All Saints

All Saints are an female pop girl group from London, England that consisted of members Melanie Blatt (born on March 25, 1975 in Camden, England), Shaznay Lewis (born Tricia Marie Lewis on October 14, 1975 in London, England), and sisters Natalie (born on May 13, 1973 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) & Nicole Appleton (born on December 7, 1974 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada).

Melanie and Shaznay started their music career by singing backing vocals at the Sarm West Studios, the ZTT recording studios near All Saints Road, London. In 1993, Melanie, Shaznay and former member Simone Rainford were signed to ZTT records and music manager, Ron Tom decided that the trio should become a group.

All Saints 1.9.7.5 performed for the first time at the “Touch” magazine stage at the Notting Hill Carnival in 1994. They released two singles together, but didn’t reach a lot of success. Simone and Melanie had conflicting ideas about the group’s musical direction which caused some tension.

By 1994, the complicated recording sessions had produced the group’s first single, “Silver Shadow” (a cover version of Atlantic Starr’s 1985 single). The single was released only in the United Kingdom and didn’t make the charts at all. By 1995, Simone left the group and the group was dropped from their record label. 

Despite that, Melanie and Shanzay changed their group’s name to “All Saints” and they set out to find a replacement for Simone. After various auditions, Melanie’s father met Nicole Appleton, whom Melanie knew from her days at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Nicole’s sister, Natalie later became the fourth member of the group. After the new group was formed in 1996, All Saints met with former member of Outlaw Posse, Karl “K-Gee” Gordon, who recorded a demo for the song, “I Know Where It’s At.”

The group began looking for a new record deal, but most of the record labels wanted to model them after the Spice Girls, who had become an international success during the 90’s. The demo eventually made its way to London Records and by November of that same year, All Saints were signed to the label.

All Saints’ first single, “I Know Where It’s At” was released in August of 1997 and became their first Top 10 hit song, peaking at #10 on the UK Singles chart. In the United States, it peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 1998, staying on the chart for 18 weeks. The song also topped the charts in Asia for 4 weeks. 

It was the only song by a girl group to reach the top of the charts second to the Spice Girls’ song, “Wannabe” making both music acts rivals. After the success of the single, it prompted All Saints’ to record and produce their debut album.

A promotional single, “Let’s Get Started” was released in Japan only, but it’s unknown how it charted. The single was originally recorded as “All Saints 1.9.7.5.” without Nicole and Natalie, but with Simone before she left the band. Even though Simone remains performing backing vocals on the song, she isn’t featured on the single cover or listed as a main performer on the track due to her leaving the band before the actual single was officially released.

The song was later re-recorded when Natalie and Nicole joined the group for All Saints’ debut album. On the original version of the “All Saints” album, the song was reverted back to the original title of “Let’s Get Started.”

 But when the album was re-released, they changed the name again to “If You Want to Party (I Found Lovin’)” changing the “Wanna” to “Want To” due to a legal wrangle of the uncredited use of the Fatback Band’s song, “I Found Lovin’.”

The second official single, “Never Ever” became a hit for All Saints, topping the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. In the United States, the song became the group’s only highest chart appearance to date, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August of 1998, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

The song was featured in the “Guinness World Records” book for “Top British Singles.” A total of 1,263,658 copies of the single were sold in the United Kingdom, 770,000 copies were sold before the song topped the charts in the UK which makes it more than any single ever before in the UK chart history. They also won two BRIT Awards for “Best Single” and “Best Video” for the song.

On November 24, 1998, All Saints released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #2 on the UK Albums chart and was certified 5x Platinum. In the United States, the album peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified Platinum.

The third single, “Under the Bridge\Lady Marmalade” (which are cover versions of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ song “Under the Bridge” and LaBelle’s song, “Lady Marmalade” respectively) topped the charts in the UK and was moderately successful in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, France, Austria, Switzerland, and Canada.

In the UK, the song sold over 424,799 singles and the proceeds went to breast cancer charities. The lyrics for “Under the Bridge” were slightly altered since it contained personal lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers member, Anthony Kiedis and All Saints covered the song because they liked the overall sound and feeling of the recording.

The All Saints version contains samples of the original Red Hot Chili Peppers recording, the most important sample being the guitar playing in the beginning of the song. Both music videos cost £500,000 to make & took four months of production before the release. The girls chose to perform their own stunts in the “Under the Bridge” video; at one point, Natalie was knocked over by an explosion, but she remained unhurt.

