Perfect Gentlemen were an American trio of teen R&B vocalists formed under the direction of

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, who discovered

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and

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. Starr put the group together in

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in 1988, and had them tour the US opening for New Kids on the Block. An album and a

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followed, and the group scored a hit single with "Ooh La La (I Can't Get over You)" (1990), which peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 12 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts.

Members

*Corey Blakely *Maurice Starr Jr. *Tyrone Sutton (on ''Rated PG'') *Miles "Masspike Miles" Wheeler (on ''The Perfect Gentlemen'') *Stephen Reeves (on ''The Perfect Gentlemen'')

Discography

*''Rated PG'' ( Columbia Records, 1990) U.S.

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peak No. 72, U.S. R&B peak No. 39 Billboard AllMusic *''The Perfect Gentlemen'' (

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, 1993)

References

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