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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Strike| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = United Kingdom | genre = Euro House , Disco House | years_active = 1994 - 2006| label = Fresh Records (UK)|Fresh Records | associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Victoria Newton Matt Cantor Andy Gardner| past_members =| notable_instruments = Strike are a United Kingdom|British dance music|dance musical ensemble|band formed in 1994 consisting of Matt Cantor, Andy Gardner and the vocalist Victoria Newton. http://eurokdj.free.fr/search/eurodb.php? name=Strike Strike Biography on Eurodance
Career
Strike formed towards the end of 1994. A chance vocal session for Victoria Newton at the studios of Fresh Records (UK)|Fresh Records in Ladbroke Grove , landed her the role as the lead singer. http://www.jazzcds.co.uk/artist_id_501/biography_id_501 Biography of Victoria Newton
Strike’s first non- record chart|charting single (music)|single was "Formula One". They did not break through until " U Sure Do " was released in December 1994 originally charting at number 31 in the UK Singles Chart , only to re-enter the chart and climb to number 4 in April 1995.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 536 This was likely due to the track's being an instantaneous monster of a nightclub|club hit. http://www.discogs.com/release/684503 Strike - U Sure Do 2006 They then began to concert tour|tour extensively, appearing on television program s such as Top of the Pops and MTV and playing to audiences as large as 70,000. "U Sure Do" achieved chart success in many territories and this took the band to Spain, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Germany and Japan.
Strike went on to produce another four United Kingdom|UK Top 40 hit record|hits and a critically acclaimed album I Saw the Future released in 1997 on Fresh Records. http://www.discogs.com/release/527785 Strike - I Saw The Future They toured with and supported many international musician|artists including the Backstreet Boys , Jocelyn Brown and the Spice Girls .
A Sol Bros remix , in 1998, of Strike's track "I Saw The Future" appeared on a compilation album ; a clip of which appeared online too.
Victoria Newton
Newton was offered a solo (music)|solo recording contract with Strike's record label|label , Fresh. In September 1999, she made her debut release with " Martha's Harbour "', a cover version|cover of the All About Eve (band)|All About Eve hit, including mixes by Mike Koglin and Blu (rapper)|Blu . Although it failed to reach the UK Singles Chart, it was a #8 UK club hit and a favourite of Disc jockey|DJ , Paul Van Dyk .
A solo album was sound recording and reproduction|recorded and planned for release for late 1999, entitled 'Live For Today' but was cancelled. In the 2000s, Newton turned her attention to jazz and Latin music, and in 2003 released a solo album of jazz and Brazilian music entitled The Song is You .
In 2006, remixes of "U Sure Do" were released.
Discography
Albums
Singles
"Formula One" - 1994
" U Sure Do " - 1994, #31 UK Singles Chart|UK ; re-entry 1995, #4 UK; #9 AUS; #13 Netherlands
"The Morning After (Free At Last)" - 1995, #38 UK
"Inspiration" - 1996, #27 UK, #46 AUS
" My Love Is for Real " (by Paula Abdul ) - 1996, #35 UK
"I Have Peace" - 1997, #17 UK
"U Sure Do '99" - 1999, #53 UK
"U Sure Do 2006" - 2006
EP
"The Biteback EP" - 1995
Sources
Jazz CDs. http://www.jazzcds.co.uk/artist_id_501/biography_id_501 Biography of Victoria Newton. Last accessed 8 May 2007.
References
Reflist
External links
Discogs artist|artist=Strike
Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:British dance music groups
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