Gilla (born Gisela Wuchinger, 27 February 1950) is an Austrian singer
from the late 1970s disco era.Gilla was discovered by German producer
Frank Farian who got her signed to Hansa Records in 1974. After an
unsuccessful German cover version "Mir ist kein Weg zu weit" of
Marcella Bella's Italian hit single "Nessuno mai", Farian had her
record a German disco version of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade". Despite
being a modest hit (#24), it caused some attention of being the first
German record to feature such explicit lyrics as "Willst du mit mir
schlafen gehn?" (Do You Want To Go To Sleep With Me) (1975). It was
followed later in the year with "Tu es" (also recorded in English as
"Why Don't You Do It") which became Gilla's biggest hit, peaking at
No. 10 in the German charts and giving Farian a commercial
breakthrough as a producer. Gilla's debut LP, featuring a mix of
disco, pop and schlager tracks, was released shortly after."In the
summer of 1976, Gilla followed with ""Ich brenne"" (I'm Burning), once
again also recorded in English as ""Help Help"". It was a Dutch hit
single but fared less well in Germany. Farian remixed the track with
his own vocals for inclusion on Boney M.'s Take the Heat Off Me to
replace ""Baby Do You Wanna Bump"" in some territories. In early 1977,
Gilla's second album Zieh mich aus (Undress Me) was released. Despite
featuring German versions of Boney M.'s hit single ""Sunny"" and ""No
Woman No Cry"", it fared poorly. The album also included the German
version of a future hit for Boney M., ""Belfast"" which was originally
written years earlier for Boney M. member Marcia Barrett. Gilla's
first international album was released in the summer of 1977. Entitled
Help Help, it featured her previous English recordings like ""Why
Don't You Do It"" and ""Help Help"" + their B-sides, as well as
English versions of songs from Zieh mich aus. ""Gentlemen Callers not
Allowed"" (""Herrn-Besuche nicht erlaubt"") was released as a single
and promoted with Boney M.'s charismatic male dancer Bobby Farrell on
a few TV shows but it was still only a minor success."
from the late 1970s disco era.Gilla was discovered by German producer
Frank Farian who got her signed to Hansa Records in 1974. After an
unsuccessful German cover version "Mir ist kein Weg zu weit" of
Marcella Bella's Italian hit single "Nessuno mai", Farian had her
record a German disco version of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade". Despite
being a modest hit (#24), it caused some attention of being the first
German record to feature such explicit lyrics as "Willst du mit mir
schlafen gehn?" (Do You Want To Go To Sleep With Me) (1975). It was
followed later in the year with "Tu es" (also recorded in English as
"Why Don't You Do It") which became Gilla's biggest hit, peaking at
No. 10 in the German charts and giving Farian a commercial
breakthrough as a producer. Gilla's debut LP, featuring a mix of
disco, pop and schlager tracks, was released shortly after."In the
summer of 1976, Gilla followed with ""Ich brenne"" (I'm Burning), once
again also recorded in English as ""Help Help"". It was a Dutch hit
single but fared less well in Germany. Farian remixed the track with
his own vocals for inclusion on Boney M.'s Take the Heat Off Me to
replace ""Baby Do You Wanna Bump"" in some territories. In early 1977,
Gilla's second album Zieh mich aus (Undress Me) was released. Despite
featuring German versions of Boney M.'s hit single ""Sunny"" and ""No
Woman No Cry"", it fared poorly. The album also included the German
version of a future hit for Boney M., ""Belfast"" which was originally
written years earlier for Boney M. member Marcia Barrett. Gilla's
first international album was released in the summer of 1977. Entitled
Help Help, it featured her previous English recordings like ""Why
Don't You Do It"" and ""Help Help"" + their B-sides, as well as
English versions of songs from Zieh mich aus. ""Gentlemen Callers not
Allowed"" (""Herrn-Besuche nicht erlaubt"") was released as a single
and promoted with Boney M.'s charismatic male dancer Bobby Farrell on
a few TV shows but it was still only a minor success."
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