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

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

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inspired

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

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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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