The fourth single from the album, “Bootie Call” became All Saints’ third number-one hit in the UK. It was moderately successful internationally, charting in the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, and Sweden. The song was co-written by Shaznay in collaboration with the group’s producer, Karl Gordon.

The last single from the album, “Wars of Nerves” peaked at #7 on the UK Singles chart and was moderately successful in New Zealand & Ireland.

All Saints received the MTV Europe Music Award for “Best Breakthrough Artist” and performed at the ceremony in November of 1998, but Melanie was absent due to her pregnancy; she later gave birth to her daughter, Lilyella on November 22, 1998.

In December of 1998, All Saints’ remix album was released. The album was remixed by DJ Pete Tong and features remixes of the songs from their debut album.

In February of 2000, All Saints released their newest single, “Pure Shores” became their 4th #1 UK hit and also topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, and Ireland. It was also moderately successful internationally. The song was certified Gold in the UK, Sweden, New Zealand, France, and Belgium while in Australia, it was certified Platinum.

The song was used as the only single for the 2000 film, “The Beach” and the movie soundtrack. The song sold over 720,000 copies in the UK, becoming the 2nd most successful single in 2000.

All Saints performed the song at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and the World Sports Awards. It was given the 2000 Capital FM award for “Best Song,” the Ivor Novello Award for “Most Performed Work,” and was nominated for two BRIT Awards for “Best British Single” and “Best British Video.”

During that same year, Natalie, Nicole and Melanie made their film debut in the film, “Honest” directed by former Eurythmics member, Dave Stewart; however, the movie flopped and received poor reviews from critics.

In October of 2000, the group released their second single, “Black Coffee” became All Saints’ last number-one hit song in the United Kingdom & was certified Silver, selling over 212,707 copies to date. The song was moderately successful and managed to chart internationally. In the United States, it was released as a single, but didn’t make the charts at all. 

On October 16, 2000, All Saints released their sophomore album, “Sinners & Saints” which topped the UK Albums chart and charted moderately internationally. The album was certified Platinum in the United Kingdom & Europe. In Australia, the album was certified Gold.

The last single from the album, “All Hooked Up” was released in January 2001, where it peaked at #7 on the UK Singles chart and was moderately successful in Ireland, New Zealand, and Switzerland. In February of that same year, the group announced that they would be taking a break so they “could clear the air between themselves.”

Later that year, Melanie said it was uncertain if All Saints would reform, citing difficulties with the financial and business aspects of the group. Shazay would later explain the reason for the breakup was a disagreement over who would wear a certain jacket for a photoshoot.

In November of 2001, London Records released All Saints’ greatest hits compliation album, “All Hits” which contains All Saints’ hit singles and Melanie’s first solo single, “TwentyFourSeven” featuring musician Artful Dodger.

The album peaked at #18 on the UK Albums chart and later certified Gold, selling 100,000 copies. In 2008, a slightly altered edition of the “All Hits” album was given away for free as part of a promotion with “The Mail on Sunday” newspaper.

After All Saints disbanded, Nicole and Natalie formed a music duo called Appleton; they released their debut album, “Everything’s Eventual” in 2003 where they scored hits with the singles: “Fantasy,” “Don’t Worry” and “Everything Eventually.” 

In July of 2001, Nicole gave birth to her son, Gene Appleton-Gallagher with Oasis member Liam Gallagher.  In 2004, she appeared on the show, “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.” Natalie married DJ & music producer Liam Howell in 2002; she gave birth to her son, Ace Howlett in March of 2004.

In 2004, Shaznay released her debut solo single, “Never Felt Like This Before” followed by her debut solo album, “Open” (both of which were moderately successful). In August of that same year, she married dancer Christian “Storm” Horsfall; they have two children: a son, Tyler-Xaine (born in February of 2006) and a daughter, Tigerlily (born in November of 2009). 

Melanie was the first member to record after All Saints broke up. In February of 2002, she replaced singer Kelis’ vocals on the UK release of Outsidaz & Rah Digga’s song, “I’m Leaving.” Her third solo single, “Do Me Wrong” peaked at #42 on the UK Singles chart. She was later dropped from London Records and an album that she was working on was never released.

