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There are four bands with the name Toy Box: (1) a Danish pop group, Toy-Box, formed in the 1990s; (2) a post-grunge alternative metal band, Toy Box, from Ontario formed in 2004; (3) a UK glam-rock band, Toybox, based in Northampton and Brighton; (4) a US rock band based in Tempe, Arizona.
(1) Toy-Box (http://www.toy-box.dk.tp) is a Danish pop group formed in the 1990s. It consists of two members, both vocalists: Anila Mirza and Amir El-Falaki. Anila was born October 8, 1974 in Hillerød, Denmark to a half-Pakistani, half-Persian mother, and an Indian father. Amir was born August 12, 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1999, they had some success in the Scandinavian music charts with a bubblegum pop song from their album Fantastic, named "Tarzan & Jane". Toy-Box's first album, Fantastic, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Best Friend", "Super-Duper-Man", "Teddy-Bear" and "Tarzan & Jane". It was released in September 1999 and followed in 2001 by a second album, Toyride, which included fan-favorite songs &quo
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the TOY BOX story: how it all began
The TOY BOX was born in late 2003. Owner Liz Rosenberg had been managing Lots for Littles for two years, the toy store that stood in that very spot, and when the opportunity arose for her to purchase the business, she leaped! A few years later the store expanded to twice its original size, expanding its product selection to include lots of gift and hard-to-find items as well as toys and games for older kids and adults.
Liz has not always been involved in the toy industry, however. Earlier she worked in basketball marketing at Spalding Sports Worldwide in Chicopee and joyfully got involved in the return of the iconic Spaldeen pink rubber ball after its 25 year hiatus. Having grown up in NYC, the birthplace of the Spaldeen's fame and where it earned its Brooklyn vernacular name, Liz had a personal connection to the ball. Playing games like "stoopball", "hit the penny", "A, My Name is Alice", and of course, "Stickball" where base hits were measured in 100 yard length of sewer covers, Liz was
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Toy-Box
Danish pop band
This article is about the musical group. For other uses, see Toy box.
Toy-Box is a Danish bubblegum pop band, best known for their hit singles "Tarzan & Jane", "Best Friend", "E.T.", "Superstar", and "The Sailor Song". The group's members are vocalists Amir El-Falaki and Anila Mirza.
History
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
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