Cathy Dennis

Cathy Dennis (born Catherine Roseanne Dennis on March 25, 1968 in Norwich, England) is a British pop\dance music singer-songwriter who had a moderately successful international solo career during the ’90s.

As a teenager, Cathy was discovered recording Stevie Wonder-influenced demos at the Kitchen in Norwich on the piano with her father, who was an experienced musician and a local restaurateur; at the time, she was working for Norwich Union.

In 1986, producer Simon Fuller signed her to his 19 Management company and record label, Polydor Records when she was 17 years old; this began a career-long association with Fuller where she provided songs for many Fuller-related artists & projects.
In 1989, Cathy first achieved success as a singer with house music producer D Mob on his single, “C’mon and Get My Love” which peaked at #15 on the U.K. Singles chart and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It also topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week (staying on the chart for 15 weeks) and #69 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart (staying on the chart for 8 weeks). The song was even featured on the soundtrack to the film, “She-Devil”.
She also collaborated with D Mob again on the song, “That’s The Way of the World” which topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. It also peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #48 on the U.K. Singles chart.
In August of 1990, Cathy released her debut studio album, “Move To This” peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the U.K. Albums chart. It also made the album charts in Canada and Australia.
Her follow-up single, “Just Another Dream” peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #13 on the U.K. Singles chart, #91 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart (staying on the chart for 6 weeks) and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 13 weeks).
The third single released from the album, a cover version of Fonda Rae’s 1984 song, “Touch Me (All Night Long)” became Cathy’s biggest hit song to date, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the U.K. Singles chart and topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.
The fourth single, “Too Many Walls” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #17 on the U.K. Singles chart and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks.
The final single released from the album, “Everybody Move” peaked at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100, #25 on the U.K. Singles chart and #41 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.

Cathy later agreed to join Club MTV’s first tour; however, she dropped out on the third concert date and later publicly accused one of the members of Milli Vanilli (who were the tour’s headline act) of sexual harassment.
During that time, she recorded a song called “Find the Key to Your Life” with David Morales for the soundtrack to the film, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze”.
In September of 1992, she released her sophomore album, “Into the Skyline” which didn’t chart in the United States, but managed to make the album charts in Australia and the United Kingdom.
The lead single from the album, “You Lied to Me” peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, #34 on the U.K. Singles chart, #28 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart and #12 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.
The follow-up single, “Irresistible” peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, #24 on the U.K. Singles chart, #36 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.
The last two singles from the album: “Falling” (which peaked at #32) and “Why?” (which peaked at #23) were moderately successful on the U.K. Singles chart.
The last single, “Moments of Love” peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Cathy performed the song on an episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210” (along with “Why” and “Touch Me (All Night Long)” ). In 1993, she provided backing vocals for PM Dawn’s song, “Looking through Patient Eyes.”

Cathy began recording an album called “Inspiration”. The title track was recorded with Todd Terry along with the track, “Is There Life After You”; however, it doesn’t appear the album was ever released for unknown reasons.
One of the tracks from the recording sessions, “S.O.S.” was featured on the “Beverly Hills, 90210: The College Years” soundtrack. During that time, she wrote her first song for another artist by writing “Love’s on Every Corner” for Dannii Minogue.
Between 1994 and 1995, she released the singles: “It’s My Style” and “Love’s a Cradle” in Japan only which didn’t make the music charts at all.
In 1996, she released her third studio album, “Am I The Kinda Girl?” which peaked at #78 on the U.K. Albums chart and #183 on the ARIA charts in Australia. During that time, Cathy’s musical style had changed from the dance-pop song to a more traditional singer-songwriter approach.
The lead single from the album, “West End Pad” peaked at #25 on the U.K. Singles chart and #172 on the ARIA Singles chart in Australia.
The follow-up single, a cover version of The Kinks’ song, “Waterloo Sunset” peaked at #11 on the U.K. Singles chart. It was also moderately successful in Australia, Iceland and Scotland.
The last single released from the album, “When Your Dreams Turn to Dust” peaked at #43 on the U.K. Singles chart, making it her last charting single as a solo artist to date.

