Group
Joy
80s Austrian italo‐disco group “Touch by Touch”
- From
- Bad Aussee, Austria
- Since
- 1984–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 16
- europop
- pop
About
Joy is an Austrian pop band, best known for the hits "Touch by Touch" and "Valerie". Their single "Touch by Touch" was released in 1985 and reached gold status in Austria, Portugal and Spain. The band was formed in 1984 by Andreas Schweitzer, Alfred Jaklitsch and Manfred Temmel.
Members
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Andy Schweitzer keyboard
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Johannes Gröbl keyboard
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Michael Scheickl lead vocals
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Alfred Jaklitsch guitar, lead vocals
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Manfred Temmel electric bass guitar, bass guitar
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Hans Morawitz lead vocals
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Leo Bei electric bass guitar
Discography
Albums
Singles
Links
Collaboration
Tags
- euro disco
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0c4644ea-5a54-44fe-89ad-e31f6b5ff007
- ISNI
- 0000000106723523
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.