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Chocolat's was a French disco-latino group formed in 1975 by Marcel de Keukeleire and Jean Van Loo, both active in the music business in Mouscron, Belgium. De Keukeleire owned a record shop, while Van Loo organized concerts featuring artists such as Jimi Hendrix. They launched their label Elver in the early 1970s and released several hit singles before changing the group's name to Chocolat's.Chocolat's achieved significant success with their debut single "Brasilia Carnaval", written by de Keukeleire and sung by Jean-Luc Drion, which sold over five million copies. Their follow-up album Rythmo Tropical (1975) also performed well, selling 1.4 million copies. The group's frontman Salvatore Acquaviva was engaged along with four "Brazilian" dancers. In 1976, they had notable success in the United States when "King of Clubs" reached Number 13 on the Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 chart. Early in 1978, they entered this chart again with "Baby, let's do it the French way". Later albums were less successful, but in 1980, the group scored one final hit with "La chatte à la voisine", which became a summer hit in France, Italy, and Germany. The group disbanded in 1980 after creating seven albums. Some of Chocolat's songs were repopularized during the 1980s by French group La Compagnie Créole.
