Eternal (band)

Eternal
(left - right) Louise Nurding, Vernie Bennett, Easther Bennett and Kéllé Bryan
Background information
Origin	London, England, UK
Genres	R&B Pop soul
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992–2000 2013–present
Labels	EMI
Members	Easther Bennett (1992-2000; 2013-present) Vernie Bennett (1992-2000; 2013-present)
Past members	Louise Nurding (1992-1995) Kéllé Bryan (1992-1998; 2013-2014)

Eternal is an English R&B girl group formed in 1992 with the line-up consisting of sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding. The group became an international success, selling around 10 million records worldwide. Nurding left for a successful solo career in 1995. Bryan was sacked in 1998 by the other two members, who gave "a breakdown in professional relations" as the reason. The remaining duo split in 2000. They were considered the UK's answer to the American girl group En Vogue.

Eternal's 1993 debut album Always & Forever peaked at number two on the UK Album Chart and went four-times platinum in the UK. In 1997, they reached number one on the UK Singles Chart with "I Wanna Be the Only One", which won them the 1997 Mobo Award for Best Single. They also received seven Brit Award nominations. In total they achieved 15 UK Top 20 hits between 1993 and 1999, with their other Top 10 hits including "Stay" (1993), "Oh Baby I..." (1994), "Power of a Woman" (1995), "Someday" (1996), "Secrets" (1996) and "Don't You Love Me" (1997). The group reformed as a trio without Louise Redknapp in 2013 for the second series of the ITV2 reality show The Big Reunion, and performed a one-off concert In March 2014.

Eternal were formed in 1992 by music manager Denis Ingoldsby of First Avenue Records, after which Eddie Gordon showed him how the success of En Vogue was built in the United Kingdom. Eternal were quickly signed to EMI Records and released their debut single, "Stay", in September 1993. The song was a success and it reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. The Bennett sisters were scouted in a nightclub in London and eventually found Louise Nurding. The trio began working together and recording until Louise introduced her longtime friend Kéllé Bryan to the management in which Bryan auditioned and joined the group.