Fancy

Manfred Alois Segieth (born 7 July 1946), better known by his stage name Fancy, is a German singer, songwriter, and record producer. His greatest success came in the 1980s as a singer of the Eurodisco genre, with songs like "Flames of Love", "Slice Me Nice", "Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again)", "Chinese Eyes", or "Lady of Ice" being chart hits in numerous countries across the world.

Early life

Manfred Alois Segieth was born on 7 July 1946 in Munich. Fancy started playing guitar at the age of twelve. While attending a boarding school where the enjoyment of worldly music was not allowed, he had to secretly listen to the pop records of artists such as Ted Herold and Peter Kraus.

At age 14, he switched to the humanistic high school in Munich. During and after high school, he worked in bands as a guitarist and bass player, though he mainly performed as a singer. He performed with these bands in numerous dance halls. His parents did not share Fancy's enthusiasm for music. His father only changed his mind after recovering from a major operation.

Career Segieth's career commenced in 1984 as a European-based pop singer and songwriter. His role as a musician rapidly expanded as a producer, which lead to his music receiving worldwide airplay. The international disco hits "Slice Me Nice" and "Chinese Eyes" reached second place on the US Billboard Dance Charts and the Top 10 USA Billboard for 1985 with "Chinese Eyes" and "Come Inside". A further nine of his singles charted in both the top 100 of the Media Control Singles Charts, this mainly covered the German charts during the mid to late 80s. "Flames of Love" has received worldwide exposure since 1988; as it was his highest-charting hit.

Fancy's work include many studio albums and singles as well as compilation and remixed CDs.

In 2009, Fancy founded the German Tiger Foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of life for zoo tigers. The foundation has since been dissolved.

Discography Albums Get Your Kicks (1985) Contact (1986) Flames of Love (1988) All My Loving (1989) Five (1990) Six - Deep in My Heart (1991) Blue Planet Zikastar (1995) Colours of Life (1996) Christmas in Vegas (1996) Blue Planet (1998) D.I.S.C.O. (1999) Strip Down (2000) Locomotion (2001) Voices from Heaven (2004) Forever Magic (2008) Masquerade (Les Marionettes) (2021) Viva La Vida (2023)

Compilations and remixes

Singles TitleYearPeak chart positions GER SPA AUT SUI NET BEL SWE FIN FRA USDance HKG"Slice Me Nice"1984 11 — 2 9 — — 7 — — — —"Chinese Eyes"1984 9 — 17 9 — — — 23 82 2 —"Get Lost Tonight"1984 31 — — 19 — — — — — — —"L.A.D.Y O."1985 — — — — — — — — — — —"Check It Out"1985 — — — — — — — — — 13 —"Bolero (Hold Me in Your Arms Again)"1985 7 1 — 18 17 11 9 2 — — —"Lady of Ice"1986 13 — — 18 — — 17 26 — — —"Latin Fire"1987 24 — — 11 — — — — — — —"Raving Queen"1987 — — — — — — — — — — —"China Blue"1987 50 34 — — — — — — — — —"Flames of Love"1988 14 13 13 — — — — — — — 1"Fools Cry"1988 18 15 — — — — — 13 — — —"Angel Eyes"1989 — — — — — — — 13 — — —"All My Loving" / "Running Man"1989 — — — — — — — 16 — — —"No Tears"1989 44 — — — — — — — — — —"When Guardian Angels Cry"1990 — — — — — — — — — — —"When Guardian Angels...Rap"1991 — — — — — — — — — — —"Fools Cry Rap"1991 — — — — — — — — — — —"No Way Out" / "Cool Snake"1993 — — — — — — — — — — —"Love Has Called Me Home"1993 — — — — — — — — — — —"Long Way to Paradise"1994 — — — — — — — — — — —"Again & Again"1995 — — — — — — — — — — —"I Can Give You Love"1995 — — — — — — — — — — —"The Big Dust" – Remixes1996 — — — — — — — — — — —"Deep Blue Sky"1996 — — — — — — — — — — —"Colours Of Life"1996 — — — — — — — — — — —"Come Back and Break My Heart"1998 — — — — — — — — — — —"D.I.S.C.O. (Lust for Life)"1999 — — — — — — — — — — —"How Do You Feel Right Now?"1999 — — — — — — — — — — —"Gimme a Sign"2000 — — — — — — — — — — —"We Can Move a Mountain"2000 — — — — — — — — — — —"Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"2001 — — — — — — — — — — —"Pretty Woman"2002 — — — — — — — — — — —"A Voice in the Dark 2008"2008 — — — — — — — — — — —"I Should Have Known Better"2014 — — — — — — — — — — —"Stronger Together"(featuring Linda Jo Rizzo)2014 — — — — — — — — — — —"I Like Your Smile"2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"Summer Wine"(Lian Ross feat. Fancy)2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"Rockabye me"2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"I'm still a fool"2021 — — — — — — — — — — —"Running Man"2022 — — — — — — — — — — —"Faster than a Bullet"(featuring Roubix)2024 — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.