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MC Miker G & DJ Sven were a hip hop duo from the Netherlands. The duo consisted of Lucien Witteveen (MC Miker G) and Sven van Veen (DJ Sven). The 1980s saw the two launch "Holiday Rap", a remixed version of Madonna's hit "Holiday", to international success. Witteveen and Van Veen became acquainted in 1986 in a disco in Hilversum. Here the idea for a version of the Madonna hit developed. Their single "Holiday Rap" became an international success, occupying number one on the single charts in 34 countries and reaching the Top Ten in twelve further countries. It was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1987. In Germany the song stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks in August and September. The follow-up single "Celebration Rap" (based on the Kool & the Gang hit "Celebration") did not repeat this success, but still made it into the Top Ten in approximately 30 countries. The two began a large-scale European tour in 1987. Recently, DJ Sven appeared on five's Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s in February 2006. His record was nominated just behind "Men in Makeup" and the Sinclair C5. Their hit single "Holiday Rap" has gained some recent attention as the song from the popular Internet phenomenon called Little Superstar, a scene from the 1980's Tamil film Adhisaya Piravi featuring a midget Indian actor whose stage name is Thavakalai, breakdancing to a sample from the extended version of the song.

"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", released in December 1978, is a 1979 hit single recorded by The Jacksons for CBS/Epic Records The most successful of the Jacksons' disco/funk-era recordings for Epic, "Shake Your Body" (originally demoed as "Shake a Body") was produced by the Jackson brothers, written by Michael and Randy Jackson, and featured Michael on lead vocals. Released to radio in a single edit of three minutes and forty-five seconds and played in its full nearly seven-minute version by clubs, the single charted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number three on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. "Shake Your Body" sold over two million copies, attaining double-platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America. The single was later sampled by musical artist Shaggy for the single "Dance and Shout".

Destiny is a 1978 album released by American band The Jacksons on the CBS/Epic Records label. Released on December 17, 1978, Destiny did what it was supposed to do for the group: re-establish them as a top-selling group. The album's success was largely based on the second single released from the album, "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", which became a Top 10 single in the winter of 1979. The single, "Blame It on the Boogie", was also released. The album eventually peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and number three on the Billboard Black Albums chart and went on to platinum status cementing it as the first RIAA-certified platinum seller by the Jacksons as most of their Motown recordings were uncertifiable, despite their huge success on the charts. The accompanying tour was a huge success running on many legs and also toured overseas.