Massivo
{{Short description|English rave band}}
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| origin = London, England
| genre = Dance music
| years_active = 1990–91
| label = Debut Edge Records
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Massivo was a short-lived electronic music group who had a top 30 hit single in the UK in 1990.
History
The group was made up of Steve McCutcheon, Jon Jules,{{cite journal |last1=Kinghorn |first1=Peter |title=Pop Scene |journal=Newcastle Evening Chronicle |date=25 April 1992 |page=28}} and Darren Pearce{{cite journal |title=Top 75 Singles |journal=Music Week |date=14 July 1990 |page=16|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-07-14+dance%20special.pdf#page=18}} with Tracy Ackerman - who had worked with McCutcheon's father Les in Shakatak and This Year's Blonde{{cite journal |title=Couple are in a spin over disco hit |journal=Bristol Evening Post |date=26 June 1981 |page=4}} - on lead vocals and being given a specific credit.
The group's only hit single was a cover of the Minnie Riperton hit "Lovin' You", which peaked at no. 25 in the UK singles charts in July 1990, and spent nearly three months in the top 75.{{cite web |title=MASSIVO FEATURING TRACY Songs |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26224/massivo-feat--tracy/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=24 March 2024}} The group performed the song on Top of the Pops the week before it peaked.{{cite web |title=Massivo, feat Tracy - Loving You - TOTP - 1990 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0oB8fW4xz0 |website=youtube |access-date=24 March 2024}} The song "bubbled under" in Australia, only reaching no. 151.{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Nathan |title=Week Commencing 10 September 1990 |url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/09/week-commencing-10-september-1990.html |website=Bubbling Down Under}}
Massivo released at least two other singles ("Kingdom of Love" with Jackie Rawe and "Take My Hand") but never made the charts again.
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Category:English electronic music groups