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Thomas Kukula

b. 1965

German DJ and musician

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Born 1965. Thomas Kukula is a German disc jockey, record producer, composer and musician.

Thomas Kukula (born 1965 in Düsseldorf) is a German DJ, Eurodance musician and music producer, that released music under monikers such as General Base, Candy Beat, T.H.K. and Red 5.

Life and career Kukula started working as a DJ in 1986 in his hometown Düsseldorf. Two years later he became resident DJ in the Tarm Center in Bochum. Soon he started to produce his own music. His first project was General Base.

The first General Base single Mein Gott, es ist voller Sterne was released in 1991. In 1992 he released his debut album First and the singles Back Again, Apache (a cover version of Apache by The Shadows from 1960), In Trance, Bidi, Bidi - Do You Wanna Dance, Marilyn Monroe and Poison.

The album First entered the German Media Control Charts in 1993 and reached number 82. The single Poison also became a hit, mainly due to the vocals of Claudja Barry.

Besides he also released as Candy Beat and T.H.K. Other projects were not that successful. In 1998 Kukula started his new project Red 5 and entered the German charts with the hit Da Beat Goes. He later changed the name to DJ Red 5. The follow-up singles I Love You Stop...!, For This World and Lift Me Up also entered the German charts.

Kukula also remixed tracks by Moby, Bass Bumpers, Maxx, The Good Men, Sequential One, Sheeva and United DJs.

He is living and working in Oberhausen.

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions GER First Released: 1993 Label: Roughmix 83

Charting singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Album AUS "In Trance" 1993 152 First "Apache" 101 "Poison" 1994 127

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Who is Thomas Kukula?

German DJ and musician

When was Thomas Kukula born?

Thomas Kukula was born on 6 October 1965 in Düsseldorf.

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Thomas Kukula is a disc jockey, record producer, composer and musician.

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Thomas Kukula is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Kukula

· Wikidata: Q641997

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