Saturday, 6 November 2021

Soulsearcher

Soulsearcher was a project of American born Marc Pomeroy. Under this alias, he gained his biggest club hit, "Can't Get Enough" in 1999. The song featured a sample of "Let's Lovedance Tonight" from Gary's Gang and the vocals of two legendary singers: Donna Allen and Thea Austin (she appeared in the video).

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1999    8	Can't Get Enough

What happened next?
Soulsearcher had another UK top 40 hit in 2000 with "Do It To Me Again" (UK#32). Pomeroy went on to become co-founder of music download site Traxsource with Brian Tappert.

Friday, 5 November 2021

Sophie B Hawkins

Sophie Ballantine Hawkins or just Sophie B Hawkins is an American born (Nov 1) singer. She is best known for the UK Top 20 "Damn I wish I was your lover" and "Right beside you".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1992   14	Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Aug 1994   13	Right Beside You
Nov 1994   36	Don't Don't Tell Me No
Mar 1995   24	As I Lay Me Down

What happened next?
Sophie B Hawkins's most recent single was "Sinnerman" in 2012. Hawkins appeared at the German TV show Night Grooves, in 2019, singing several songs, discussing her past, and showing off her drumming talent.

Thursday, 4 November 2021

Sonique

Sonia Marina Clarke, better known as Sonique is an English born (Jun 21) Dance DJ, producer and singer. She started her career as a member of dance outfit S'Express. She moved into DJ-ing following the footsteps of friends Mark Moore and Judge Jules and was notable for having residency at Manumission in Ibiza between 1997 and 1999. In 1998, She released her debut album, "Hear my cry" that featured "It feels so good" and Screamin Jay Hawkins' "I put a spell on you." At the time, they were semi-hits in the UK...

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jun 1998   36	I Put A Spell On You
Dec 1998   24	It Feels So Good

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Solina

Solina

Isabelle Plante better known as Solina was a Canadian Dance singer.

90s Discography:
Date	Song
1994	I Wanna Know (Canada Dance #28)
1994	Show Me Love Tonight
1995	Breakout (Canada Dance #17)
1995	Summer Nights/Sous Un Ciel Etoilé/Las Noches De Verano
1996	The Music Comes Alive
1996	Give It Up/Body And Soul
1997	Come Back To My Heart
1997	Tropicano Dancing
1997	Where Are You Now
1998	Sonny Baby
1998	Back To You
1999	Hear Me Out There

What happened next?
Solina Solina nowadays l'Acalmie a beauty center in Laval, Québec, called l'Acalmie, under her real name.

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Snow

Darrin Kenneth O'Brien better known as Snow is a Canadian ragga performer. Best known for the international hit "Informer" in 1993. which was #1 in many countries including the States. It reached #2 in the UK. A follow-up "Girl I've been hurt" reached #19 in the States.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Mar 1993    2	Informer

What happened next?
Snow has been quietly recording material over the years. But in 2019,a big remergence came with "Con Calma" with Daddy Yankee, whilst it only reached #22 in US chart, the songs won multiple awards for Latin song of the year.

Monday, 1 November 2021

Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps were an English electronic band consisting of Chris Corner and Liam Howe. Best known for hits songs "6 underground" and "Spin spin sugar" with Kelli Ali (Dayton) providing vocals. The latter was remixed and made #1 on the UK Dance chart in 1997.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Oct 1996   15	6 Underground
Mar 1997   21	Spin Spin Sugar
Jun 1997    9	6 Underground (remix)
Aug 1997   22	Post Modern Sleaze
Aug 1999   39	Low Five

What happened next?
Sneaker Pimps have been working on new material. A teaser indicated "Black Rain" is going to be a song from a fourth studio album. Kelli Ali's song "Rocking Horse" appeared on the soundtrack of the six-part Netflix series, 'Behind Her Eyes', based on the book of the same name, in 2021.
An interesting fact is that Noel Fielding joined the group as an occasional bassist before joining the Mighty Boosh and Never Mind the Buzzcocks and more recently the Great British Bake Off.

Sunday, 31 October 2021

Snap!

Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Munzing and Luca Anzilotti. The original lineup featured Luca Anzilotti, Michael Munzing, Penny Ford and Turbo B. In 1990, they came to prominence with "The Power", which reached #2 in Native Germany and in the States. It would take #1 on the UK singles chart as well as both the Canada and US dance chart. The debut album, "World Power" included follow-ups "Ooops up", a re-working of the Gap Band's "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Ooops!)", "Cult of Snap" and "Mary had a little boy". (Penny Ford was a backing singer for the Gap Band). "Ooops Up" and "Mary had a little boy" were also Canada Dance #1s. In between albums, the "Snap! Megamix" hit the UK top 10 in 1991.
For the second album, "The madman's return", Thea Austin joined the line-up as a singer/songwriter. "Colour of love" was the actual lead single whilst a German top 10 hit, it failed to make the UK Top 40. "Rhythm is a dancer" was a different story. It spent 6 weeks at #1 on the UK singles chart as well #1 on both the Canada and US Dance charts in 1992. Follow-up singles featuring Niki Harris, "Exterminate" and "Do you see the light" made the UK Top 10 in 1993.
The third album, "Welcome to Tomorrow" featured the vocals of Summer (Paula Brown).

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Mar 1990    1	The Power
Jun 1990    5	Oops Up
Sep 1990    8	Cult Of Snap
Dec 1990    8	Mary Had A Little Boy
Mar 1991   10	Snap Megamix
Jul 1992    1	Rhythm Is A Dancer
Jan 1993    2	Exterminate (featuring Niki Harris)
Jun 1993   10	Do You See The Light (Looking For) (featuring Niki Harris)
Sep 1994    6	Welcome To Tomorrow (featuring Summer)
Apr 1995   15	The First The Last Eternity (Til The End) (featuring Summer)

What happened next?
In 1996, Snap! officially disbanded after releasing a greatest hits compilation called "Snap! Attack: The Best of Snap!". In 2000, the group made a surprise return in 2000 with "Gimme a thrill" with Turbo B and vocals from Maxayn. Plaything remixed "Do you see the light" and that reached UK#14 in 2002. It reached #11 on the German dance chart. "Rhythm is a dancer" has been remixed in 2003 (UK#17) and in 2008 (UK#23). The 2003 version of "The Power (of Bhangra 2003)" made UK#34.