Already receiving a No. 1 Beatport Progressive House hit with the "Yoav" EP on Lost & Found in October 2017, the year culminated in a debut full-length album for Guy J's label; "Could Be Heaven" thus signaled significant success in November 2017. A No. 1 best-seller in Beatport's Electronica charts saw Chicola simultaneously reach the No. 2 and 3 spots in Progressive House and Techno respectively, while blue chip support for the Israeli's 12-track magnum opus has come from Nicole Moudaber, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren and fellow countryman, Guy Mantzur. Moreover, given exclusive access to album material, the renowned German duo, Tale Of Us championed "Backstabber" for the duration of their summer residency at Ibiza's "Privilege".
Taking "Could Be Heaven" across the globe, an album tour saw Chicola return from capacity gigs across the continents, from Russia and the Hungary to India and Argentina with its zenith at "The Bow" in Buenos Aries before 'sold out' shows in Rosario, and with Guy J in Budapest. Racking up the air miles, Chicola's performances behind the decks continue to mesmerize club goers across the world that include a performance at Belgium's "Tomorrowland 2018" and an Australian tour later in the year.
As Chicola maintains a stellar profile, "Could Be Heaven" continues to dominate through a series of high-profile, high-caliber remixes from the likes of Karmon, Ruede Hagelstein and Johannes Brecht, with support coming from the DJ glitterati that includes the likes of Tenaglia, Soluman, Digweed and Dubfire.
The culmination of years of hard work and dancefloor know-how, the underground experiment continues with Chicola's place in dance music's laboratory yielding nothing but positive results and aural gold. A 24-carat future is all but assured.