来自荷兰的混血偶像团体Caught In The Act(C.I.T.A. 活力小子)是90年代中期成立并走红于欧洲的一支男孩队伍。是由Bastiaan、Eloy、Benjamin、Lee打造的乐队,在短短的数年间,即凭借其骄人的天赋及才华,迅速席卷整个欧洲乐坛,成为与“后街男孩”并肩的顶尖男孩组合之一。1995年,他们的一曲《爱无所不在》不仅在德国勇夺冠军,还以其充满青春活力的节奏在内地赢得众多知音。
Caught in the Act (shortly called C.I.T.A.) was a half English, half Dutch boy band.
1993–1995: Formation and early years
Caught in the Act was established by Dutch record producer Cees van Leeuwen in 1993 with the four original members of the group, called Lee Baxter and Benjamin Boyce from England along with Eloy de Jong and Bastiaan Ragas from the Netherlands. The band released the non-album singles "Hey you", "Gonna make U mine" and "Take me to the limit".
1995–1996: "...Of love"
Their first hit was in 1995, Love is everywhere, which reached number 8 in Switzerland. Not enormously successful in the Netherlands, the band was extremely popular in Germany where they appeared on the soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. They also had successes in Scandinavia, Australia, South Africa, Japan and South-East Asia. Their Debut album "...Of love" was released along with the three more singles "My arms keep missing you", "Let this love begin" and "You know".
1996–1997: "Forever friends"
Soon their second studio album was released, called "Forever friends" along with the three singles "Don't walk away", "Ain't just another story" and "Bring back the love". The album and the singles had similar success as the previous releases.
1997–1998: "Vibe"
The band's third studio album "Vibe" was released in 1997. It included the two successful singles "Do it for love" and "Babe" (a cover version of Styx's 1979 hit of the same name).
1998–1999: "We belong together" and sudden split
After three studio albums, the band released a greatest hits compilation, called "We belong together: 6 years of success". The album featured the two singles "Hold on" and "Baby come back". Before their sudden split in 1999, Caught in the Act released four studio albums, one compilation and fifteen singles and sold over 15 million records in total.
1999: "Solo 4 C.I.T.A."
When Caught in the Act disbanded, they released one final studio album "Solo 4 C.I.T.A." and the final single "I wanna stay with you forever", which video contained footage of all previous music videos. The album itself also contained, as the title revealed", solo material sung by each band member.
Post-break up
Benjamin Boyce was the first one to release solo material such as his self-titled debut album "Benjamin Boyce" and two singles "10.000 light years" and "Changes" in the late of 1999. He also collaborated with 2-4 Family on their track "Everytime you go away" on their only album "Family business". Ragas released singles such as "Still believe in love", "Only you", "Alles" with Tooske Breugem and "Unbelievable" and more and albums such as the Dutch-languaged album "Zin". He also starred as leading actor in various musicals. In 2004, Boyce released the single "Across the sea" with Francesco Diaz. Baxter has gone on to a career as an actor, sometimes credited as Collin Baxter while de Jong disappeared from the lime light. Each member has varying degrees of success.
来自荷兰的混血偶像团体Caught In The Act(C.I.T.A. 活力小子)是90年代中期成立并走红于欧洲的一支男孩队伍。是由Bastiaan、Eloy、Benjamin、Lee打造的乐队,在短短的数年间,即凭借其骄人的天赋及才华,迅速席卷整个欧洲乐坛,成为与“后街男孩”并肩的顶尖男孩组合之一。1995年,他们的一曲《爱无所不在》不仅在德国勇夺冠军,还以其充满青春活力的节奏在内地赢得众多知音。
Caught in the Act (shortly called C.I.T.A.) was a half English, half Dutch boy band.
1993–1995: Formation and early years
Caught in the Act was established by Dutch record producer Cees van Leeuwen in 1993 with the four original members of the group, called Lee Baxter and Benjamin Boyce from England along with Eloy de Jong and Bastiaan Ragas from the Netherlands. The band released the non-album singles "Hey you", "Gonna make U mine" and "Take me to the limit".
1995–1996: "...Of love"
Their first hit was in 1995, Love is everywhere, which reached number 8 in Switzerland. Not enormously successful in the Netherlands, the band was extremely popular in Germany where they appeared on the soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. They also had successes in Scandinavia, Australia, South Africa, Japan and South-East Asia. Their Debut album "...Of love" was released along with the three more singles "My arms keep missing you", "Let this love begin" and "You know".
1996–1997: "Forever friends"
Soon their second studio album was released, called "Forever friends" along with the three singles "Don't walk away", "Ain't just another story" and "Bring back the love". The album and the singles had similar success as the previous releases.
1997–1998: "Vibe"
The band's third studio album "Vibe" was released in 1997. It included the two successful singles "Do it for love" and "Babe" (a cover version of Styx's 1979 hit of the same name).
1998–1999: "We belong together" and sudden split
After three studio albums, the band released a greatest hits compilation, called "We belong together: 6 years of success". The album featured the two singles "Hold on" and "Baby come back". Before their sudden split in 1999, Caught in the Act released four studio albums, one compilation and fifteen singles and sold over 15 million records in total.
1999: "Solo 4 C.I.T.A."
When Caught in the Act disbanded, they released one final studio album "Solo 4 C.I.T.A." and the final single "I wanna stay with you forever", which video contained footage of all previous music videos. The album itself also contained, as the title revealed", solo material sung by each band member.
Post-break up
Benjamin Boyce was the first one to release solo material such as his self-titled debut album "Benjamin Boyce" and two singles "10.000 light years" and "Changes" in the late of 1999. He also collaborated with 2-4 Family on their track "Everytime you go away" on their only album "Family business". Ragas released singles such as "Still believe in love", "Only you", "Alles" with Tooske Breugem and "Unbelievable" and more and albums such as the Dutch-languaged album "Zin". He also starred as leading actor in various musicals. In 2004, Boyce released the single "Across the sea" with Francesco Diaz. Baxter has gone on to a career as an actor, sometimes credited as Collin Baxter while de Jong disappeared from the lime light. Each member has varying degrees of success.