.

Alex C. is a Eurodance producer from Germany who initially established himself as U96 with the chart-topping 1991 single "Das Boot" before breaking away in 2002 for a successful solo career often in tandem with vocalist Yasmin K. (aka Yass). Born on April 7, 1967, in the Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg, Alex Christensen broke into the dance music scene in 1991 with "Das Boot," a Eurodance adaptation of Klaus Doldinger's theme song from the classic 1981 film of the same name. Billed to U96 -- a reference to the film's subject, Unterseeboot 96, a submarine employed in the Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War -- "Das Boot" became a massive club anthem in Germany, going all the way to number one. Though often associated soley with Christensen, U96 was technically a group effort, with Ingo Haus, Hayo Panarinfo, and Helmut Hoinkis also earning songwriting and production credit. A full-length U96 album, Das Boot (1992), was released in the wake of the chart-topping title track. Follow-up singles from the album included "I Wanna Be a Kennedy," "Come 2Gether," and "Ambient Underworld," the first of which became a Top Five hit while the others fared less well. A second album, Replugged, followed in 1993, along with a couple accompanying Top Ten singles, "Love Sees No Colour" and "Night in Motion." U96 remained active throughout the remainder of the decade, scoring a couple more major hits ("Love Religion," "Heaven" -- both Top Fives), but fell out favor with the club scene and struggled to rival their initial success with "Das Boot." Meanwhile, Christensen began working on a growing number of side projects, including dance productions for Rollergirl ("Dear Jessie," 1999; Now I'm Singin'...and the Party Keeps on Rollin', 2000) and collaborations with producer Peter...