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Many artists become famous, many become rich, many become popular, but few set the ground for a new genre of music, that has been around for a short amount of time, to take it to a higher level and to glorify it. 2 Unlimited is one of these few artists. They have taken Euro dance music to a totally new level. It all started when twenty year old Ray Lothar Slijngaard, a chef at Netherlands' Schiphol Airport and a breakdancer, was at his friend's show. His friend, a rapper called Marvin D, was performing that night, but the crowd wasn't moved at all. So then Ray took the mic, started rapping, and the crowd went wild. Shortly after, Ray was put in touch with two well-known producers throughout Europe, Phil Wilde and Jean-Paul DeCoster. Around the same time, twenty year old Anita Danielle Doth had been involved in a female rap group called Trouble Sisters. She had also been working with Marvin D as a dancer and backing singer. Soon after, she got tired of just "standing around, looking sexy". Because she wanted to perform, Marvin introduced Anita to Ray, who had been working with his producers on a rap version of "Get Ready For This". Anita Doth agreed to joining the group under her stage name, Anita Dels, and so 2 Unlimited was born. In 1991, 2 Unlimited released their first single called "Get Ready For This". Soon after, a single called "Twilight Zone" was released in 1992, proving that 2 Unlimited was more than just a one-hit wonder. By this time, their fame was sky-rocketing not only in their homeland, Holland, but also throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Next, 2 Unlimited released their first album "Get Ready" in 1992, showing the world that they were far more than just a singles act, also spawning the releases of two popular singles, "The Magic Friend" and "Workaholic".
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