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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Seduction "Heartbeat" Soul Train Performance (1990)

Thought the wiki on them was a great note in musical history. You always wonder what happened to your favorite groups. Here one day, then gone tomorrow. Now that I'm older I understand the business aspect of it all. Sidenote: I'm noticing variations of this look more and more on the streets.

From Wikipedia:
Seduction was a female dance-pop, urban contemporary, house music, and freestyle trio from New York assembled and produced by Clivilles and Cole of C+C Music Factory, consisting of members Idalis DeLeon (born 15 June 1966), April Harris (born 25 March 1967) and Michelle Visage (born 20 September 1968).

Originally intended as a studio project, Seduction's first single, "Seduction", featured lead vocals by Carol Cooper. The second single "(You're My One and Only) True Love" featured uncredited lead vocals by Martha Wash.[1] The song ended up becoming a hit, and a group was then assembled for the recording of the album Nothing Matters Without Love and subsequent singles. Their biggest hit came in early 1990 with "Two to Make It Right", a #2 pop hit. In mid-1990 DeLeon left the group and was replaced by Sinoa Loren (born 6 December 1966). After a pair of hits with this line-up, the group broke up in 1991.

DeLeon went on to become a prominent MTV VJ and actress on shows such as Living Single.

Michelle Visage performed guest vocals on the single "Crash" by freestyle act TKA, as well as the single "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" by C+C Music Factory alter-ego The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Visage later co-hosted a VH1 talk show show, the The RuPaul Show with RuPaul, and eventually went on to be a popular on-air personality for New York radio station WKTU. In 2005, Visage joined the morning show "The Morning Mix" on WNEW-FM "Mix 102.7" FM (now WWFS). She is currently the host of Sunny 104.3 Morning Show on WEAT-FM in West Palm Beach, Florida.

April Harris earned a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University’s School of Communication. She has held principal roles in the following plays: Dreamgirls (National Tour), Wicked Ways (National Tour), Smokey Joe’s Café (National Tour), Foot Loose (National Tour), Ain’t Misbehavin (National Tour), The Wiz, Medea and Beehive. She toured internationally with her all-female band (Koffee)being featured on the BET Soundstage Tour, Blackapalooza Tour and the U2/Kelis European Tour. In 2004, April started AVH Entertainment LLC, a music and TV production company. She owns the rights to the name Seduction and reassembled the group with two new members, Maria Flora and Eunice Quiñones, (Miss New York Latina 2006), and released an album of new material, Feel Brand New, AVH Entertainment in 2005. In addition to producing a TV show geared towards teens (still in production).