Led by Jo Bogaert, Belgian studio project Technotronic pioneered hip house and new beat in Europe. Their debut single, the irrepressible "Pump Up the Jam", was one of the biggest Eurodance hits of '89, also breaking in the U.S. Previously unheralded rapper Ya Kid K was revealed as the lead vocalist by the time they released their second stomping single, "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)". Technotronic produced a succession of hits and continued releasing new material featuring various rappers until the turn of the new millennium.