QFX   (UK)

EuroDance group
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Latest QFX news

02/09/2024 : QFX's next single Melody will be out on September 23rd and it will feature the voice of Heather Allan Finnie

14/05/2021 : QFX's next single will be a cover of Whitney Houston's Wanna Dance With Somebody. The team is working on a new album planned for 2022, for the project's 30th anniversary. They also work on a TV series called "Throught the looking glass"...

26/07/2008 : In December 2008, a QFX greatest hits album should be released, including all the QFX hits plus all their remixes.

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QFX albums

	Freedom	Dec 1994	BUY X
	Alien Child	24th Feb 1997	BUY X
	Voyage	2nd Feb 1998	BUY X
	High On Life	14th Jun 1999	BUY X
	Freedom 2002	2002	BUY X
	We Are All Stars	2008	BUY X
	The Anthems 1995-2010	2010	BUY X
	Dance Anthems	29th May 2014	BUY X

QFX singles

	Feel For Your Love	1993	BUY X
	Phoebus EP	1993	BUY X
	Kick Some Bass	1993	BUY X
	Energy EP	1994	BUY X
	Freedom	Jun 1995	BUY X
	Every Time You Touch Me	Jan 1996	BUY X
	You Got The Power	Jul 1996	BUY X
	Freedom 2	6th Jan 1997	BUY X
	Sunshine Promo only	1999	BUY X
	Say You'll Be Mine	8th Mar 1999	BUY X
	Tears Of An Angel Promo only	2001	BUY X
	Freedom 2003	11th Aug 2003	BUY X
	Virtual Reality '07	2007	BUY X
	We Are All Stars - EP	31st Mar 2020	BUY X
	Wanna Dance With Somebody (vs Pianoman)	2021	BUY X
	Miracle (feat. David Bridson)	2nd Apr 2023	BUY X
	Popcorn	14th May 2023	BUY X
	Another Lonely Christmas (with David Jordan)	5th Nov 2023	BUY X
	Together Forever (with Jacob Callaghan, feat. Heather Allan Finnie)	27th May 2024	BUY X
	Melody (feat. Heather Allan Finnie)	23rd Sep 2024	BUY X

QFX remixes

	Freedom	18th Apr 2022	BUY X
	Freedom (Steven Brown remix)	6th Mar 2023	BUY X
	Freedom (Acoustic mix)	16th Sep 2023	BUY X
	Freedom (Trance Mix)	17th Jun 2024	BUY X

QFX biography

Behind QFX hides the producer Kirk Turnbull. The other band members were the MC and keyboardist Steven Lawes and the dancers Barrie Brown, David Goonery and Brian Nelly. Many vocalists contributed to the project : Moira Rankin, Kerry McGregor, Debbie Hudspeth, Lorna, Heather Allan, Natalie Estelle James. All tracks were written at Digital City Studio and Nomis Studios.

This dance music group from Hawick, Scotland was founded by Kirk Turnbull and Scott Craik. Their first single, out in 1993 was a happy-hardocre track entitled Feel For Your Love. Then came the EP Phoebus and Kick Some Bass the same year under Kirk's label Epidemic Records. Energy EP hit the stores in 1994

They released their first album, Freedom on December 1994. Featuring the voice of Moira Rankin, counting not less than 20 tracks, it entered the UK Independent Chart at #5 and stayed in the Top 20 for 14 weeks. Then, Scott Craik left the band.

In June 1995 they released their single Freedom, the title track from their first album, which charted in the UK Top 75 at #41.

January 1996, QFX remixed the Moby track Every Time You Touch Me which shot QFX straight into the UK Top 40 at #22, giving the band their first UK Top 40 hit.

The follow-up You Got The Power was released in July 1996, entering at # 33. QFX have add many additional songs entering the UK charts and also remixed additional songs for other artists including Gala with Freed From Desire - peaking at # 2 and spending 14 weeks in the UK Top 40. 600 000 sales later and thanks to Big Life Records, Kirk has now been presented with his copy of the Gold Disc.

On the 6th of January 1997, QFX. released the massive club anthem Freedom 2 on which there were 7 new mixes plus the original mix featuring new vocals. This was their biggest hit to date, giving QFX their much-deserved 3rd UK Top 40 hit at #21 in week 1, #30 in week 2 and #41 in week 3. This single also gave Q.F.X. their 1st #1 in the Scottish Singles Chart and yet another #1 in the Scottish Dance Chart. The single Freedom 2 included a Freedom Radio Mix, a Progressive Trance Mix, a MC Braveheart Radio Mix, a Happy Hardcore Mix, a 12" Club Up Mix, an Original Mix, a MC Braveheart Mix and an Extended Mix (New Vocals).

On the 24th of February 1997, Q.F.X. released their 2nd album Alien Child containing 20 massive dance tracks including their 3 Top 40 hits, Every Time You Touch Me, You Got The Power and Freedom 2. Featuring vocals by Kerry McGregor and former Dymension member Heather Allan, the album entered the UK Top 75 at #61.

In January 1998 Zomba Records re-released Children Of The Night under the name of Nakatomi project. This track was one of Kirks favourites, so he was delighted when Zomba asked him to re-mix it. Due to high demand it was re-released for the 3rd time, out April 1999 featuring 4 mixes.

Voyage, a concept album, went on limited UK release on the 2nd of February 1998. The QFX album Voyage featured 10 continuous, extended instrumental tracks.

1999 : QFX released their single Say You'll Be Mine on the 8th of March, this time featuring the voice of Debbie Hudspeth and backing vocals by Marie Grimshaw. It entered the UK Chart at #34 giving QFX their 5th Top 40 hit. On the week of release the video went straght in at #17 in the Box Chart. The QFX album High On Life, featuring 14 amazing new vocal tracks including the hit single Say You'll Be Mine was released on the 14th of June 1999.

Two QFX tracks from The Alien Child album, The Dream and Slanora Baby were featured as backing tracks on a short film entitled To Sleep which was entered in the 1999 Film Festival in the UK, Europe and America.

In 2002, QFX was back with an album and a host of live gigs planned over the coming months. The new album, called Freedom 2002, contained a mix of brand new dance tracks as well as some old favorites, remixed and brought right up to date.

2008 : 5 major dates were booked this year to show QFX new live show. They started working on a new album, Quite F'n Xellent initially planned for release in June or July. Filming for the new QFX video was planned to start in April for the future singles from this album.

2010 : their greatest hits album was finally released. It included all the QFX hits plus all their remixes, as well as special guest remixes, producers and vocalists.

2014 : they released Dance Anthems, an album gathering covers of the most famous dance tracks from the 90s.

2015 : QFX were back for 90s concerts, touring the UK. Original members Kirk Turnbull, Heather Allan Finnie and David Goonery shared the stage with their new MC Andrew Love

Thanks to Eurodance Rage
QFX at Discogs.com
QFX official Bebo band page
QFX at http://www.oldskoolmasters.com

QFX biography was last updated Wed, May 12th 2021

Charts (singles)

Energy EP	#91
Freedom	#41
Every Time You Touch Me	#22
You Got The Power	#33
Freedom 2	#21
Say You'll Be Mine	#34

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