Galleon (band)

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Galleon

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|background = group_or_band

|alias =

|origin = Marseille, France

|instrument =

|genre = French house, electronica

|occupation =

|years_active = 2001–2003, 2013-2014

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|associated_acts =

|website = [http://www.galleonofficiel.fr Galleon Official page]

|current_members =

|past_members = Michel Fages
Gilles Fahy
Phillippe Laurent

}}

Galleon was a French house group from Marseille, founded by Michel Fages and Phillippe Laurent, (who recruited Gilles Fahy for singing).

Musical career

They emerged on the European dance scene in 2001 with a hit single "So I Begin" song in English. The single was released by Sony Music/Radikal Records and sold 400,000 copies, peaking at number 36 in the UK Singles Chart{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20020414/7501/ |title=2002-04-20 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=2002-04-20 |access-date=2012-09-17 }}{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 221}} Also noteworthy is the accompanying music video featuring the model Jitka Ogurekova. After the initial success another two singles ensued ("I Believe", November 2001, "One Sign", June 2002 and "The Way", July 2002), followed by an album, called after band's name, Galleon by the end of 2002.

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \| Year ! rowspan="2" \| Title ! colspan="3" \|Chart positions
style="width:35px;"\|FRA ! style="width:35px;"\|SWI
2002 \|Galleon \| style="text-align:center;"\|54 \| style="text-align:center;"\|76

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" | Year

! rowspan="2" | Title

! colspan="3" |Chart positions

style="width:35px;"|FRA

! style="width:35px;"|SWI

2002

|Galleon

| style="text-align:center;"|54

| style="text-align:center;"|76

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="8"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Certifications (sales thresholds) ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" !width="35"\|AUT {{cite web\|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Galleon \|title=Galleon peak positions\|publisher=Lescharts.com\|accessdate=2012-09-17}} !width="35"\|BEL (Vl) !width="35"\|BEL (Wa) !width="35"\|FRA !width="35"\|GER {{cite web\|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Galleon/8434/single\|title=German peak positions\|publisher=Musicline.de\|accessdate=2012-09-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235407/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Galleon/8434/single\|archive-date=2016-03-03\|url-status=dead}} !width="35"\|NED !width="35"\|SWI !width="35"\|UK {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/\|title= UK peak position\|publisher=Chartstas.com\|accessdate=2012-09-17}}
style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\|2001 \| style="text-align:center;"\|"So I Begin" \| style="text-align:center;"\|40 \| style="text-align:center;"\|10 \| style="text-align:center;"\|23 \| style="text-align:center;"\|8 \| style="text-align:center;"\|37 \| style="text-align:center;"\|13 \| style="text-align:center;"\|17 \| style="text-align:center;"\|36 \| FRA: Silver{{cite certification\|region=France\|type=single\|source=infodisc\|artist=Galleon\|access-date=2 May 2022}} \|rowspan="3"\| Galleon
style="text-align:center;"\|"I Believe" \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \| style="text-align:center;"\|17 \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|43 \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \| style="text-align:center;"\|20 \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \|
align="left"\|2002 \| style="text-align:center;"\|"One Sign" \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \| style="text-align:center;"\|10 \| style="text-align:center;"\|68 \| style="text-align:center;"\|93 \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \| style="text-align:center;"\|61 \| style="text-align:center;"\|— \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="8"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales thresholds)

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

!width="35"|AUT
{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Galleon |title=Galleon peak positions|publisher=Lescharts.com|accessdate=2012-09-17}}

!width="35"|BEL
(Vl)

!width="35"|BEL
(Wa)

!width="35"|FRA

!width="35"|GER
{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Galleon/8434/single|title=German peak positions|publisher=Musicline.de|accessdate=2012-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235407/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Galleon/8434/single|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}

!width="35"|NED

!width="35"|SWI

!width="35"|UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title= UK peak position|publisher=Chartstas.com|accessdate=2012-09-17}}

style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|2001

| style="text-align:center;"|"So I Begin"

| style="text-align:center;"|40

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|23

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:center;"|37

| style="text-align:center;"|13

| style="text-align:center;"|17

| style="text-align:center;"|36

FRA: Silver{{cite certification|region=France|type=single|source=infodisc|artist=Galleon|access-date=2 May 2022}}

|rowspan="3"| Galleon

style="text-align:center;"|"I Believe"