In January of 2006, it was announced that All Saints had reformed and signed a record deal with Parlophone Records. They began working on their third album, “Studio 1” which was released in November of that same year, peaking at #40 on the UK Albums chart.

The lead single from the album, “Rock Steady” peaked at #3 on the UK Singles chart; however, promotional appearances and a physical release for the second single, “Chick Fit” were cancelled. It was subsequently reported that All Saints had parted ways with Parlophone Records and cancelled their planned tour in the United Kingdom.

In January of 2008, Nicole Appleton and Melanie Blatt served as “hijackers” on the E4 network, “Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack” during which Melanie revealed that they had a record deal with an undisclosed company in a conversation with housemate Nathan Fagan-Gayle.

The following month (in a press release for the Wideboys’ single, “Daddy O” with Shaznay Lewis), it was stated that All Saints were recording in the studio again and would return with new material before the end of 2008; however, in September of 2008, All Around the World discredited claims that the group had been signed with them with a post on their official website.

In 2009, Melanie told the London Lite that All Saints would never get back together again. Three months later, a second compliation album, “Pure Shores: The Very Best of All Saints” was released which features their hit singles and a selection of album tracks & B-sides.

On May 25, 2013, original member Simone Ranford died of a kidney cancer a month after her 38th birthday in her home in Greenwich. In November of that same year, it was announced that All Saints would be reforming for a second time to support the Backstreet Boys for five dates across the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2014.

Also in that same year, the group performed at G-A-Y and the V festival. Melanie Blatt stated in an interview that the group had no plans to record new material and they were “just taking each day as it comes and doing it for pure enjoyment.”

In January of 2016, it was announced that All Saints would released their fourth studio album in the spring of that same year. In February of that same year, the lead single from their upcoming album, “One Strike” was released; the song peaked at #115 on the UK Singles chart. During that same month, they announced their first headlining show in over a decade on at London’s KOKO.

On March 15, 2016, All Saints announced their first headlining tour in fifteen years in support of their new album, “Red Flag” which was released in April of that same year; the album peaked at #3 on the UK Albums chart.

The second single from the album, “This Is A War” didn’t chart, but the third single, “One Woman Man” managed to peak at #192 on the UK Singles chart. In October of 2016.

Throughout October of 2016, the group’s “Red Flag Tour” would visit ten British cities, beginning in Newcastle upon Tyne and ending in Norwich. During that same month, it was announced that All Saints would support Take That on their Ireland & UK tour in May and June 2017.

In March of 2017, All Saints confirmed that recording had begun on their fifth studio album, “Testament” which was released in July of 2018, peaking at #15 on the UK Albums chart.

The lead single from the album, “Love Lasts Forever” didn’t chart, but it was played exclusively on BBC Radio 2 on May 31, 2017. The follow-up single, “After All” didn’t make the charts at all.

These days, All Saints is still active in the music business; in April of 2020, they released a cover version of The Police’s song, “Message in a Bottle” with Sting.

To see All Saints’ Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsOfficial

To follow All Saints on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/allsaintsoffic/

To see a video for “Silver Shadow,” go to:

To see a video for “I Know Where It’s At,” go to:

To see a video for “Never Ever,” go to:

To see a video for “Under the Bridge,” go to:

To see a video for “Lady Marmalade,” go to:

To see a video for “Bootie Call,” go to:

To see a video for “War of Nerves,” go to:

To see a video for “Pure Shores,” go to:

To see a video for “Black Coffee,” go to:

To see a video for “All Hooked Up,” go to:

To see a video for “Rock Steady,” go to:

To see a video for “Chick Fit,” go to:

To see a video for “One Strike,” go to:

To see a video for “This is a War,” go to:

To see a video for “One Woman Man,” go to:

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

To see a video for “After All,” go to:

To see a video for “Message in a Bottle” (with Sting), go to:

[updated on 10/01/2020]

Tasha Holiday

Tasha Holiday (born in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a female R&B singer from the 90’s who was signed to MCA Records.

She sang vocals on reggae artist, Ruffa’s single, “Don’t You Worry” which peaked at #66 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in June of 1996, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.

During that same year, Tasha released a 12″-inch promo vinyl called “The Acapellas” which features cover songs by artists such as Troop, DeBarge, & the Mary Jane Girls.

In 1997, Tasha released her debut album, “Just the Way You Like It” which peaked at #91 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. Billboard Magazine called the album “a promising debut.”

