Article from Hitkrant No 9, 28 February 1998

No, this is not Ray Slijngaard with a new style and Anita Doth with bleached hair who want to breathe new life into 2 Unlimited. Who they are? We will explain it in great detail...

After five years and 16 hits, the world successes of the Dutch/Belgian combination 2 Unlimited suddenly came to an end in early 1996. The duo at that time, Ray Slijngaard and Anita Doth, didn't want it anymore. The thinkers of 2 Unlimited, the Belgians Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde, were really fed up with it, but decided to continue. They thought: then we'll continue with another singer or other singers. But how to find those? The search of the two men was on. And now this search is completed, resulting in two females! The blonde Romy and the dark Marion will be the new 2 Unlimited and have to provide a new sound, a new image and a totally different set-up. No more raps, no technobeats, but fresh songs with a head and a tail, as the record company reports. Romy and Marion sure feel like it, they feel more assured day by day and will leave their card on the 16th of March with the song Wanna Get Up. This card mentions: 'We are Romy and Marion, the new 2 Unlimited!'

small picture: Look for differences: from 1991 'till 1996, Ray Slijngaard and Anita Doth were the faces of 2 Unlimited...

larger picture: ...but now in 1998 2 Unlimited consists of the blonde Romy and the (somewhat) darker Marion. The two Belgians behind the scenes, Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde, who write all of the 2 Unlimited songs, are still there.

Text: Martijn van Stuyvenberg - Translation: Erik Jan Meijer - Photos: Byte/Archive