Mini Viva
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2008–2010 |
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| Associated acts | M.O |
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Mini Viva were an English pop duo formed in 2008 by British songwriting and production team Xenomania. They were managed by 19 Entertainment and signed to Geffen and Polydor Records. Consisting of Frankee Connolly and Britt Love, the duo were due to release their debut album in 2010. Despite a successful first single and positive reviews, the group failed to gain further traction and confirmed their split in late 2010. They released three singles and toured in support of acts including The Saturdays and Diversity.
Mini Viva were formed by Xenomania in 2008, when Frankee Connolly and Britt Love attended an audition held by a label called Select Music UK. Xenomania took the duo to their headquarters in Kent, and they spent a year working with the production team before their launch. They were signed to Universal Music Group in May 2009, after performing "Left My Heart in Tokyo" in the office of Universal chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge.
Mini Viva supported The Saturdays on their The Work Tour in 2009.The Guardian featured the duo as the "New Band of the Day" on 17 July 2009. They released their debut single, "Left My Heart in Tokyo", in September 2009. Produced by Xenomania, the song was named "the catchiest single of 2009" by NME magazine. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting single of the duo's career.
They have stated that they are inspired by Rihanna and Lady Gaga. The duo's second single, "I Wish", was released in December 2009 and peaked at number seventy-three on the UK Singles Chart, spending one week on the chart. In March 2010, Mini Viva debuted their interactive webcast reality show titled Viva Mini Viva. In one episode, they said that their debut album was to be released in late 2010 and confirmed the album was not titled Colloquial Obsession, as was rumoured at the time. The third single "One Touch", released in May 2010, only managed to chart as high as number 124. During this period, they supported dance troupe Diversity on their UK tour.
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