Biography
In 1993 Toni founded the group Fun Factory, where he was a singer, rapper and a producer. The group had several huge world-wide hits. Tracks such as “Groove Meâ€, “Take Your Chanceâ€, “Close To Youâ€, “Painâ€, and most of all “I Wanna Be With You†and also “Celebration†made their way into the top ranks of all important at Media Control and Dance Charts. And not only in Germany, Fun Factory tracks have climbed high in the charts in Canada, England, Sweden, the Far East, Finland, Poland, France, Italy and in the USA as well, and have made the group one of the most remarkable European acts internationally.
Later Toni continued to produce mega hits for the boybands Backstreets Boys (“Get Downâ€) and N’Sync (“Here We Goâ€, “You Drive Me Crazyâ€). In the single, “Get Downâ€, Toni featured as a rapper in the song and video, dropping some phat rhymes.
Then, in 1996, Toni left the Fun Factory to start on a project called Booya Records, which later became one of the most successful producer team. With the acts like Nana, A.K.-S.W.I.F.T.,
Pappa Bear, Jonestown, Rugged Eye, Ray Horton, Twisted, Alex Prince & Mazaya and many more, they set the marks of the Hip Hop circuit. 3 echo Awards in 1998 followed by a cooporation with Sean “Puffy†Combs and his Hitmen-team. Experience exchange permanent developed and regular projects on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the studio partnership with
“P. Diddy’s†Dopeproduzenten Young lord (Big Pun, Ie Cube, P. Diddy), closes itself on.
Latest productions: “Underdog Projectâ€, “Corinaâ€, “Sedatâ€, “Monrose†as well as many remixes made by Toni in the last years.
Winner of the BMI (Broadcasting Music Inc.) London Award 2005 for "Bounce" by Sarah Connar
The Story Of Toni Cottura
Doble Trouble feat. J.V.
Corina feat. Toni Cottura - Quieres Una Aventura
Toni Cottura - Keep Goin´