Cathy later turned her focus to songwriting, writing songs for various artists such as Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, S Club 7, Rachel Stevens, Kelly Clarkson, Kris Allen, the Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Celine Dion, Clay Aiken, Janet Jackson, Delta Goodrem, Sugababes, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood. She has also won a Billboard Music Award, a Grammy Award and five Ivor Novello Awards for her songwriting.

Around 2008, it was reported that Cathy was working on a new album under the name “Sexcassettes”, but nothing much has been heard about it since that time. As of 2015, she became a vocal affiliate for Swedish dance music duo Galantis.

In 2019, Cathy returned to performing music and celebrated her 30th anniversary in the music business with a performance at London’s Mighty Hoopla Festival. According to research, she also resides in Surrey, England with her husband and four black labradors.

To see Cathy Dennis’ official website, go to:
https://www.cathydennisofficial.com/

To follow Cathy Dennis on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/cathydennisofficial/

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https://twitter.com/cathydennis?lang=en

To see a video for “Touch Me (All Night Long),” go to:

To see a video for “C’mon and Get My Love” (with D Mob), go to:

To see a video for “That’s the Way of the World” (with D Mob), go to:

To see a video for “Just Another Dream,” go to:

To see a video for “Too Many Walls,” go to:

To see a video for “Everybody Move,” go to:

To see a video for “You Lied to Me,” go to:

To see a video for “Irresistible,” go to:

To see a video for “Falling,” go to:

To see a video for “Moments of Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Why” (with D Mob), go to:

To see a video for “It’s My Style”, go to:

To see a video for “Love’s A Cradle”, go to:

To see a video for “West End Pad,” go to:

To see a video for “Waterloo Sunset,” go to:

To see a video for “When Dreams Turn to Dust,” go to:

To see a video for “Find the Key to Your Life”, go to:

To see a video for “S.O.S.”, go to:

Chéri

Chéri was a Canadian female dance music duo from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that originally consisted of singers Rosalind Hunt and Lyn Culllerier.

Rosalind is the daughter of singer Geraldine Hunt and the sister of singer Freddie Jones. She and Lyn began singing together at Geraldine’s suggestion.
In 1982, they recorded their debut single, “Murphy’s Law” which became their biggest hit to date, topping Billboard’s Dance\Disco Top 80 chart for 3 weeks in May of that same year, staying on the chart for 18 weeks.

The song also peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100, #13 on the U.K. Singles chart and #5 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks. Afterwards, Rosalind left the duo and she was replaced by singer Amy Roslyn from New Jersey.
During that same year, Chéri released their self-titled debut album on the 21 Records label in Canada. In the United States, the album was released on Venture Records under the title, “Murphy’s Law”.
The follow-up single from the album, “Give It To Me Baby” which peaked at #53 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks. The song also peaked at #57 on Billboard’s Dance\Disco Top 80 chart (along with the track, “Star Struck”), staying on the chart for 7 weeks.
The last single released from the album, a cover version of Martha and the Vandellas’ 1963 song, “Come and Get These Memories” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
In 1983, the duo released their sophomore album, “Love Stew” which failed to make the album charts at all.
The lead single from the album, “Working Girl” peaked at #27 on Billboard’s Dance\Disco Top 80 chart (staying on the chart for 12 weeks) and #40 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
The follow-up single, “Small Town Lover” peaked at #56 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

Afterwards, Chéri disbanded in 1983. In 1999, Rosalind Hunt was featured on her mother Geraldine’s album, “Soultry, Jazzy And Sexy”. These days, it’s currently unknown what she’s up to these days. Lyn Culllerier and Amy Roslyn’s whereabouts are currently unknown as well.

To see a video for “Murphy’s Law”, go to:

To see a video for “Give It To Me Baby”, go to:

To see a video for “Star Struck”, go to:

To see a video for “Come And Get These Memories”, go to:

To see a video for “Working Girl”, go to:

To see a video for “Small Town Lover”, go to:

Crystal Waters

Crystal Waters (born in either 1961 or 1962 in Deptford, New Jersey) is a dance music singer who first became successful on the music charts back in the ’90s; since then, she has been considered one of the most successful dance artists of all-time (according to Billboard magazine).