The title song became a moderate hit, peaking at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #29 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in April of 1997, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

The follow-up single, “So Real So Right” peaked at #69 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in July of 1996, staying on the chart for 6 weeks.

During the 2000’s, she provided vocals on songs for artists such as Tragedy Khadafi and Lil’ O.

As of 2011, Tasha is currently working on her second album on an independent record label. The single, “I Used to Love You” was released on YouTube on June 22, 2011.

To see the music video for “Just The Way You Like It,” go to:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ek4c_tasha-holiday-just-the-way-you-like_music

To see the music video for “So Real So Right,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9FEr0JncAs

To see a fan-made video for “I Used to Love You,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrTWGcecXQs

Kaelyn

Kaelyn (from Columbus, Ohio) was a female R&B singer from the 90’s. She was a graduate of Ohio State University and appeared in a production of “The Wiz.”

After making an appearance as a vocalist on European Power Play’s “Love Don’t Live Here” album, she released her self-titled debut album in 1997.

The album didn’t generate a lot of success and the only single released from the album was “When Will I-C-U Again” which failed to make much impact on the charts.

After that, it seems as if Kaelyn has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since.

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Breeze

Breeze (born Morgan Rodriguez in Harlem, New York) was a male hip-hop rapper from the late 80’s. Not much information is given about him, but he was signed to Atlantic Records.

In 1989, Breeze released his only album, “The Young Son of No One” which peaked at #60 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single, “L.A. Posse” peaked at #79 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart in August of 1989, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.

The follow-up single, “Great Big Freak” failed to make any impact on the Billboard music charts at all.

Breeze’s last musical release was the single, “It Ain’t Funky No Mo'” on Hollywood & Vine Records in 1992. After that, it seems as if Breeze has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from him since.

To see the music video for “L.A. Posse,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV5V_Rb8hWE

To see the music video for “Great Big Freak,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbNw0cb36G4

Hodge

Hodge (born in Atlanta, Georgia) was a male hip-hop rapper from the 90’s. Not much information is given about him, but he appeared on the “Panther” movie soundtrack in 1995.

During that same year, Hodge’s single, “Head Nod” (from the soundtrack) peaked at #88 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in September of 1995, staying on the charts for only 4 weeks. After that, not much was heard from Hodge and it appears as if he has faded into obscurity.

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

Simone Hines

Simone Hines (born in Trenton, New Jersey) was a female R&B singer who signed to Epic Records in the late 90’s.

In September of 1997, Simone released her self-titled debut album which didn’t appear to make the Billboard charts at all.

The first single, “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” peaked at #38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in September of 1997, staying on the chart for 19 weeks. The song was produced by well-known, award-winning music producer, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.

The follow-up single, “Only Fools Fool Around” failed to make the charts. Simone was also a background vocalist on albums by Michael Bolton and Puffy Daddy’s album, “No Way Out.”

In 1998, Simone joined the Backstreet Boys for an appearance on “Soul Train.” She also appeared on the “Soul Train Christmas Starfest” compliation album with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, and James Brown with the track “God Bless the Dreamer.”

According to further research, Simone started working on a follow-up album on an independent record label in 2005, but nothing much had been heard from Simone or the album.

It appeared as if Simone has faded into obscurity, but according to a comment on YouTube, she continues to write music, but is busy raising her children.

To see the music video for “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwN2_ICzlQY

To see a fan-made video for “Only Fools Fool Around,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRphMRdxvYw

To see a fan-made video for “God Bless the Dreamer,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9YERy5PxVc

Angelica Chaplin

Angelica Chaplin (born in Los Angeles, California) is a female R&B music singer from the late ’80s. Not much background information is given about this artist, but she was signed to Mercury Records.
In 1987, she released her debut single, “Anyone Else” which peaked at #94 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 3 weeks. The song was written and produced by Mic Murphy from The System.
Angelica’s follow-up single, “Sweet Talk” failed to make any impact on the charts at all. Afterwards, it seems as if she has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what she is currently up to these days.

To see a video for “Anyone Else”, go to:

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

Nesto Velasquez

Nesto Velasquez (born in the Bronx, New York) was a male R&B singer\songwriter from the 90’s. Not much information is given about him, but he was signed to Uptown Records.

In 1992, Nesto released his first and only single, “Personality” which peaked at #89 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in November of 1992, staying on the chart for only 5 weeks. After that, it seems as if Nesto Velasquez has faded into obscurity.

