Joy - Hello (Extended Mix)

Joy is an Austrian pop band, best known for the hits "Touch by Touch" and "Valerie". The band was formed in Bad Aussee, Austria. Andreas Schweitzer (born 26 February 1960), Alfred Jaklitsch (born 22 January 1960) and Manfred Temmel (born 25 February 1959) met during High School. At that time, they played in different amateur bands together. But, after graduation, they pursued into different careers: Andy was a policeman, Freddy taught German language and history at school, and Manfred was a popular DJ in Orion disco club in Traunreut, Germany. They met again in 1984, and decided to focus their joint efforts on a professional musical career. Quickly enough, they got a record deal with an Austrian label OK Musica. The record owners appointed Michael Scheickl (who was part of Mess at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982,[2] where their track "Sonntag" reached as the band&producer. Their first single, "Lost in Hong Kong" (composed by Michael Scheickl, under M. Mell), was released in February 1985. Despite becoming a minor hit, the band began to gain attention. The next single "Touch by Touch", composed by Schweitzer and Jaklitsch, was released in September 1985. It immediately reached European top 20 dance charts, and topped the Austrian national chart. It even reached gold status in their native Austria, in Portugal and in Spain, wherein more than 50,000 copies were sold. Their third single, "Hello", also composed by Michael Scheickl, again became a hit, reaching number 26...