George Kranz

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  • Years Active: 1980s, 1990s

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All Music Guide:

A German dance artist and producer, George Kranz scored the European hit single "Din Daa Daa." Kranz issued a pair of full-length albums during his career, but the easiest one to locate remains his 18-track compilation from 2000, Best of George Kranz: Din Daa Daa. Kranz has appeared on several dance compilations over the years as well, including Diggin' the Crates, Vol. 3.

Wikipedia:

George Kranz is a German dance music singer and percussionist. He is best known for his song "Trommeltanz", otherwise known as "Din Daa Daa". The song hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1984 and then returned to the chart in a new version in 1991, peaking at No. 8. "Din Daa Daa" (sometimes spelled "Din Da Da") is considered a classic dance music track and has been remixed, sampled and bootlegged many times, including in 1987's seminal "Pump Up the Volume" by MARRS, 1998's Praise Joint Remix by Kirk Franklin, 2005's "Shake" by the Ying Yang Twins,Turn Around by Flo Rida and an Xbox 360 commercial.

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