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Honeyz
The Honeyz are a British Contemporary R&B, R&B girl group currently composed of members Célena Cherry, Heavenli Abdi and Cherry's sister, Candace Cherry, as a touring member. The group had five UK top 10 hits between 1998 and 2000, with "Finally Found" (1998), "End of the Line (Honeyz song), End of the Line" (1998), "Love of a Lifetime (Honeyz song), Love of a Lifetime" (1999), "Never Let You Down" (1999) and "Won't Take It Lying Down" (2000). Their only album ''Wonder No.8'' was certified gold by the BPI. The Honeyz formed in 1997 with the original line-up of Célena Cherry, Heavenli Abdi and Naima Belkhiati. Former Solid HarmoniE, Solid Harmonie member Mariama Goodman replaced Abdi from April 1999 until her departure in August 2000, with Abdi rejoining to replace her, before the group disbanded for the first time in 2003. The original line-up briefly reformed to appear on the ITV (TV Network), ITV show ''Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (TV series), Hit Me, Baby, One More Time'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finally Found
"Finally Found" is the debut single of British girl group Honeyz. It was released on 24 August 1998 by Mercury Records, Mercury and First Avenue Records, 1st Avenue as the lead single from their debut album, ''Wonder No. 8'' (1998). The song was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and earning platinum status in Australia, where it peaked at number three. It reached the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The song was given a slightly different mix for single release, titled the "Rude Boy Mix". This mix adds background instrumentation and more backing vocals during the song while omitting the instrumental intro and spoken French towards the end of the album version. The single was digitized, along with all other official Honeyz singles, for release on digital music stores and streaming services on 14 May 2021. The "Finally Found" single included all officially released versions of the song, plus a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of The Line (Honeyz Song)
"End of the Line" is a song by British girl group Honeyz. It was released as the group's second single on 7 December 1998 and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, spending 16 weeks in the top 100 to become Honeyz' longest-charting single. It also reached number one on the UK R&B Chart and became the group's second top-40 hit in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, and Sweden. The single has sold 360,000 copies in the UK alone. On 27 March 2015, the Official Charts Company inducted "End of the Line" into their Pop Gem Hall of Fame, which celebrates "overlooked classics and huge hits of yesteryear". The song was chosen as the "Ultimate Goodbye Song". Versions The song was remixed by Rude Boy, similarly to the album's third single "Love of a Lifetime," and this is the version included on both the single and album. The original mix remained unreleased commercially until 2006's ''The Collection'' album. A 4:30 promo edit of the original was later released on 14 May 2021 when all of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Reunion
''The Big Reunion'' is a British reality-documentary series that began airing on ITV2 on 31 January 2013. The show featured chart-topping bands who were big in the UK pop music scene between the 1990s and early 2000s, and the programme followed them as they reunited for the first time in a decade and went through their two weeks of intensive rehearsals before finally stepping back on stage for a comeback performance. The first series featured Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Blue, Honeyz and Liberty X. Another mini-series, entitled ''The Big Reunion: On Tour'', aired from 5–19 September 2013. It followed the groups embarking on their arena tour, and other behind-the-scenes action. ''The Big Christmas Reunion'', a Christmas special, also aired on 12 December 2013. It saw the bands recording a Christmas charity single for ''Text Santa'' and looked at how ''Text Santa'' helped vulnerable people. ''The Big Reunion'' proved to be an unexpected hit for ITV2; the first episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariama Goodman
Mariama Goodman (born 25 December 1977) is an English singer and dancer. She is best known for being a former founding member of the girl groups Solid HarmoniE and member of Honeyz. Biography Solid HarmoniE Goodman began her pop career in 1996 signed to Jive Records in the United States with Solid HarmoniE. The group had the same management as, and toured regularly with, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. The group disbanded in 2000 but reunited (without Goodman) in 2013. Honeyz When Solid HarmoniE split, Goodman returned to the UK and was invited to join the Honeyz alongside Célena Cherry and Naima Belkhiati. Former member Heavenli Abdi had left the Honeyz after two singles. The album '' Wonder No. 8'' went gold and spawned five top ten singles: " Won't Take It Lying Down", " Never Let You Down", " Love of a Lifetime", " End of the Line" and "Finally Found". At the Maxim Awards in 2000, they won the prize for Best British Girl Band and were also nominated in that year's BRIT and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Of A Lifetime (Honeyz Song)
"Love of a Lifetime" is a song by English girl group Honeyz, released as the group's third single from their debut studio album, '' Wonder No.8'' (1998), on 12 April 1999. It was their last single at the time with co-founding member Heavenli Abdi, following her departure weeks before the song's release. The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number 26 in Ireland and number 64 in Australia. The "Rude Boy" remix was released as a single, and a slightly different Rude Boy mix was included on both the original 1998 album and 1999 reissue, however the original version was released for the first time on the group's 2006 ''The Collection'' album. Music video The official music video was directed by Bille Woodruff. It features a large group of young people dancing in a room, whilst the Honeyz perform in the foreground. There are also scenes featuring the group singing against a red backdrop and on a stage in front of a gold wall, as well as Naima Belkhiati and Célena Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Reunion (concerts)
