Toy-Box was founded by
Amir El-Falaki and Anila Mirza in 1996, after they had met each other at a New Year's Eve party. They had been both singing and dancing professionally for some years, and also stand behind the choreographies of the group. Before becoming a part of the group, El-Falaki used to be a dance teacher. The group's debut
single, "
Tarzan & Jane", was championed by
Smash Hits magazine in the
United Kingdom in 1999, but their UK label
Edel decided to hold back the release until later on in the year, to coincide with the release of Disney's
Tarzan. They elected to release "
Best Friend" first; although it received a lot of rotation on the television channel
The Box, it only reached number 41 in the
UK Singles Chart, and plans to release "Tarzan & Jane" were cancelled. It reached number 2 in the Dutch hit lists and number 15 on the
Eurochart Hot 100. In 1999, the single peaked at number 16 on
MTV Europe. The group's debut
album,
FanTastic, includes the hits "
The Sailor Song", "
Best Friend", "Tarzan & Jane", "Teddybear" and "Super-Duper-Man". It was released in September 1999 and followed in 2001 by a second album,
ToyRide, which includes fan-favorite songs "www.girl", "Wizard of Oz" and "Prince of Arabia". After the group broke up, El-Falaki worked as a dance teacher,
music video choreographer and trainer to
F.C. Copenhagen's cheerleading team. Mirza later released a solo album as Aneela, featuring collaboration with
Arash, including the singles "Jaande", "Chori Chori", and "Bombay Dreams". In 2017, Toy-Box returned to tour alongside
Aqua,
Vengaboys, and many more groups for a series of 1990s concerts. They performed at the Vi Elsker 90'erne events in Denmark in 2017. ==Discography==