Eternal (band)
Eternal were a British Contemporary R & B group from London, which was founded in 1992.
The group consisted of the brothers and sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding (now Louise Redknapp ), the all time became one of the most successful British girl groups, both at home and around the world.
The group claimed 15 top 20 hits in the UK produced between 1993 and 1999; the first was Stay, which was also in the U.S. to be a top 20 hit. Worldwide sold Eternal more than 10 million recordings.
- 3.1 albums
- 3.2 Singles
Biography (1992-2000)
Eternal was founded in 1992 by music manager Denis Ingoldsby of First Avenue Records. The group, which consisted of the sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding was taken in 1993 at EMI Records.
They launched in September 1993 with her debut single Stay in the music scene. The single was a success on both sides of the Atlantic with number four in the UK and 19 in the United States. Their debut album, Always & Forever followed on 29 November 1993 and reached number two. At home it was sold over a million copies and made the first girl band Eternal, who overcame this limit. It was the viertbestverkaufte album in 1994 and contained six top 15 singles, including Oh Baby I, a top 5 hit, which was released in October 1994.
Eternals success was quickly noticed. They were chosen by the magazine Smash Hits for best group in 1993 and 1995, nominated in five categories for BRIT Awards, including Always & Forever as best album.
In June 1995, Louise left the band to begin a solo career, in the midst of controversy, that it was the only white member of the Quartet. It has been speculated the group's management wanted that Louise leaves the group in order to increase the chances of success Eternals in the U.S., but this was denied. Louise announced that she wanted to start a solo career and had signed a contract with EMI for just six months before their official separation from the group. She had then also even a large success.
Eternal returned as a trio back into the recording studio, where the second album Power of a Woman recorded, released on 5 November 1995. The LP reached number six in the UK and contained four Top 10 hits, including I Am Blessed and The Power of a Woman.
They were very popular in Japan, where the song Who Are You? was used in a Toyota advertising and reached number one in the Japanese singles chart. The commercial was broadcast worldwide.
In March 1996, published Eternal the theme song from Walt Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame called Someday. Eternals version is not released in the U.S. on the soundtrack, there the song of All- 4 -One was recorded.
Someday was the first publication of Eternals third studio album, Before the Rain, which came out on 17 March 1997 and reached rank three in the UK album charts. It also contained the first and only number -one hit, I Wanna Be the Only One, a collaboration with BeBe Winans. The song was nominated for a BRIT Award, MOBO Award and Capital FM Award for Best Single and won the last two prices, but lost at the BRIT Awards to Never Ever by All Saints. I Wanna Be the Only One was the third most played song on British radio in 1997.
On October 26, published in October 1997 Eternal their greatest hits compilation. It included her 14 consecutive Top 15 hits, which was a record at the time for a female team from the UK. It reached number two and was almost a million copies sold in the UK. It was the neuntbest selling album in 1997 and the most successful Greatest Hits album in the year. It contained the song Angel of Mine, the only new single from this album, which should be the last Top 10 single of the group. The cover of this song by Monica in 1999 to a number-one hit in the U.S..
1998 Kéllé Bryan was fired from the band. She was asked by Easther and Vernie in a letter from her agent to leave the group as a reason a collapse of the professional relationship between the sisters and Kéllé was specified.
Easther and Vernie enlisted a substitute member named TJ who in the team, this left after a short stay. The Bennett sisters decided to continue the group as a duo and released What'cha Gonna Do in October 1999. The single reached # 16, their lowest chart position since 1993. A month previously placed itself Kéllé Bryan's first (and only ) single Higher Than Heaven two places higher.
After What'cha Gonna Do Easther and Vernie released their fourth album, Eternal, which could only come up to rank 87. Some critics said it could have been the first number-one album, if they had more advertising. A second single called Treat Me Like a Lady was planned, but EMI decided against further extractions and separated by Eternal. About the second single release, there were various conjectures. In Spain I Cry Real Tears was released, but at Children in Need 1999 sang the sisters If She Breaks Your Heart.
2006 took place almost a reunion than a tour with a series of R & B artists was planned. The list contained except Eternal yet Mark Morrison, Dina Carroll, Boyz II Men and En Vogue. The pre-sale for the applied ten concerts tour began on 31 March 2006. Should take place in October 2006, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales after just one week. The reunion would only Easther Bennett and Bryan Kéllé included because Vernie Bennett because of her pregnancy would not have been able to participate.
In August 2007, a remix album called The Remixes at HMV, itunes was available for download. A reunion of the group was also in the following years again and again in conversation, but just could not until the end of 2013 for the British television program The Big Reunion - be finalized - Louise Redknapp without.
Solo careers (since 1995)
Louise Redknapp
Louise was the first band member who left the band for a solo career. It achieved a number of top 10 singles and made two tours in the UK from 1995 to 2003 She married the football player Jamie Redknapp in 1998 and presented several television shows such as SMTV Live, CD:. UK and The Clothes Show. She expressed a desire to return to her solo career. In an interview she said she had been talking about for years, neither with nor with Easther Vernie Bennett, but saw Kéllé Bryan occasionally.
Kéllé Bryan
As a singer Kéllé Bryan had only minor success after the departure of Eternal with the single Higher Than Heaven in October 1999, which reached number 14. Her solo album Breakfast in Bed was never released. A second single called I Wanna Know was canceled due to lack of media interest. Bryan also had health problems since she was diagnosed with lupus. They also tried a moderator career. Prior to 2002, she presented The N List on Nickelodeon with Dave Berry and moderated the phone quiz glitter ball on ITV in 2007.
Bryan took on Celebrity Love Iceland in part on ITV, but could not win. She also starred in three traditional Christmas performances with. In 2006 and 2007 she played Cinderella 2008 Aladdin Princess Jasmine in Rickmansworth.
Easther Bennett
Easther Bennett took along with Aswad on a cover of Diana King's Shy Guy song, which was released as a Cool Summer Reggae 2002. It reached only place 62 That same year, Easther was responsible for the background at Girls Alouds cover of Stay Another Day, the B-side for her number -one hit Sound of the Underground.
She recorded two songs that appeared on compilations. One of which was a cover of We Are Family for the soundtrack to the film Tooth, which appeared in the credits. In 2005, she wrote a song called Offence, which should appear on Mel B's album, LA State of Mind, it then but did not.
Vernie Bennett
Easthers sister Vernie retired after the separation of Eternal back from the business. She studied law and got her first child in 2006.