Emma Morton-Smith (or just Emmie) is an English born (Aug 7) singer. She is best known for her version of the Roxy Music classic "More than this", which reached the top 5 in the UK chart in 1999.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Jan 1999 5 More Than This
What happened next?
Emmie released several songs as part of different projects including Indien, Lovebug and W.I.P.
Marie-Josee Riel or just Emjay is a French-Canadian born (Dec 9) dance singer. Her style of dance music was Eurodance with high-energy techno beat and passionate female vocals. Her music was rather well-known to Canadian dance music fans. She is best known for a version of the Company B's "Fascinated," Expose's "Point of no return" and "Flying to the moon" as well as the title track from her debut album "In your arms."
90 Hits (Discography):Date CanadaDance Song 1995 15 Sound of my heartbeat 1995 10 Fascinated 1995 4 Flying to the moon 1996 - In your arms 1996 - Point of no return 1998 - We all need love
What happened next?
Emjay has been performing some wayback gigs in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal and was a vocalist on ABA/Z Project's "Living my life". She released a cover of the Supremes (Kim Wilde) classic "You keep me hanging on". She recently performed an online wayback gig in 2021.
EMF are an English indie-dance band who are best known for the song, "Unbelievable", which was US #1 in July 1991. The name is reported to be short for Epsom Mad Funkers but I am sure you can think of a ruder representation. The group comprises of Derry Brownson, Gareth Milford, Ian Dench, James Atkin, Mark Decloedt, Steven Marsh and Tim Stephens.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Nov 1990 3 Unbelievable Feb 1991 6 I Believe Apr 1991 19 Children Aug 1991 28 Lies May 1992 18 Unexplained EP Sep 1992 29 They're Here Nov 1992 23 It's You Feb 1995 27 Perfect Day Jul 1995 3 I'm A Believer (with Reeves & Mortimer)
What happened next?
EMF still together and have played the odd gig or two. The most recent one was Arrecife en Vivo Music Festival in 2018.
Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Sir Elton John is an English born (Mar 25) singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. In the 1990s, he is perhaps best known for rewording "Candle in the Wind" as a tribute to Princess Diana in 1997. He had 3 UK chart toppers with "Candle in the Wind" (5 weeks in September 1997), the double-A side "Sacrifice/Healing Hands" (5 weeks in June 1990) and the duet with George Michael, "Don't let the sun go down on me" (2 weeks in November 1991). The George Michael duet was a live recording from a George Michaek concert in London in March that year. Elton made a number of collaborations that charted including with Eric Clapton, Kiki Dee, Marcella Detroit, LeAnn Rimes, Luciano Pavarotti and RuPaul. Elton also wrote and sung on "Can you feel the love tonight" and "Circle of life" for the "Lion King" movie in 1994.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Jun 1990 1 Sacrifice (re-issue) / Healing Hands (re-issue) Oct 1990 33 You Gotta Love Someone Dec 1991 1 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (George Micheal with Elton John) Jun 1992 10 The One Aug 1992 31 Runaway Train (Elton John & Eric Clapton) Nov 1992 21 The Last Song Nov 1993 2 True Love (Elton John with Kiki Dee) Feb 1994 7 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & RuPaul) May 1994 24 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Marcella Detroit & Elton John) Jul 1994 14 Can You Feel The Love Tonight Oct 1994 11 Circle Of Life Mar 1995 15 Believe May 1995 18 Made In England Feb 1996 33 Please Dec 1996 9 Live Like Horses (Elton John & Luciano Pavarotti) Sep 1997 1 Candle In The Wind 97 / Something About The Way You look Tonight Feb 1998 16 Recover Your Soul Jun 1998 32 If The River Can Bend Mar 1999 10 Written In The Stars (Elton John with LeAnn Rimes)
What happened next?
Elton John was knighted by the Queen and became a "Sir" in 1998. Recently, he made a memorable cameo helping Colin Firth and Taron Egerton in "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017) and Egerton returned the favour by playing Elton in the biopic "Rocketman". Last week (30th April), he discussed COVID, lockdown, online abuse, Rocketman and Watford as the first guest on Troy Deeney's Deeney Talks.
Electronic is an English group formed around 1988 by Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths) following a more "electronic" style of music, blending synthesizers with guitars and rock with contemporary dance music. Their biggest hits in the 90s were "Get the message" and "Disappointed" which featured the vocals of Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys).
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Apr 1991 8 Get The Message Sep 1991 39 Feel Every Beat Jul 1992 6 Disappointed Jul 1996 14 Forbidden City Sep 1996 16 For You Feb 1997 35 Second Nature Apr 1999 17 Vivid
What happened next?
Despite huge international commercial success and collaborations with Neil Tennant, Electronic has been on indefinite hiatus since 1999.
Eiffel 65 is an Italian electronic/eurodance 3-piece group, formed in the late 90's and best known for their international hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". The group consisted of Gabry Ponte, Gianfranco Randone, Maurizio Lobina. The name "Eiffel" was chosen randomly by a computer program and the "65" was scribbled onto their name on a demo by mistake; it was actually part of a phone number. "Blue" reached #1 on the UK chart in September 1999 and go on to spend 3 weeks at #1 on Canada Dance Chart in November 1999. It also reached the Top 10 on the US singles chart.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Sep 1999 39 Blue (Da Ba Dee) (import) Sep 1999 1 Blue (Da Ba Dee) Feb 2000 3 Move Your Body
What happened next?
Eiffel 65 had a UK#3 hit in February 2000 with "Move your body". The group became a duo when Ponte left the group in 2006 to pursue a solo career. The story behind "Blue" was recently discussed.
East 17 (sometimes known as E17) are an English pop boy band whose original line-up was Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, John Hendy, and Terry Coldwell. They are best known for the Christmas UK #1 hit "Stay another day", which spent 6 weeks on top and their collaboration with Gabrielle on the cover of Shai's 1992 US hit "If I ever". In the 1990s, they had 16 UK top 40 hits including 11 top 10s.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Aug 1992 10 House Of Love Nov 1992 28 Gold Jan 1993 5 Deep Apr 1993 13 Slow It Down Jun 1993 11 West End Girls Dec 1993 3 It's Alright May 1994 3 Around The World Oct 1994 7 Steam Dec 1994 1 Stay Another Day Mar 1995 10 Let It Rain Jun 1995 12 Hold My Body Tight Nov 1995 4 Thunder Feb 1996 7 Do U Still Aug 1996 16 Someone To Love Nov 1996 2 If You Ever (featuring Gabrielle) Jan 1997 3 Hey Child
What happened next?
East 17
The current, official lineup of East 17 (as of 2020) consists of Coldwell, Robbie Craig, and Joe Livermore. The band has undergone multiple lineup changes, with Coldwell remaining the only original member.
