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female duo from Miami, composed of Angie Vollaro and Maria Christensen. The duo was founded in 1984 by producer

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Career

The group's first releases in 1985–86; "It's Not Too Late", "Stand By" and "She Don't Want You", were on Jose Armada Jr.'s primary independent label Joey Boy Records in Miami and became club smash hits. In 1988, with the success of their club hits, the group was signed with major label Capitol/EMI Records, releasing its only self-titled album, which had a plethora of producers, including British hitmakers

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(SAW) for "Tell Him I Called". The group were sent to the UK to record the track, which had originally been recorded, but never released, by

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, the band were disappointed that their vocals were multi-tracked, in accordance with SAW's usual style. While the track was significantly remixed, in the style of

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, for a UK single release, it failed the chart. Other notable contributors to the album included

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("Tell the Truth"), Michael Morejon, and Martineé. Neither the album nor the singles hit the pop charts, although some singles did become club hits. The group split in 1990, and Christensen later formed the group

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covered on her debut album. In 2008, the duo reunited and released the song "My Love for You", available on

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Discography

Albums

* '' Sequal'' (1988, reissued 2012)

Singles

* "It's Not Too Late" (1985) * "She Don't Want You" (1986) * "Stand By" (1986) * " I'm Over You" (1988) (US Dance #11) * "Tell Him I Called" (1988) * "Tell the Truth" (1988) (US Dance #9) * "Brand New Love" (1989) * "My Love for You" (2008) * "There's More to Love" - appears on ''Freestyle Miami Style Vol. 3''

References

External links

Official Myspace
American dance music groups American freestyle music groups Capitol Records artists American Latin musical groups American dance girl groups Musical duos from Florida Musical groups from Miami {{US-band-stub