E.Y.C. (also known as Express Yourself Clearly) was an American
pop
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R&B group. Its members were Damon Butler, Dave Loeffler and Trey Parker.
E.Y.C. formed to find success in their home country, but became more popular in the United Kingdom and Australia. As the band were forming, Parker was playing Kid Blink in the Disney movie ''
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''. Parker and Butler first met as backing dancers on the
Tiffany
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and
New Kids on the Block Hangin' Tough Tour
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Background
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. They were the first group to win the Best Roadshow Act award at the
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, which later launched the careers of
Boyzone,
Backstreet Boys, and many more in the following years. The band also toured with
Whitney Houston and
Prince.
They scored six top 40 hits in the
UK Singles Chart before disbanding.
Their first single, "Feelin' Alright", sold over 60,000 copies in the UK
and peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
E.Y.C.'s debut album, ''
Express Yourself Clearly'', peaked at number 14 on the
UK Albums Chart.
The band sold over 500,000 records outside the US.
In Australia, the band also won an
ARIA Award for Best New International Act. They also starred in a
Dr Pepper commercial in the US.
On
World AIDS Day 1994, the band also performed in front of
Princess Diana
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and
George Michael
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at London's
Wembley Arena for the Concert of Hope, a concert held by The Royal Trust of The Princess of Wales to benefit AIDS charities.
They also appeared on the Childliners single "
The Gift of Christmas", alongside acts such as
Backstreet Boys,
Boyzone,
MN8
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MN8's 1995 debut hit singl ...
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Sean Maguire,
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Ultimate Kaos
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Career
...
,
Let Loose,
East 17,
Peter Andre,
Michelle Gayle, and
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.
After a short break, the band got back together and signed an independent deal with Red Ant Records, after which they released the US-only album ''I Feel It'' and the singles "This Thing Called Love" and "Only a Dream". The band performed on Nickelodeon's All That Music & More Festivals and support slots on the
Backstreet Boys'
Into the Millennium Tour
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, with appearances on ''
Donny & Marie'' as part of the release.
Since E.Y.C. disbanded, Parker has been touring with LA Allstars, while Butler has performed as Limp Wristed. Parker and Butler also co-wrote
Anastacia
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's 2002 single "
Why'd You Lie to Me". Loeffler went into music management and has worked with various acts, such as Lionel Richie and Why Don't We.
Discography
Albums
*1994: ''
Express Yourself Clearly'' – UK #14,
AUS #96
*1995: ''EYC Ya!'' (Japan only)
*1995: ''EYC Ya! – The Express Remixes'' (Asian only release)
*1996: ''Put It On''
*1999: ''I Feel It'' (US only release)
Singles
References
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Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups disestablished in 1999
American pop music groups
American contemporary R&B musical groups
American boy bands