Cetu Javu was a German synth-pop band that was active between 1987 and 1994, consisting of singer Javier Revilla Diez, Chris Demere on keyboards, Stefan Engelke and Torsten Engelke.
Vocalist Revilla Diez was born in Germany, and although his parents had emigrated from Spain, most of his songs are sung in English with several in Spanish. Cetu Javu had several dance hits with "Situations", "Have in Mind" and "A Dónde".
After Cetu Javu ended, vocalist Revilla Diez became a professor of geography at the Leibniz University Hannover. Since April 2014, Revilla Diez holds a Chair in human geography at the Institute of Geography at the University of Cologne.
On November 19, 2020, after 25 years without appearing in any media, Javier Revilla gave an exclusive interview with Spanish radio host Miguel Moreno in which he told the entire story of the Group.Cetu Javu: Know his history YouTube
Cetu Javu released two albums, Southern Lands (ZYX Records, 1990) and Where Is Where (Blanco y Negro Music, 1992).
Discography Studio albums YearAlbum detailsChart peak positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)UKSPAGERSWEUS1990Southern Lands Released: 1990 Labels: ZYX Records, Galaxia, Basic Mix Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — —1992Where Is Where Released: 1992 Labels: Blanco y Negro Music Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — —
Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsChart peak positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)UKSPAGERSWEUS1994 Tiempo De Remixes Released: 1994 Labels: Modermusic Format: CD—————2009 Situations – The Very Best of Cetu Javu Released: 2009 Labels: Cleopatra Records Format: CD, digital download—————
Singles YearSongChart peak positionsAlbumUKSPAGERSWEUSUS Dance1987"Help Me Now!"——————Non-album single1988"Situations"——————Southern Lands"Have in Mind"——————1989"So Strange"——————"A Dónde"—2————1991"Por Que?" ——————Where Is Where1992"Dáme Tu Mano"——————1993"Una Mujer"——————1994"Tiempo"—————— "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region
Bibliography Matthias Blazek: Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen. Celle 2006, p. 36
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External links (actually offline) Profile on Last.fm Discography on Discogs