[1] The act has undergone several lineup changes over the years, featuring American singers, songwriters, and rappers such as Thea Austin, Turbo B, Niki Haris, and Penny Ford.

Luca Anzilotti and Michael Münzing began collaborating in 1985 in the group Off (Organisation for Fun), alongside Sven Väth.

[citation needed] In 1986, the duo created the side project 16 BIT and found success with their first single, "Where Are You?

in 1989, adopting the aliases Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III, as they believed the public harbored negative preconceived notions about German music.

[4] Their debut hit, "The Power", featuring American rapper Turbo B and singer Penny Ford, peaked at No.

2 in Germany in April 1990 and remained in that position for five weeks, eventually earning Gold certification for sales of 250,000 units.

[11] The single entered the top five in the UK, earning another Silver award, and received Gold certification in the U.S.[8][12] Further hits followed, including the Middle Eastern-influenced "Cult of Snap", which reached No.

30 in the U.S.[7][9][13] It achieved Platinum status in Germany and Gold in the UK and U.S.[8][13][14] In 1991, American singer, composer, songwriter, and dancer Thea Austin joined Snap!

This track was initially intended to be the lead single from the group's second album but was postponed, resulting in "Colour of Love" being released in its place.

[7][13] "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which sampled "Automan" by the early 1980s American electronic hip hop band Newcleus, was eventually issued as the second single in July 1992.

Around the time of its release, Turbo B decided to leave the project due to disagreements with the production duo.

Münzing and Anzilotti recruited Washington, D.C.-born singer Summer (Paula Brown) to front the act for their third album.

released two more singles from the album: "The World in My Hands" and "Rame" (featuring Rukmani), both of which experienced moderate chart entries.

[citation needed] In 1996, the group officially disbanded after releasing a greatest hits compilation titled Snap!

The act made a comeback in 2000 with a track entitled "Gimme a Thrill", featuring rap lyrics performed by Turbo B and vocals from the band's newest singer, Maxayn.

[13] Buoyed by the success of the remixes, Münzing and Anzilotti returned to the studio with singer Damien Behanan, also known as Loc, and released the single "Beauty Queen" in September 2005 through Luma Music.

[citation needed] The band released another digital download single in 2008, featuring Loc, titled "Jumping!