To see the music video for “Personality,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOI2NFUjVtE

To see the music video for the Spanish version of “Personality,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0dTWJATWPs

Kacique

Kacique was a hip-hop\dance musician from the 90’s. Not much information is given about this artist, but Kacique was signed to Radikal Records.

In 1992, Kacique released the single, “Rules of My House” which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts. After that, it seems as if Kacique has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from this artist since the 90’s.

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Jennifer Holliday

Jennifer Holliday (born Jennifer Yvette Holliday on October 19, 1960 in Riverside, Texas) is a female R&B singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She is well-known for her role in the Broadway musical, “Dreamgirls” and is also known as the Queen of Broadway Gospel.

In 1979, Jennifer landed her first big role on Broadway at the age of 19, performing in the musical production of “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” which earned her a 1981 Drama Desk nomination.

At the age of 21, Jennifer scored her most well-known Broadway role in the musical, “Dreamgirls” as Effie White. She remained with the show for nearly 4 years after it opened on December 20, 1981. Her performance received wide acclaim, most recognizably in the musical number that ends the first act, “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.” 

She won the 1982 Tony Award for “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” along with a Drama Desk & Theater World awards for her acting performance in “Dreamgirls.”

Jennifer’s version of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” was enjoyed by so many people, she was encouraged to make the song into a hit on the Billboard charts.

In 1982, a pop version of “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” became a hit, peaking at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles Chart for 4 weeks from July 24, 1982 to August 14, 1982. The song also peaked at #32 on the UK Singles chart.

The song earned Jennifer the Grammy Award for “Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female” in 1983 and has been covered by numerous artists, including Jennifer Hudson, who portrayed the role of Effie in the 2006 movie version of “Dreamgirls” and turned it into a Top 20 R&B hit & a number-one dance hit.

The second single from the “Dreamgirls” soundtrack, “I Am Changing” peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart in September of 1982, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

In 1983, Jennifer released her debut album, “Feel My Soul” which peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single from the album, “I Am Love” peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart in September of 1983, staying on the chart for 22 weeks.

The follow-up single, “Just Let Me Wait” peaked #3 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #43 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart and #24 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks. In 1985, she appeared in the touring company of “Sing Mahalia Sing” and was a featured vocalist on Foreigner’s number-one hit song, “I Want to Know What Love Is.”

During that same year,  Jennifer released her sophomore album, “Say You Love Me” which peaked at #110 on the Billboard 200 and #34 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. Michael Jackson co-wrote & produced the song, “You’re The One” on the album.

The first single, “Hard Time For Lovers” peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #17 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. The remixed version of the song peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart and #30 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

The follow-up single from the album, “No Frills Love” peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, #29 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. The remixed version of the song peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week in February of 1986.

On October 30, 1986, Paul Simon hosted a gospel session that was originally televised as a part of series of “Cinemax Sessions” which featured Jennifer, Luther Vandross, The Oak Ridge Boys, Andrae Crouch, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, and the Mighty Clouds of Joy.  

The show started with Jennifer’s powerful version of “His Eye is On the Sparrow.” She joined Paul Simon & Luther Vandross on the song, “Still Waters Run Deep,” Aretha Franklin on “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and all of the artists singing “Gone at Last” and “Amazing Grace.” 

In 1987, Jennifer released her third album, “Get Close to My Love” which failed to chart on both the Billboard 200 or R&B Albums chart at all. The only single from the album to chart was “Heart on the Line” which peaked at #48 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

During the 90’s, Jennifer lost a substantial amount of weight and during promotional interviews, she talked about her health struggles with depression. At first, the weight loss was attained strictly from diet, but eventually, she underwent gastric bypass surgery in an effort to avoid regaining the weight.

After the weight loss, Jennifer released her fourth album, “I’m On Your Side” in 1991, which peaked at #184 on the Billboard 200 and #29 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. She released a video under the same name, but unlike most videos, it was recorded live.

The title song peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. The follow-up single, “Love Stories” peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.

In March of 1991, Jennifer married keyboardist Billy Meadows, but divorced by December. In March of 1993, Jennifer married for the second time to Detroit minister, Reverend Andre Woods. The marriage was covered in the April 19, 1993 issue of “Jet” Magazine, but by 1994, the marriage ended, just four months after her mother passed away of cancer.