The Big Reunion is a 2013 series of concerts featuring British pop groups Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, Honeyz, Liberty X and Blue, and Irish group B*Witched. The groups, who were big names in the UK pop music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reunited for the ITV2 reality-documentary series ''The Big Reunion'' (apart from Blue, who had already been reunited since 2011), a show which follows them meeting again for the first time in a decade and rehearsing ahead of their comeback performance. Although the bands were initially only to perform a single concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 26 February 2013, high demand for tickets and the popularity of the series led to a full arena tour being announced. The arena tour consisted of 14 shows that took place during May 2013, although Blue only performed at four of these shows due to their own tour commitments. A leg called "Christmas Party Tour" was later announced with seven gigs in December 2013. Background On 18 October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Célena Cherry
Célena Francine Alexandra Cherry (born 26 April 1977) is a British singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer of the girl group Honeyz. Early life and career Cherry was born to parents from Grenada and St Lucia. Originally intending to become an actress, she attended Corona Theatre School in Kew, London between the ages of 4 and 16. Before forming Honeyz, she was in another girl group called Illusion. Solo career After the failure of the second Honeyz album, Cherry teamed up with her cousin Alani (former Kleshay singer) under the name Anotherside. They released one single together, "This Is Your Night", through V2 Records. In 2005, Cherry released her first solo album, ''Celena Cherry'', through her official website. This exclusive limited edition CD featured new interpretations of some of her Honeyz hits, plus some new material and personal favourites along with a selection of festive songs. Cherry has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the soap operas ''Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let You Down
"Never Let You Down" is a song by British R&B girl group Honeyz. It was released in October 1999 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, '' Wonder No. 8'' (1998). It was their first single to feature vocals from new member Mariama Goodman Mariama Goodman (born 25 December 1977) is an English singer and dancer. She is best known for being a former founding member of the girl groups Solid HarmoniE and member of Honeyz. Biography Solid HarmoniE Goodman began her pop career in 1996 .... Track listings UK CD1 # "Never Let You Down" # "Summertime" # "The Way You Make Me Feel" UK CD2 # "Never Let You Down" (radio edit) # "Never Let You Down" (Honky Mix) # "Never Let You Down" (Can 7 Low Tide Mix) # "Never Let You Down" (video) * Mislabels the first track as the video UK cassette single # "Never Let You Down" # "The Way You Make Me Feel" Australian CD single # "Never Let You Down" # "What Does She Look Like?" # "Keep Me Hanging On" # "Never Let You Down" (Honky Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Won't Take It Lying Down
"Won't Take It Lying Down" is a song by British-based girl group Honeyz, released as the group's fifth single from their debut studio album, '' Wonder No. 8'' (1998). It was their last single with member Mariama Goodman Mariama Goodman (born 25 December 1977) is an English singer and dancer. She is best known for being a former founding member of the girl groups Solid HarmoniE and member of Honeyz. Biography Solid HarmoniE Goodman began her pop career in 1996 ..., who was later replaced by original member Heavenli Abdi. Track listings UK CD1 # "Won't Take It Lying Down" (Ollie Twist mix) # "What Does She Look Like?" # "Keep Me Hanging On" # "Won't Take It Lying Down" (Ollie Twist mix video) UK CD2 # "Won't Take It Lying Down" (Ollie Twist mix) # "Won't Take It Lying Down" (LA mix) # "Won't Take It Lying Down" (Twist Future mix) UK cassette single # "Won't Take It Lying Down" (Ollie Twist mix) # "What Does She Look Like?" European maxi-CD single # "Won't Take It Lying Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Avenue Records
First Avenue Records (also known as 1st Avenue and First Avenue Management) was a British record label, publishing company and music management company. The publishing side of the company was acquired by BMG Music Publishing in 2002. After Universal Music Publishing's acquisition of BMG Music Publishing in 2004, First Avenue Music then belonged to Universal Music Publishing. The brain behind First Avenue Records was Oliver Smallman. They handled artist management, signed and developed acts, pretty much acting as A&R for record labels. Licensed acts included Quartz, record producers/DJs/remixers Dave Rawlings and Ronnie Herel - PolyGram, Dina Carroll - A&M, Michelle Gayle - RCA, Eternal, Louise and Dana Dawson - EMI, MN8 - Columbia, the Honeyz - Mercury, and Kele Le Roc - Polydor/Wildcard Records, Kes Ingoldsby. The label launched in 1991 with a dance cover of Carole King's " It's Too Late" by Quartz featuring Dina Carroll which was a hit, reaching No. 8 in the UK Single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammersmith Apollo
The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace. Located in Hammersmith, London, it is an art deco Grade II* listed building. History Designed by Robert Cromie, who also renovated the Prince of Wales Theatre, in the Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace, with a seating capacity of nearly 3,500 people, being renamed the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962. It has had a string of names and owners, most recently AEG Live and Eventim UK. It became a Grade II listed building in 1990. The venue was later refurbished and renamed Labatt's Apollo following a sponsorship deal with Labatt Brewing Company (1993 or 1994). In 2002, the venue was again renamed, this time to Carling Apollo after Carling brewery struck a deal with the owners, US-based Clear Channel Entertainment, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Group
A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups that flourished in the late 1950s in music, 1950s and early 1960s in music, 1960s between the Rock and roll#Decline_and_later_developments, decline of early rock and roll and start of the British Invasion, many of whom were influenced by doo-wop. All-female bands, in which members also play instruments, are usually considered a separate phenomenon. These groups are sometimes called "girl bands" to differentiate, although this terminology is not universally followed. With the advent of the music industry and radio broadcasting, a number of girl groups emerged, such as the Andrews Sisters. The late 1950s saw the emergence of all-female singing groups as a major force, with 750 distinct girl groups releasing songs that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
