René LaVice
René LaVice, also known by his nickname Vanilla Ice, is a Canadian electronic music producer, DJ and singer. His song "The Calling", featuring Ivy Mairi, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 118 following a placement on BBC Radio 1's A List playlist. The song also featured as the station's Track of the Day and appeared on its In New Music We Trust playlist.[3] LaVice has also officially remixed the likes of Nero, Wilkinson, Rudimental and A-Trak and supported The Prodigy on their 2015 UK arena tour.
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| Birth name | René Vanilla LaVice |
| Origin | Toronto, Canada[1] |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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In October 2017, it was announced that LaVice would be taking over as host of BBC Radio 1's long-running drum and bass show, from the previous host of 6 years, Friction (who took over from Fabio & Grooverider), in November 2017.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
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| UK | UK Dance [5] | ||
| Insidious |
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| Play with Fire |
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| Far From Perfect |
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Extended plays
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| Vika |
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| Absolute Monster |
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| Insidious Remixes, Part 1 |
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| Play with Fire (Deluxe) |
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| The Richter Scale EP |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| UK [6] |
UK Dance [7] |
UK Indie [8] | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Angel" / "Save Me VIP" | – | – | – | N/A | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Just Words" / "Spile" | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | "All My Trials" / "Not Deep" (featuring Ivy Mairi) |
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| 2014 | "Where My Ladies At?" / "I Want More" | – | – | – | Play with Fire | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | "The Calling" / "Freudian" (featuring Ivy Mairi) |
118 | 29 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| "Hotblooded" / "Bill Folderson" | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||
| "Air Force 1" / "Don't Look Down" (featuring BullySongs) |
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| "Part of Me" / "Untribaled" (featuring BullySongs) |
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| 2017 | "Sound Barrier" / "Squeegee" | – | – | – | data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single | ||||||||||||
| "Woohoo" | – | – | – | Far From Perfect | |||||||||||||
| "Let You Go" (featuring Jareth) |
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| "Twilight" (featuring Faye) |
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| 2018 | "Drop It" | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| "Cold Crush" (featuring Gydra) |
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| "How Do I Kill" | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | "Nine Strings / Eyes" (with Future Cut) |
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| "Hollywood" (featuring S.P.Y) |
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| "Showstoppaz" (featuring Ayo Beatz & Krishane) |
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| "Lockdown" (with A Plus) |
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| "1000 Days" (with Benny L) |
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| "Boomshaka" (with Danny Byrd) |
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| "Bad Luck" (with Jess Young) |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "Rene LaVice Guest Mix". K Mag. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- "Rene LaVice's favourite tracks". The Guardian. February 27, 2015.
- Records, R. A. M. (2015-01-29). "Not only was @ReneLaVice #TheCalling track of the day it's also been added to the @BBCR1 #InNewMusicWeTrust playlistpic.twitter.com/62o1Mlldmt". @RAMrecordsltd. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- "Friction announces departure from Radio 1 & 1Xtra, Rene LaVice to takeover from November". UKF. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- Peak positions for the Dance albums in the UK:
- For Insidious: "Chart Archive > February 17, 2013". Official Charts Company. February 17, 2013.
- Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For "The Calling": "CHART: CLUK Update 14.03.2015 (wk10)". Zobbel.de. March 14, 2015.
- Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
- For "The Calling": "Chart Archive > 8 March 2015". Official Charts Company. March 8, 2015.
- Peak positions for the Indie singles in the UK:
- For "The Calling": "Chart Archive > 8 March 2015". Official Charts Company. March 8, 2015.
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