Helen
Helen is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Zyx Music, Discomagic Records, Lombardoni Publishings. The driving force behind the project 1960. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 6 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Real name: Elena Ferretti
- Aliases: Victoria (2), Valentina, Helena, Elena Ferretti, Deborah Haslam, Margaret, Elisha (2), Barbie (6), Harmony (10), Vanity (10), Erika (7), Apple (7), Angie Sweet, Hely, Desire', Olivia (28), Karen (31)
- Key labels: Zyx Music, Out Records, Lombardoni Publishings, Discomagic Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Elena Ferretti (born 1960 in San Donato Milanese, Italy), better known as Sophie or Rose, is an Italian Eurobeat and Italo disco singer. She has performed and recorded for many record labels, under many aliases.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Helen in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Witch (1983) 16 plays Out Records
- I Love You (1989) 40 plays Memory Records
- Tunis Tunis (1985) 5 plays Lombardoni Publishings
- Witch (Flemming Dalum Remix) (2021) 4 plays Zyx Music
- Zanzibar (1985) 1 plays Discomagic Records
- I Love You (Flemming Dalum Remix) (2023) 3 plays Zyx Music
Tracks & releases
All 6 Helen tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1983 - 2023).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witch | 1983 | 121.09 | Out Records | Italy | 16 |
| Tunis Tunis | 1985 | 99.06 | Lombardoni Publishings | Italy | 5 |
| Zanzibar | 1985 | 92.22 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 1 |
| I Love You | 1989 | 123.10 | Memory Records | Italy | 40 |
| Witch (Flemming Dalum Remix) | 2021 | 119.99 | Zyx Music | Germany | 4 |
| I Love You (Flemming Dalum Remix) | 2023 | 121.00 | Zyx Music | Germany | 3 |
Cover gallery
All 6 unique single covers in the Helen section of the library.
Catalog by decade
Of these, 3 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 1 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
4 of 6 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Zanzibar (92.2 BPM) at the slow end and I Love You (123.1 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Helen catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- I Love You 40 plays 1989
- Witch 16 plays 1983
- Tunis Tunis 5 plays 1985
- Witch (Flemming Dalum Remix) 4 plays 2021
- I Love You (Flemming Dalum Remix) 3 plays 2023
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Helen's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (69 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.
- Wish Key - Acumbacha before 2x 99.6 BPM 1987
- Nick Simon - Tonight Tonight before 2x 120.3 BPM 1987
- Victor Ark - Be My Lover before 1x · after 1x 120.0 BPM 2015
- Bobby 'O' - I'm So Hot For You (Remix) before 2x 121.4 BPM 1984
- Shoo Shoo - D. Bon Bon Woman before 1x 100.8 BPM 1984
- Galileo - Wanna Be Together before 1x 102.9 BPM 1988
- Round One - In Zaire before 1x 101.8 BPM 1985
- Gutsy - Mother Africa before 1x 95.9 BPM 1987
- Brian Davis - Changin' Boys before 1x 116.8 BPM 1983
- Aki - Tokio's before 1x 117.3 BPM 1986
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Zyx Music (2 tracks)
- Out Records (1 track)
- Lombardoni Publishings (1 track)
- Discomagic Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Helen.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.