In 1995, Jennifer released her fifth studio album and her first gospel album, “On & On” which peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart. Because of the album, Jennifer became popular with LGBT events and fundraisers.

In 1996, Jennifer released the compliation album, “The Best of Jennifer Holliday” which peaked at #50 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. A new remixed version of “No Frills Love” topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week in November of 1996. It also peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

Along with her music and stage career, Jennifer has also appeared on television as well, on shows such as “Touched By an Angel”& “Hang Time” along with a recurring guest-star role as choir director Lisa Knowles on the Fox series, “Ally McBeal.”

In 1999, Jennifer released the single, “A Woman’s Got the Power” which peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart and #18 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

A year later, Jennifer released the single, “Think it Over” which peaked at #17 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week in April of 2000.  During that same year, she received a Doctor of Music honoris causa from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

In 2001, she was the presenter for the tap dance show, “21 Below” at Town Hall in New York City & headlined Equity Cares\Broadway Fights AIDS “Nothing Like a Dame” show at the St. James Theatre where she was accompanied by teenage tap dance sensation, Michela Marino Lerman & Hannah Leah Dunn. She also sang “America the Beautiful” on the first WWE pay-per-view that was held after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

During that same year, house music dance duo, Rosabel remixed “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” (which was credited as Rosabel with Jennifer Holliday) and released it as a single. The song peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.

In 2007, the song made a re-appearance on the same chart with additional, promotional-only remixes by Jody Den Broder and peaked at #10 on the chart (this time, the song was credited as Jennifer Holliday with Rosabel).

Coincidentally, the 2007 remix of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” was climbing the Billboard dance chart during the same time as Jennifer Hudson’s cover version of the song with both songs making the top 10 in February of that same year.

In 2005, she was featured on pre-teen gospel singer, Najiyah’s album, “It’s Just Me” on the track, “Through the Storm.”

On June 26, 2007, she made a surprise appearance at the BET Awards singing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” with Jennifer Hudson, who had won an Oscar for her performance in the 2006 film version of “Dreamgirls.” Jennifer wasn’t offered a cameo role in the movie and expressed displeasure with the movie in the media. She was featured on the “Why Did I Get Married?” movie soundtrack with the song “Givin’ Up.”

In April of 2011, Jennifer released a Christian CD called “Goodness and Mercy” on her own record label, Euphoric Records & produced in conjunction and cooperation with the Reverend Raphael G. Warnock.  On October 17, 2011, she appeared on “The Wendy Williams” show where after a sit-down interview, she performed “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” which received a standing ovation from the studio audience.

On May 23, 2012, she appeared on the Season 11 finale of “American Idol” where she sang “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” with finalist Jessica Sanchez which received positive comments, amazed the world-wide audeince and received a standing ovation from the audience at the Nokia Theater including the American Idol judges.

As of late-February of 2011, Jennifer resides in Atlanta, Georgia. In July of 2012, Jennifer reprised her role as Effie White in the St. Louis Muny production of “Dreamgirls” which lasted from July 16th to July 22nd. Jennifer says that she doesn’t plan to return to the role of Effie White again.

To see Jennifer’s official Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/IAmJenniferHolliday

To see Jennifer’s MySpace page, go to:
http://www.myspace.com/thejenniferholliday

To see a video of Jennifer performing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C0c8J0PAmQ

To see a video of Jennifer performing “I Am Changing,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvOGqEJROeY

To see a video of Jennifer performing “I Am Love,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvpzVHmxAns

To see a video of Jennifer performing “Just Let Me Wait” on “Soul Train,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAVKf3FoAY

To see a fan-made video for “Hard Times for Lovers,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMbR0BtiIuY

To see a fan-made video for “No Frills Love,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOnxhA1GXjI

To see a fan-made video for “I’m On Your Side,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12JHPxoR48U

To see a fan-made video for “Love Stories,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kDz51nsjXk

To see a fan-made video for the Love to Infinity remix version of “No Frills Love,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfCfud0-C9Q

To see a fan-made video for “A Woman’s Got the Power,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCwAuphsvFI

To see a fan-made video for “Think it Over,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_PlC3gNotg

As a bonus, here’s the video of Jennifer Holliday and Jessica Sanchez performing “And I Am Telling You” on the 11th season finale of “American Idol.” To see the video, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWxDVvwzRH4