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About|the band|other uses|Third party (disambiguation)Infobox musical artist | name = 3rd Party| background = group_or_band| genre = Dance-pop , Eurodance | =| years_active = 1997| label = DV8 Records|DV8 / A& M Records|A& M / PolyGram Records | current_members = Maria Christensen (vocals) Karmine Alers (background vocals) Elaine Borja (background vocals) 3rd Party was a three-member dance-pop group that released one album in 1997. They are best known for their dance hit "Can U Feel It", and for the song " Waiting for Tonight ", which was remade by Jennifer Lopez .
Background
Lead singer Maria Christensen was a songwriter before the band, singing since the age of 5 and writing songs since she was 10 years old. She made her performing debut in 1985 as one half of the Latin Freestyle music|freestyle duo Sequal (band)|Sequal . She has written songs for Nana Mouskouri , Eternal (band)|Eternal ,Allmusic|class=album|id=r316449|pure_url=yes Allmusic review of Alive 'N Sync and Celine Dion . http://www.jedryan.com/interviews/mariac.html "Maria Christensen Wishes You Happy Gay Pride!" - interview by Jed Ryan Backup singers Karmine Alers and Elaine Borja filled out the racially diverse group. The group formed in the wake of the mid-90s dance-pop movement, following such acts as the Spice Girls . The group released its album Alive (3rd Party album)|Alive in 1997. The album was recorded on Long Island , New York , http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1509348/a/Alive.htm CD Universe overview of Alive and produced by Rick Wake . Four of the album's songs were written by Christensen, and two singles were released from it. "Can U Feel It" ( Billboard Hot 100|#43 Allmusic|class=album|id=r316449|pure_url=yes Allmusic charts) was their highest-charting song. "Love is Alive" ( Billboard Hot 100|#61 ) was a remake of the song by Gary Wright from his album The Dreamweaver . The album also contained the song " Waiting for Tonight ", which was covered by Jennifer Lopez in 1999 for her debut album, On the 6 . The remake charted at #8.
Maria Christensen independently released a solo album, Beautiful Now , in 2004. In contrast to 3rd Party's uptempo dance music, Christensen's solo music is more soulful and pensive, in the style of Norah Jones . http://cdbaby.com/cd/mariac CD Baby : Beautiful Now She sang the song "Someone to Someone" on the show " Queer Eye for the Straight Guy ". Song-writing proceeds from Lopez's remake of "Waiting for Tonight" allowed her the freedom to release her own album.
Karmine Alers
Karmine Alers was raised in the Spanish Harlem , and has been acting and performing since she was a teenager. http://www.karminealers.com/ Karmine Alers' official Web site During college, she was a member of several bands. http://cdbaby.com/cd/karminealers CD Baby : For You... After leaving 3rd Party, she auditioned for the musical Rent (musical)|Rent in 2001. Like her older sister, Yassmin Alers , she took the role of Mimi. She released the solo album For You... in 2005, which was produced by Jimmy Greco . Like Beautiful Now , it is also soulful and melodic, and showed no trace of Alers's 3rd Party past. A single, "It Matters to Me", was released with a music video.
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