Mis-Teeq
| Mis-Teeq | |
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Mis-Teeq in 2002
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Face2Face |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1999–2005 |
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| Website | Official site |
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Mis-Teeq were a British girl group, consisting of lead singer Sabrina Washington, rapper, singer and songwriter Alesha Dixon and singer Su-Elise Nash. The group had three top ten 2x Platinum albums and seven consecutive top ten singles with chart-topping success on the UK Singles Chart as well as across Europe. Originally a quartet which included Zena McNally before her departure in 2001, the group was formed in 1999.
The second line-up released their debut studio album Lickin' on Both Sides on 27 October 2001 which peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured the group's first five singles including their debut single "Why?" with McNally and "All I Want". On 29 March 2003, the group released their second studio album Eye Candy following their hiatus. This album featured their biggest international hit "Scandalous" which peaked within the top 40 of the charts in the United States. In February 2005, the group announced they would be splitting to pursue solo careers due to the demise of their record label Telstar. The group released their greatest hits album, on 25 April 2005 to coincide with their separation.
In 1996, Alesha Dixon and Sabrina Washington first met as two young women at a dance studio in Fulham. The two worked together for a couple of years before signing to a production company to help develop their sound. Based in London, they were later joined by Tina Barrett to form a trio that performed singing and dancing. Originally named Face2Face, yet unsigned and with all band members still working normal day jobs, Barrett soon left to join S Club 7 after a successful audition for Simon Fuller. After answering an audition call, she was replaced with Zena McNally and Su-Elise Nash. They were then introduced by their then Producer David Brant (Writer of 1st two hit singles "Why?" "All I Want") via DJ Darren Stokes (TinTinOut) to Inferno Records (sub pop) by A&R man Pat Travers, who went on to sign them to Telstar Records and finally changed their name to Mis-Teeq. After months of recording, including sessions with producers Norwegian duo Stargate along with David Brant (Vybrant Music), Ed Case, Blacksmith, Rishi Rich, and Ceri Evans, Mis-Teeq finally released their debut single, Latin-flavoured mid-tempo song "Why?". Co-written and produced by David Brant, a garage remix by Matt "Jam" Lamont soon became a success in the underground UK garage scene, and as a result a second music video for the song was filmed and released. While "Why" became a hit on the UK Singles Chart, with a peak position of number eight, McNally decided to leave the line-up in spring 2001 as she felt unhapppy about "an unbalance in the group."
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