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DJ Quicksilver

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DJ Quicksilver
Background information
Also known asWatergate
Born
Orhan Terzi

(1964-06-28) June 28, 1964 (age 62)
Trabzon, Turkey
OriginHattingen, Germany
GenresTechno, house, Eurodance, trance
OccupationsDJ, music producer
Years active1996-present
LabelsAvex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar Records, Edel AG
Websitedj-quicksilver.com

Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), also known as DJ Quicksilver and Watergate, is a German-Turkish DJ and music producer.[1] The name Quicksilver derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction.[2]

Early life

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Terzi was born on 28 June 1964 in Trabzon, Turkey. His family moved to Hattingen, Germany in the late 1960s.[2]

Career

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Terzi began working with Tommaso de Donatis on DJ Quicksilver material, and released tracks for record labels including Avex Trax, Positiva Records, Telstar, Edel AG, Alphabet City, and Sub Terranean.[3]

In November 1996, Terzi released "Bellissima". It became a hit on the UK dance charts in 1997 and crossed over into pop, reaching #4 on the UK singles chart. It was certified gold, selling well throughout Europe.[4] Other releases include "Boombastic", which sampled the Shaggy track.[3]

In 1999, under the alias Watergate, Terzi released "Heart of Asia", a remix of "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (1983) by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The British journalist James Masterton wrote that it was "one of the few dance treatments of a famous song that actually manages to make the original seem almost dull by comparison".[5] Also that year, Watergate released "Maid of Orleans (The Battle II)", a remix of "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" by OMD.[6] In 2002, Terzi received an ECHO nomination for "Best National Dance Act" for the single "Ameno".[1] Terzi has also remixed tracks by Ian van Dahl, Faithless, and the Verve ("Bittersweet Symphony").[3]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Quicksilver (1997)
  • Escape 2 Planet Love (1998)
  • Clubfiles (The Album) (2003)

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
AUS
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 ESP
[9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 NED
[12]		 NOR
[13]		 SUI
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 UK
[16]
1995 "Bingo Bongo" — 14 — 36 — — — — — — Quicksilver
1996 "Boing!" — 31 — — — — — — — — Single only
"I Have a Dream"/"Bellissima" 47 9 3 4 2 70 8 6 16 4 Quicksilver
1997 "Free" — 12 4 4 3 — 9 11 13 7
"Planet Love" — 36 — 23 11 32 9 35 46 12 Escape 2 Planet Love
1998 "Escape to Paradise" / "Timerider" 86 — — 31 — 88 14 — — —
1999 "Cosmophobia" — — — 36 — — — 83 — — Single only
2001 "Bombastic" — — — 27 — — — — — — Clubfiles - The Album
"Ameno" — 13 12 18 — 26 26 20 — —
2002 "New Life" — — — 56 — — — — — —
2003 "Rising Up" — — — — — — — — — —
"Always on My Mind" (featuring Base Unique) — 38 — 44 — 66 — 95 — — Singles only
"Clubfiles One" — 33 — 34 — — — 99 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Remixes

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  • Dancemania 1 (Compilation, 1996)[19]
  • Club Scene Volume 2 (Compilation, 1997)[20]
  • Sonic 1 (Compilation, 2000)[21]
  • Equinoxe 4 (Trance cover of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4)

References

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  1. 1 2 "DJ Quicksilver". DanceArtistInfo. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Aus Liebe zur Musik[link removed]", DerWesten, 28 October 2009, retrieved 2010-02-06
  3. 1 2 3 Carlson, Dean "DJ Quicksilver Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
  4. ↑ Pride, Dominic (16 August 1997). "Dos or Die Dance label Links With Epic". Billboard. p. 40. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Masterton, James (2000-05-07). "Week ending May 13th 2000". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  6. ↑ Fuchs, David (6 February 2024). "DJ Quicksilver und Talla 2Xlc covern Film-Titeltrack". FAZEmag (in German). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 84.
  8. ↑ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  10. ↑ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (DJ Quicksilver)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  18. ↑ "Certified Awards Search: DJ Quicksilver". BPI. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  19. ↑ Discogs, Dancemania 1
  20. ↑ Discogs, Club Scene Volume 2
  21. ↑ Discogs, Sonic 1
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