Her father, Junior was a jazz musician and her great-aunt, Ethel Waters was one of the first black American vocalists to appear in mainstream Hollywood musicals.
She and her family moved to New Jersey for a while, but later moved to Washington, D.C.

Crystal began writing poetry when she was 11 years old and took her writing seriously enough to be inducted into the Poetry Society of America when she was 14 years old, making her the youngest person ever to receive that honor. She later studied business and computer science at Howard University, but her creative work as a musician dropped off because she found less time for it.

After earning her college degree in 1989, she secured a job working as a computer technician for the parole board in Washington, D.C. to help support her two daughters.

Crystal’s first job in the music business was working as a backup singer at a local recording studio; however, she wanted the creative control of writing her own music. After meeting the Basement Boys at a conference in Washington, D.C., they agreed to collaborate with each other. In 1989, she signed a record deal with Mercury Records.
In April of 1991, she released her debut single, “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” which became a hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for three weeks, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. It also crossed over to the pop charts where it peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.

Internationally, “Gypsy Woman” topped the music charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, and peaked at #2 on the U.K. Singles chart. The song was certified Gold in the United States and Silver in the United Kingdom.
In June of that same year, Crystal released her debut album, “Surprise” which peaked at #197 on the Billboard 200, #23 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers albums chart and #65 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart.
The follow-up single from the album, “Makin’ Happy” became Crystal’s second number-one dance hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week and staying on the chart for 10 weeks. It also peaked at #63 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart (staying on the chart for 7 weeks) and #18 on the U.K. Singles chart.
The final single from the album, the title song peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #35 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.
In 1992, Crystal was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Encino Man” with the track, “You Turn Me On” which was released as a single, but failed to chart at all.
In May of 1994, she released her sophomore album, “Storyteller” which peaked at #199 on the Billboard 200, #8 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart and #73 on Billboard’s Top R&B\Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The lead single, “100% Pure Love” became another hit for Crystal on the dance charts, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for two weeks, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. It also peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

Internationally, the song was a moderate success on the charts; it was also certified gold in the United States and won a Billboard Music Award for “Top-Selling Hot Dance Music Club Play Single.” The music video was even nominated for “Best Dance Video” at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards.
The follow-up single, “What I Need” was first released as a double A-side single with the track, “Ghetto Day” and peaked at #40 on the U.K. Singles chart & #94 on the ARIA Charts.

In October of 1994, it was released separately where it topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week, staying on the chart for 13 weeks; however, it only peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The last single released from the album, “Relax” topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week, staying on the chart for 11 weeks; it also peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
In 1996, Crystal was featured on David Morales & The Bad Yard Club’s song, “In de Ghetto” which peaked at #40 on the U.K. Singles chart and #20 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.
She was also featured on the compliation album, “Red Hot + Rio” with the song, “The Boy from Ipanema” (which was released as a single).
In June of 1997, she released her third self-titled studio album which failed to make impact on the album charts at all.
The lead single from the album, “Say… If You Feel Alright” peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100, #45 on the U.K. Singles chart and #6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. The song also peaked #52 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart (staying on the chart for 14 weeks).
The follow-up single from the album, “Just a Freak” (with former NBA player Dennis Rodman) peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.
In 2001, Crystal released the single, “Come on Down” which topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for two weeks, making it her first number-one single on the dance chart since 1995.
In 2007, she was featured on DJ\producer Alex Gaudino’s song, “Destination Calabria” which became an international success on the dance charts; it was also certified Gold in the United Kingdom & Belgium, and Platinum in Australia.

Throughout the rest of the 2000s and the 2010s, she continued to appear on Billboard’s dance music chart. In February of 2020, she began a monthly radio/podcast show called “I Am House”.
These days, Crystal continues to perform all over the world. In September of 2022, she released her latest single, “2B Luv” with David Anthony.

