Blue Jupiter is an

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pop-funk singing group. Formed in late 2001, Blue Jupiter sings covers and renditions of songs. Most of their songs are a cappella, but sometimes acoustic instruments have small and light parts.

Biography

Blue Jupiter is a vocal band from New York City. Three of the members attended Berklee College of Music. The group first surfaced when it won Oreo's "Milk's Favorite Jingle Contest" hosted by

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from American Idol. It later performed at

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's Save The Music Event and at Breaking the Cycle (an annual

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fundraiser), and toured Hong Kong. It also appeared in the Harmony Sweepstakes in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Blue Jupiter has toured in Asia, from

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Musical style

Blue Jupiter covers and produces renditions of popular songs without instruments. The group's first album was ''Ear Candy''.

Members

*Diana Preisler: female lead *Jeff Washburn: tenor lead *Jonathan Minkoff: baritone lead, instrument mimicry *Marty Gasper: beatbass ( Vocal percussion and vocal bass combined)

References

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* * * {{Authority control Professional a cappella groups Musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 2001