Cetu Javu

Cetu Javu was a German synth-pop band that was active between 1987 and 1994, consisting of singer Javier Revilla Diez, Chris Demere on keyboards, Stefan Engelke and Torsten Engelke.

Cetu Javu
Origin	Hannover, Germany
Genres	Synth-pop
Years active	1984–1994
Labels	ZYX Blanco y Negro Basic Mix Modermusic Cleopatra
Past members	Javier Revilla Diez (1984–1994) Chris Demere (1984–1994) Torsten Engelke (1984–1994) Stefan Engelke (1985–1989) Thorsten Kraass (1989–1994) Martyn Thomas Chadwick (1984) Cord (1984–1985)

Vocalist Revilla Diez was born in Germany, and although his parents had emigrated from Spain, most of his songs are sung in English with several in Spanish. Cetu Javu had several dance hits with "Situations", "Have in Mind (The Kalimba Mix)" and "A Dónde".^{[1][better source needed]}

After Cetu Javu ended, vocalist Revilla Diez became a professor of geography at the Leibniz University Hannover.^[2] Since April 2014, Revilla Diez holds a Chair in human geography at the Institute of Geography at the University of Cologne.

On November 19, 2020, after 25 years without appearing in any media, Javier Revilla gave an exclusive interview with Spanish radio host Miguel Moreno in which he told the entire story of the Group.^[3]

Cetu Javu released two albums, Southern Lands (ZYX Records, 1990)^[4] and Where Is Where (Blanco y Negro Music, 1992).^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK	SPA	GER	SWE	US	US Dance
1990	Southern Lands Released: 1990 Labels: ZYX Records, Galaxia, Basic Mix Formats: CD, LP, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Where Is Where Released: 1992 Labels: Blanco y Negro Music Formats: CD, LP, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK	SPA	GER	SWE	US	US Dance
1994	Tiempo De Remixes Released: 1994 Labels: Modermusic Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Situations – The Very Best Of Cetu Javu Released: 2009 Labels: Cleopatra Records Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Song	Chart peak positions						Album
		UK	SPA	GER	SWE	US	US Dance
1987	"Help Me Now!"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
1988	"Situations"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Southern Lands
	"Have in Mind"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"So Strange"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"A Dónde"	—	2	—	—	—	—
1991	"Por Que?"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Where Is Where
1992	"Dáme Tu Mano"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	"Una Mujer"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"Tiempo"	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region

Bibliography

• Matthias Blazek: Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen. Celle 2006, p. 36 ISBN 978-3-00-018947-0