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{{Short description|Italian music group}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{For-multi|the French rock music group|Eiffel (band)|the spinoff of Eiffel 65|Bloom 06|other uses|Eiffel (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Eiffel 65 | image = Eiffel 65 (cropped).jpg | caption = Eiffel 65 in 2016 | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Turin]], Italy | genre = {{hlist|[[Eurodance]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blisscorporation.com/eiffel-65|title=Eiffel 65|website=Bliss Corporation|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218225434/https://www.blisscorporation.com/eiffel-65|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/cd/artist/eiffel-65/1016230|title=Eiffel 65 on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218225432/https://music.apple.com/cd/artist/eiffel-65/1016230|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://live.coastmagazine.it/en/events/eiffel-65-8789.html/?lang=eng&progId=8789|title=Eiffel 65|website=CoastMagazine.it|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218225449/https://live.coastmagazine.it/en/events/eiffel-65-8789.html/?lang=eng&progId=8789|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | years_active = {{hlist|1997โ2005|2010โpresent}} | label = {{hlist|BlissCo|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]}} | spinoffs = [[Bloom 06]] | spinoff_of = [[Bliss Team]] | website = {{URL|eiffel65.com}} | current_members = * [[Jeffrey Jey]] * [[Maurizio Lobina]] | past_members = [[Gabry Ponte]] }} '''Eiffel 65''' are an Italian [[Eurodance]] group formed in 1997 in the studios of the [[Turin]] based record company [[Bliss Corporation]]. The group consists of [[Jeffrey Jey]], [[Maurizio Lobina]], and formerly [[Gabry Ponte]]. They gained global popularity with their singles "[[Blue (Da Ba Dee)]]" and "[[Move Your Body (Eiffel 65 song)|Move Your Body]]" from their 1999 debut studio album ''[[Europop (album)|Europop]]''. The singles reached number one in many countries, while the album peaked at number four on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. Their following two albums, ''[[Contact! (Eiffel 65 album)|Contact!]]'' (2001) and their self-titled ''Eiffel 65'' (2003), did not gain international success, but still managed to gain success in Italy. Throughout their career, the group won a [[World Music Award]] in 2000 for the World Best Selling Italian Group, and a [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|B.M.I]] USA in Los Angeles, rewarding the most-broadcast song on radio in the United States. They were also nominated at the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] for "Blue (Da Ba Dee)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/grammys.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 43rd Annual Grammy Awards - 2001|website=Rockonthenet.com|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-date=11 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311012724/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/grammys.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Eiffel 65 also produced remixes of numerous popular songs, and they recorded "[[One Goal (Eiffel 65 song)|One Goal]]", one of the official songs of the [[UEFA Euro 2000]], and "Living in My City" for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]. With more than 20 million copies sold<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/16_giugno_04/eiffel-65-revival-dance-zarro-night-0716377c-2a3b-11e6-9c68-4645b6fa27fd.shtml|title=Eiffel 65: revival dance a "Zarro night"|date=4 June 2016|website=Milano.corriere.it|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514135749/https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/16_giugno_04/eiffel-65-revival-dance-zarro-night-0716377c-2a3b-11e6-9c68-4645b6fa27fd.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and many gold, platinum and diamond [[Music recording certification|records]], it is one of Italy's most popular electronic groups. In 2005, Ponte focused on his solo career, while Jey and Lobina collaborated as a duo called [[Bloom 06]]. In 2010, the original group reunited, although Ponte no longer participates.{{fact|date=January 2025}}
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