page_title: R.I.O.
section_title: Production and members
hierarchical_section_title: R.I.O. / Production and members
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo by: Lina-Schütze
context_page_description: R.I.O. is a German DJ-duo. The members are DJ Manian and Yann Peifer. Until 2012, Neal Dyer was part of the group. Their biggest hit was the song "Turn This Club Around", which charted in the top 5 in Germany and Austria and at number one in Switzerland.
context_section_description: DJs Manian and Yanou founded R.I.O. in the middle of 2007, after success with joint projects such as Cascada and Tune Up!. R.I.O. was initially intended as an "experimental project". The name is derived from their first recording with the same title, as well as the re-release as "De Janeiro". In their songs Manian and Yanou are active as songwriter, composer and producer. Andres Ballinas, a good friend of the duo, collaborated as an author.
  R.I.O. plays the Jesus Christ (from Nazareth) part in the music video "Shine On".
  In addition to their own releases, they often appear as remixers. Songs by artists who record for their own label Zooland Records, for example the ItaloBrothers or King & White, as well as old and new single releases of the members Manian and Yanou are mixed by them irregularly in the ordinary R.I.O.-style.
  Initially they released their songs on Zooland until they signed a contract with German label Kontor Records in 2011. Previously they had published individual songs on Kontor, but no contract was reached until 2011. Two more contracts for the international publication of their songs closed in 2011 with Swedish record label Roxy Recordings and Dutch label Spinnin' Records.
  On music videos and live performances, Manian and Yanou stayed in the background. Since the entry of British singer, rapper and DJ of Jamaican origin Tony T. (Neal Antone Dyer) in 2007, he was the face and voice of R.I.O.. American born-German pop, R&B and hip-hop artist U-Jean (Alex Hutson) was used in some recordings. In 2012 "Party Shaker" was sung by Nicco. This confirmed that R.I.O. was a project of two DJs featuring various voices. At live performances still U-Jean represented the duo.
  After Tony T. left the project, R.I.O. became known as a duo consisting of Manian and Yanou with U-Jean performing at their concerts and in videos. Songs sung by U-Jean are credited as "R.I.O. feat. U-Jean".
caption: U-Jean, the vocalist of R.I.O. starting 2012
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