DaYeene was a

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soul/house music group, active in early 1990s. The group consisted of the sisters

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and Diane Söderholm. Diane had previously been vocalist in the Swedish

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band,

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. The duo was one of many new Swedish acts associated with the early 1990s

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scene that specialized in urban music. Notable artists were

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, Kayo,

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, and

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. DaYeene guest featured on most of these artists'

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s. They were signed to the label SweMix, one of the very early Swedish labels specializing in urban music. The duo got started when SweMix co-founder StoneBridge did a

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for Frankie LaMotte in 1989, and needed

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s. He loved their voices and signed the sisters. While the first

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, "We're On This Case", was a

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inspired hip hop track with the two sisters

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, the majority of their output was soulful club music. "And It Hurts" was released as a single in the summer of 1999, including in the UK. Two

s were released in the 1990s, with their biggest

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being "Alright" in February 1991, and "Revelation" in November 1993. It belatedly peaked at No. 63 in the

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in July 1999. During this time, Jeanette Söderholm also worked as an in-house backing vocalist at

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Personal life

Diane Söderholm is married to Sten Hallström (aka StoneBridge), and they have two children. Jeanette is married to Swedish songwriter and producer

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, and works under her married name

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. The sisters are the half-sisters of Rita Marley, wife of

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Discography

Albums

*''United Soul Power'' (1990) **"Believe" 2:05 **"Big Bad World" 4:37 **"I Found You" 3:19 **"D.D.D. (Dead Drearie Dearie)" 3:25 **"Dizzy Morning" 3:00 **"Drive My Car" 3:02 **"Go To Work" 1:23 **"Solution" 4:43 **"The B-Side" 2:40 **"United Soul Power" 4:54 **"Karma Is The Sign" 3:18 **"We're On This Case" 3:08 **"I'm Coming" 4.01 *''Primetime'' (1992) **"Prime Time" (The K Mix) 4:14 **"Alright" 4:24 **"Good Thing" 3:52 **"Freedom" 3:40 **"Your Love" 3:16 **"Love The Reggae Bad" 4:47 **"To Be Yourself" 3:37 **"Around The World" 3:20 **"Who's Gonna Take You Back" 4:46 **"Danger Lovin'" 3:43 **"Love The Reggae Bad" (Yellow Cab Mix) 3:28 **"D'Yall's Gonna Rock The Place" (Moronic Dub Edit) 4:02 **"Prime Time" (The Original Big Bass Dub) 2:55

Singles

References

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