To see Crystal’s official website, go to:
http://www.iamcrystalwaters.com/

To follow Crystal on Instagram, go to:
http://www.instagram.com/crystalwaters

To see Crystal’s Facebook page, go to:
http://www.facebook.com/IamCrystalWaters

To follow Crystal on Twitter, go to:
http://twitter.com/crystalwaters1

To see a video for “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless),” go to:

To see a video for “Makin’ Happy,” go to:

To see a video for “You Turn Me On” (from the “Encino Man” soundtrack), go to:

To see a video for “100% Pure Love,” go to:

To see a video for “What I Need,” go to:

To see a video for “Ghetto Day,” go to:

To see a video for “Relax,” go to:

To see a video for “In de Ghetto” (with David Morales & The Bad Yard Club), go to:

To see a video for “Say… If You Feel Alright,” go to:

To see a video for “Just a Freak” (with Dennis Rodman), go to:

To see a video for “Come on Down,” go to:

To see a video for “Destination Calabria” (with Alex Gaudino), go to:

To see a video for “2B Luv” (with David Anthony), go to:

Angela Bofill

Angela Bofill (born on May 2, 1954 in the Bronx, New York) is a female R&B singer who even though started her career in the late 70’s, she received moderate success in the early to mid 80’s. Angela sang with Ricardo Morrero & the Group and also the Dance Theater of Harlem chorus.
In 1978, Angela released her debut album, “Angie” which peaked at #47 on the Billboard 200, #20 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart, and #5 on Billboard’s Jazz albums chart.

Angela’s first hit song, “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” peaked at #23 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart.
In 1979, Angela released her second album, “Angel of the Night” which peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200, #10 on Biboard’s R&B albums chart, and #2 on Billboard’s Jazz albums chart. The title song peaked at #67 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart in 1980.

The second single, “What I Wouldn’t Do (For the Love of You)” peaked at #18 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart.
In 1981, two years after her second album, Angela released her third album, “Something About You” which peaked at #61 on the Billboard 200, #4 on Billboard’s Jazz albums chart, and #13 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.
The first single, “Holding Out for Love” peaked at #26 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart and the title song charted at #21 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart.
In 1983, Angela released her fourth album, “Too Tough” which peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200 chart and #6 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.
The first single from the album, “Tonight I Give In” peaked at #12 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart. The title song became a hit, peaking at #5 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.
In October of that same year, Angela released her fifth album, “Teaser” which peaked at #81 on the Billboard 200, #20 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart, and #21 on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart.

The first single from the album, “I’m On Your Side” peaked at #20 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart.
In 1984, Angela released her sixth album, “Let Me Be the One” which peaked at #39 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart. The album was produced by David Frank and Mic Murphy of the System.
The first single from Angela’s sixth album, “Can’t Slow Down” peaked at #59 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #15 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.

The last single from the album, the title song peaked at #84 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
In 1985, Angela released her seventh album, “Tell Me Tomorrow” which peaked at #53 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.

This was the last album that Angela released for Arista Records. The title song peaked at #72 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
After a 3-year break, Angela released her eighth album, “Intuition” which peaked at #38 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart. She was signed to Capitol Records after leaving Arista Records.

The only single to chart was “I Just Wanna Stop” which peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles chart. After that, Angela left Capitol Records.
In 1993, five years after her previous album was released, Angela released her ninth album, “I Wanna Love Somebody” which peaked at #51 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart. No singles were released or charted on the Billboard charts.
In 1996, Angela released her tenth album, “Love in Slow Motion” which was her last studio album released to date. The album failed to chart and no singles were released.

Angela provided backup vocals on other albums and appeared in stage plays such as “What a Man Wants, What a Man Needs” and “God Don’t Like Ugly.” She also toured the US and Europe in multi-artist jazz artist shows.
In January 2006, Angela suffered a stroke and because she didn’t have health insurance, a benefit concert was held at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey and other planned events were held in Los Angeles and Detroit.

In 2006, Angela’s first live album, “Live from Manila” which was recorded in 2004 was released. The proceeds from the album have gone to help out Angela’s medical expenses.

In July 2007, Angela sadly suffered another stroke, but her condition is stable. She currently lives in a convalescent home in the Bay Area.

These days, Angela is recovering well from her stroke and is slowly getting back into singing again.

To see Angela’s official website, go to:
www.angelabofill.com

To see a fan-made video for “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HGalxF9fZQ

To see a fan-made video for “Angel of the Night,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKQeyeGLhBE

To see a fan-made video for “Something About You,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKUY4dL5n0s

To see a video for Angela performing “Too Tough” live, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxiT520rEGo

To see a fan-made video for “Let Me Be the One,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8rYreVPdo8

To see a fan-made video for “Tell Me Tomorrow,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6LfcIvr5As

To see a fan-made video for “I Just Wanna Stop,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSv8_isY37o

4 P.M.

4 P.M. (or For Positive Music) was an R&B male group from Baltimore, Maryland whose members consisted of brothers Roberto Pena Jr. and Reney “Ray” Pena along with friends Larry McFarland and Martiz Ware.

The group formed in 1991 and before hitting big, they were known as “IV Real” and performed in local talent shows.

In 1994, after performing at a record release party, 4 P.M. were signed to Next Plateau Records and they moved to New York City.
In 1995, the group released their debut album, “Now is the Time” which peaked at #126on the Billboard 200, #6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers album chart, and #96 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.
Their first single, a cover version of Kyu Sakamoto’s song, “Sukyaki” (which was also famously recorded by disco duo A Taste of Honey in 1981) became their biggest and only hit to date, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #17 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, #5 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart, #16 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and #75 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The single was certified Gold.
The two follow-up from the album, “Years From Now” and “Lay Down Your Love” were released, but it’s unknown how or if they ever charted at all. 4 P.M’s debut album earned Gold status in Japan and Canada, and went Platinum in Australia.
In 1997, 4 P.M. released their sophomore album, “A Light in the Dark” which failed to chart at all on the Billboard 200.
The album was unsuccessful and the only single to chart was “I Gave You Everything” which only peaked at #67 on Billboard’s R&B chart.

A year after their second album was released, Martiz Ware departed from the group and their record label went out of business. After that, it seemed as if the group faded from obscurity.
After a brief break, the Pena brothers and Larry McFarland formed their own production label, Pena Brothers Productions and in 2000, they released their third album, “For Positive Music” on their own label.
In 2001, 4 P.M. released their fourth album “Sweet Soul” which was released on the Japanese Pony Canyon record label.
In 2008, the group released their newest album, “Tracks 4 the Mass Movement.” Larry McFarland recorded his solo album, “The Urban Project” under the name “Lil Mac.”

They have toured Japan and many other countries. They still continue to be active in the music biz to this day.

To see the group’s MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/4positivemusic

To see the music video for “Sukyaki,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCCB2dixm4c

To see the music video for “Lay Down Your Love,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orOXx_wWC9o

To see the music video for “I Gave You Everything,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E48Wq6x28s

La Bouche

La Bouche (which is French for “The Mouth”) is a German-American electronic dance music act that was founded by German record producer Frank Farian in 1994.

The act originally consisted of Lane McCray (born Donald Lane McCray Jr. on April 13, 1960 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) and Melanie Thornton (born Melanie Janene Thornton on May 13, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina). Techno DJ Ulli Brenner and producer Amir Saraf worked together to produce music for the act.

Melanie began studying voice when she was six years old along with learning how to play the piano and the clarinet. She later financed her college studies with appearances in talent shows and small band concerts.

Throughout that time, she frequented a club called The Peacock Lounge where she did jam sessions with the live band. She also sang in a band in Macon, Georgia called Danger Zone.

In 1992, she moved to Germany where her sister lived their with her husband, who was in the U.S. Army. Melanie’s uncle, Bob Chisolm (who is a singer and pianist) encouraged her to give the German nightclub circuit a try.

Melanie provided guest vocals for various dance projects and later found work in studios recording demos. It was her recording of the song, “Sweet Dreams” that attracted the attention of Frank Farian, who took her under his wing and teamed her up with Lane.

Lane was a member of the U.S. Air Force where he was stationed in Germany and Turkey. He also performed in regional musical theatre productions such as “West Side Story,” “A Chorus Line”, “Tom Foolery”, “Sophisticated Ladies” and “La Boheme.” He later left the Air Force to pursue his music career full time.
In 1994, La Bouche released their debut single, “Sweet Dreams” which became a hit on the music charts internationally, even topping the charts in Italy.

When the song was first released in the United Kingdom, it peaked at #63 on the U.K. Single chart; but when it was re-released in 1996, the song peaked at #44 on the chart. In the United States, the song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
In June of 1995, they released their debut album, “Sweet Dreams” which peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 and also made the charts in Australia, Austria, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden & Switzerland.
The follow-up single, “Be My Lover” became La Bouche’s biggest hit to date, topping the music charts in Germany and Sweden. In the United States, it topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for two weeks, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.

The song also peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and #6 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart. It was certified Gold and Platinum in Australia, the United States, Germany, France & Austria.
The third single, a cover version of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds’ song, “Fallin’ in Love” peaked at #43 on the U.K. Singles chart and #13 on the music charts in Germany. It also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 14 weeks), #34 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart and #18 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart.
The final single released from the album, “I Love to Love” peaked at #21 on the German Singles chart and #6 on the ARIA Singles chart; it was also moderately successful on the music charts in Belgium, Finland, France, Sweden, Hungary and the Netherlands.
While still with La Bouche, Melanie Thornton had some success on the charts as the featured vocalist on Le Click’s hit song, “Tonight is the Night” (which was featured on the U.S. version of La Bouche’s debut album).
In 1997, they released their sophomore album, “A Moment of Love” which peaked at #40 on the album charts in Switzerland and Finland. In the United States, it was titled as “S.O.S.” and peaked at #194 on the Billboard 200.
The lead single, a cover version of Patrice Rushen’s 1982 song, “Forget Me Nots” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
The follow-up single from the album, “Bolingo (Love Is in the Air)” was a moderate hit on the music charts in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Sweden.
The third single, “You Won’t Forget Me” peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #29 on the music charts in Germany. It was moderately successful in Australia, Finland, France and Sweden.
The last two singles released from the album, “A Moment of Love” and “S.O.S.” flopped on the music charts in Germany.
In 2000, Melanie left La Bouche to start a solo music career and signed a record deal with Sony\Epic Records; a year later, she released her debut and only solo album, “Ready to Fly,” scoring a hit with the song, “Love How You Love Me”.

At the end of 2001, she was asked to record the song, “Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)” for a Coca-Cola television commercial to be shown on German television.

On November 24, 2001, Melanie was killed in a plane crash near Zurich, Switzerland on Crossair Flight 3597; she was 34 years old at the time of her death.

She had just given her final performance in Leipzig and immediately took the flight from Berlin to Zurich for upcoming radio & TV appearances to promote the “Wonderful Dream” single. She was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
Two days after her death, “Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)” was released as a single where it peaked at #3 on the German singles chart. Since 2001, the original commercial featuring the song has been aired in Germany every year and it has been in the German singles chart as well.
In November of 2002, La Bouche’s single, “In Your Life” (featuring Melanie on lead vocals) was released posthumously to commemorate the first anniversary of Melanie’s death. The song peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

Afterwards, Lane McCray took some time away from the music scene to mourn Melanie’s death. In 2015, he reformed La Bouche with Hungarian-born singer, Sophie Cairo where they continue to perform together these days.

To see La Bouche’s official website, go to:
http://officiallabouche.com/index.html

To see a video for “Sweet Dreams,” go to:

To see a video for “Be My Lover,” go to:

To see a video for “Fallin’ in Love,” go to:

To see a video for “I Love To Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Forget Me Nots,” go to:

To see a video for “Bolingo (Love Is In the Air),” go to:

To see a video for “You Won’t Forget Me,” go to:

To see a video for “A Moment of Love,” go to:

To see a video for “S.O.S.,” go to:

To see a video for “In Your Life,” go to:

To see a video for Melanie Thornton’s song, “Love How You Love Me,” go to:

To see a video for Melanie Thornton’s song, “Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)”, go to:

Davina

Davina (born Davina Bussey in Detroit, Michigan on December 31, 1966) is a female R&B singer.

Before her singing career, Davina worked as a recording engineer and ran her own dance music record label. Davina released a few solo singles from 1983 to 1994 before releasing an album.
In 1997, Davina released her first single from her upcoming album, “So Good” which became her biggest hit to date, peaking at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

The song was the theme song for the movie, “Hoodlum” and rappers Raekwon (from the Wu Tang Clan) and Xzhibit appeared on remixed versions of the song.
A year later in 1998, Davina released her debut album, “Best of Both Worlds” which peaked at #180 on the Billboard 200, #7 on Billboard’s Heatseekers albums chart, and #34 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.
Davina’s second single, “Come Over To My Place” peaked at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. After that, it seemed that Davina faded into obscurity.
These days,  Davina continues to perform. In 2007, she released her second album in 9 years “Return to Soul.”

To see Davina’s MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/idavinamusic

To see the music video for “So Good,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1OEEA-OZtQ

To see the music video for “Come Over to My Place,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONVhqCZ4JjQ

Sa-Deuce

Sa-Deuce was an R&B female duo whose members were Janai Abercrombie and Asiah Pierre-Lewis. The two were part of a girl group called “4 Shades of Black.”

When the group broke up, Asiah and Janai formed the duo. The duo’s name means “the two” and they signed a record deal with Mecca Don Entertainment\Elektra Records.
In 1996, the duo released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #79 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart. They were only 17 years old when they released their first single.
The duo’s first and biggest hit to date, “Don’t Waste My Time” which peaked at #42 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles chart. Another single, “Body Knockin” was also released, but failed to chart.

After that, Janai and Asiah graduated from high school and decided to pursue their own separate careers. It looked as if the two had seemingly faded into obscurity.

Today, Asiah and Janai have recently started recording new music under their new personas: “Gemini” (Janai) and “Aquarious” (Asiah). It’s unknown when or if they’ll be releasing a new album, but hopefully soon.

To see the music video for “Don’t Waste My Time,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvk-mwUsw0

To see the music video for “Body Knockin,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urYPuE9nTyU

N II U

N II U was a New Jersey male R&B group from the mid-90’s whose members consisted of Chuck Howard, Chris Herbert, Don Carlis, and Craig Hill.
In 1994, the group released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #39 on Billboard’s Heatseekers albums chart and #90 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart.
The group’s first single and only biggest hit to date, “I Miss You” peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Another single, “There Will Never Be” was released, but failed to chart at all. After that, it seemed as if the group faded into obscurity.

To see the music video for “I Miss You,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BPmlcOQtpg

Girl Talk

Girl Talk were a British pop music duo from Hornchurch, England that was formed by Karen Wright and Leigh Pearce.
In 1983, they released their debut single, “Can The Rhythm” on the Park Records label when they were 12 and 13 years old respectively; however, the song didn’t make the charts at all.

By 1984, Leigh was replaced with Karen’s sister, Julie; during that same year, they participated in the Irish National Song Contest (which is the heat for the Eurovision Song Contest) with the song, “Problems” and later signed a record deal with Inner Vision Records.
Also in that same year, the duo released the single, “Marvellous Guy” which failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
Girl Talk’s second single for Inner Vision Records, a re-recorded version of “Can The Rhythm” which peaked at #92 on the U.K. Singles chart. The song also crossed over into the United States where it peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
In 1985, the duo released their last single for Inner Vision Records, “Always Playing (The Game Of Love)” which didn’t make the charts at all.
In 1987, the Wright sisters moved over to WEA Records where they released the singles, “Falling For You” and “I Will Give You Love” which also didn’t make the charts at all.

Afterwards, it seems as if Girl Talk has faded into obscurity; it’s unknown what Karen and Julie are currently up to these days.

To see a video for “Can The Rhythm,” go to:

To see a video for “Marvellous Guy,” go to:

To see a video for “Always Playing (The Game Of Love),” go to:

To see a video for “Falling For You,” go to:

To see a video for “I Will Give You Love,” go to:

To see a video for the 1983 version of “Can the Rhythm”, go to: