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refimprove|article|date=October 2008Infobox musical artist|name = The 411|image =|caption =|background = group_or_band|origin = United Kingdom |instrument = Singing |genre = R& B |years_active = 2003–2005|label = Sony |website = myspace|official411|The 411|associated_acts = Sunshyne , Ghostface Killah , Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti , Lemar .| past_members = Carolyn Owlett (2003–2005) Tanya Boniface (2003–2005) Tisha Martin (2003-2005) Suzie Furlonger (2003–2005) The 411 were a four-piece English female R& B group formed late in 2003. The band formed after a couple of the members sang backup vocals on Lemar 's version of Al Green 's "Let's Stay Together". The band took its name after the Mary J. Blige 's 1992 album " What's the 411? "
The band reformed in 2007 under new name Sunshyne with 2 new members due to Furlonger quitting a few months before,the band soon changed back to their original name and the 2 new members left with just the 3 original members in the band. Martin announced in 2008 via her Myspace account that the band had yet again split but still remained friends and that there could be a one off single in the future.
History
2003–05: Between The Sheets
The group was first formed in 2003 as a 4-piece girl band with Tisha Martin a familiar face at the time after appearing in children's television shows Kerching and The Basil Brush Show .
The group's first single, " On My Knees , was a hit in the UK (reaching the top 5) and Australia (reaching the top 30). A second single, "Dumb," reached number 3 in the UK and also reached the top 30 in Australia. These singles appeared on their album Between the Sheets (The 411 album)|Between The Sheets , featuring songs written by Diane Warren , Redeye, and The 411 themselves. They also recorded a cover version of SWV 's big hit " Weak (SWV song)|Weak ."
Between The Sheets was also released in France and Japan. The French edition featured two new versions of album tracks, recorded specifically for the French market: "Face Ŕ Toi Baby" featuring Mag (featuring the verses from "Dumb" with a special French chorus) and "Chance" featuring K'Maro (a new mix of "Chance" featuring a French language rap). The Japanese edition of the album featured the standard 12 tracks from the UK version, alongside two bonus tracks: "Drop Top Jeans" (which appeared as B-side to "Teardrops" in the UK) and "Soaking Wet," alongside an enhanced section featuring the videos to "On My Knees" and "Dumb.
2005: Break-up
Since the band's break-up in 2005 Furlonger has worked as backing vocalist for various musician|artists , including Paloma Faith (on her UK tour as well as at V Festival 2010), Take That , Leona Lewis , Julio Iglesias , Bonnie Tyler , James Ingram , Peabo Bryson (duetting with him on several occasions) and regularly with Candi Staton , and performed on shows such as CD:UK, GMTV, X Factor: Battle of the Stars, T4 on The Beach, The Royal Variety Performance and Glastonbury Festival 2008|Glastonbury 2008 and 2010 with Candi Staton. http://www.starnow.co.uk/suziefurlonger Suzie Furlonger StarNow Furlonger also appeared on The X Factor (UK)|X Factor in 2008 as a solo singer in the Over 25s category, http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/09/29/county-girl-wows-x-factor-judges/ County girl wows X Factor judges Shropshire Star, 29 September 2008 with Dannii Minogue as her mentor. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1077396/Dannii-Minogue-hits-claims-failed-mentor-attack-X-Factor-rejectee.html Dannii Minogue hits back at claims she 'failed as a mentor' attack by X Factor rejectee Mail Online, 14 October 2008 She reached the final 6 but was eliminated from the show on 5 October, having failed to reach the live finals. http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/10/06/suzies-x-factor-dream-is-over/ Suzie’s X Factor dream is over Shropshire Star, 6 October 2008 Since the show, she has signed to Mousse T's label, Peppermint Jam, and recorded an album in Germany. She continues to provide backing vocals while in the UK regularly tours with David Gest where she duets with some of the artists, as well as providing backing vocals for the other artists on the show. http://www.myspace.com/suziefurlonger Suzie Furlonger MySpace
Tanya Boniface appeared in the identity parade in the first episode of the twenty-third season of Never Mind the Buzzcocks , broadcasted on 1 October 2009. Boniface was not correctly identified, Ben Miller ruling her out as a possibility as he thought she was "too young" to have been in a defunct girl band.
2007: Sunshyne
In September 2007, former members Tanya Boniface and Tisha Martin announced that they were forming a new group called Sunshyne and would be joined by Daizy Agnew. Daizy soon left and was replaced by Stephanie Barnes.
Sunshyne subsequently split up and Tanya and Tisha decided to reform The 411, with the new line-up also including Carolyn Owlett, who had not been involved in the formation of Sunshyne. Original member Suzie Furlonger was not involved, having decided to pursue other avenues. However, in 2008, The 411 split-up once again.
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
UK
2004
Between the Sheets (The 411 album)
46
Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions
UK
IRE
GER
AUS
SWI
AUT
FRA
BEL
2004
" On My Knees "
4
19
43
29
26
38
30
50
Dumb (The 411 single)>Dumb "
3
12
22
29
36
33
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References
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External links
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