En VogueEn Vogue is an all-female new jack R&B, club/dance, and urban soul vocal quartet assembled by the hit music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy (formerly of the disco group Club Nouveau). Members of En Vogue:
The original members were former Miss Black California Cindy Herron (b. September 26, 1965, California, United States), Maxine Jones (b. January 16, 1966, New Jersey), Dawn Robinson (b. November 28, 1968, Connecticut), and Terry Ellis (b. September 5, 1966, Texas). The group was formed in Herron's home state, California, in 1988. Their story began when the production duo brainstormed on the concept of putting together a modern-day, original R&B girl group for the 1990s. After Foster and McElroy studied various girl groups, they chose to experiment with welding the female R&B/soul group heritage with hip-hop/new jack swing rhythms. They were looking for singers who could display lasciviousness and intelligence, as well as vocal anabasis. The two held auditions and resolved on the official membership of Herron, Jones, Robinson, and Ellis. Prior to the group's official name, they were primarily called For You. They shifted to Vogue and ultimately En Vogue after learning of another group having a very similar name. After they found their women, the new group performed a song or two on Foster and McElroy's FM2 album. The group lived together for a while. Robinson suggested that they enter singing contests to remain active. Before the work and recording of their debut album began, one day, they had a singing session. They were in Foster's car, getting warmed up as they prepared to sing "Who's Lovin' You?" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Suddenly, Foster turned on the drum machine accidentally. The girls liked the catchy,funky beats that it made and thought it would be a great idea to sing the lyrics over them. But Foster had a better idea,to write and produce an original, answer song called "Hold On". That first single became a crossover, pop smash hit, reaching #2 on the pop charts and making #1 on the R&B charts. The single aided the debut album "Born To Sing", released in 1990, in going platinum. A remix album, "Remix To Sing" followed later within the next year. Some have compared En Vogue to The Supremes. A notable feature of the group is that they all shared in singing lead, purposely designating no particular singer as the "star." Herron appeared in the film Juice (1992) between albums. The 1992 sophomore attempt "Funky Divas" was more successful than the first, going multi-platinum and garnering positive reviews. Though the group is influenced mainly by the genre R&B, other influences include pop, rap, reggae, and rock. The first three singles, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (a remake of one of Aretha Franklin's songs and borrowed from Curtis Mayfield), and "Free Your Mind" (using George Clinton's chorus line with permission), all reached the top ten. They returned to the top ten again in 1993, backing the female pop-rap trio Salt-N-Pepa on their hit "Whatta Man". Another LP, Runaway Love, came out that year. En Vogue opened doors for future girl groups as the first black female New Jack R&B group to appear on the front cover of Vogue magazine. They struck an endorsement deal to be in a Sprite commercial, won awards at the Soul Train and Lady of Soul Awards shows. The group made a television guest appearance on an episode of the series "A Different World" and played hookers in the 1995 film Batman Forever. The group took a three-year recess from recording as a group before their next LP would come out. Ellis made her solo debut with the release of "Southern Gal" in 1995. Dissatisfied with the treatment of the group's props and royalties, Robinson left the group for a solo career in 1996, but she joined Tony! Toni! Toné!'s Raphael Saadiq and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad to form the group Lucy Pearl before that. The rest over En Vogue went on to record EV3. Before it was issued in 1997, they contributed one of the CD's tracks "Don't Let Go (Love)" to the "Set It Off" soundtrack, which became a #2 single. The group's first compilation, The Best Of En Vogue, came to be in the summer of 1999. The next year, "Masterpiece Theater" came out. Meanwhile, Robinson's first solo CD Dawn was released in early 2002. At the end of the year, En Vogue's holiday album The Gift Of Christmas appeared. This page about En Vogue includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about En Vogue News stories about En Vogue External links for En Vogue Videos for En Vogue Wikis about En Vogue Discussion Groups about En Vogue Blogs about En Vogue Images of En Vogue |
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At the end of the year, En Vogue's holiday album The Gift Of Christmas appeared. Solo releases:. Meanwhile, Robinson's first solo CD Dawn was released in early 2002. Releases with the Miami Sound Machine:. The next year, "Masterpiece Theater" came out. Estefan also raised $120,000 for tsunami relief efforts with her performance at a private benefit concert at financier Donald Trump's Mar-A-Largo resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The group's first compilation, The Best Of En Vogue, came to be in the summer of 1999. She sang "There's Always Tomorrow" on a live NBC broadcast, "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope", with other superstar musical acts, that raised over $18 million dollars for the Red Cross International Response Fund. Before it was issued in 1997, they contributed one of the CD's tracks "Don't Let Go (Love)" to the "Set It Off" soundtrack, which became a #2 single. In early 2005, Estefan participated in two charity concerts to aid the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami. The rest over En Vogue went on to record EV3. Estefan currently lives with her husband and daughter on Star Island in Miami, Florida. Dissatisfied with the treatment of the group's props and royalties, Robinson left the group for a solo career in 1996, but she joined Tony! Toni! Toné!'s Raphael Saadiq and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad to form the group Lucy Pearl before that. A Biography Channel profile estimated the Estefan's current net worth at 200 million dollars. Ellis made her solo debut with the release of "Southern Gal" in 1995. "I already have in mind what I want to do," she said, "but I usually wait at least a couple of years between albums." Her last studio album was 2003's "Unwrapped.". The group took a three-year recess from recording as a group before their next LP would come out. Estefan is currently planning her next album, which is the last under her current contract with Epic Records. The group made a television guest appearance on an episode of the series "A Different World" and played hookers in the 1995 film Batman Forever. After the Connie Francis movie is released, based on her public statements, it is anticipated that Estefan will focus on writing her autobiography. They struck an endorsement deal to be in a Sprite commercial, won awards at the Soul Train and Lady of Soul Awards shows. military. En Vogue opened doors for future girl groups as the first black female New Jack R&B group to appear on the front cover of Vogue magazine. Bush that saluted the U.S. Another LP, Runaway Love, came out that year. In January 2005, Estefan performed "My Picture"' at a pre-inaugural concert attended by President George W. They returned to the top ten again in 1993, backing the female pop-rap trio Salt-N-Pepa on their hit "Whatta Man". Casting and other preliminary pre-production work is anticipated in 2005. The first three singles, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (a remake of one of Aretha Franklin's songs and borrowed from Curtis Mayfield), and "Free Your Mind" (using George Clinton's chorus line with permission), all reached the top ten. The first draft of the screenplay for the Connie Francis movie is complete. Though the group is influenced mainly by the genre R&B, other influences include pop, rap, reggae, and rock. The entertainer will embark on a promotional book-signing tour in late 2005. The 1992 sophomore attempt "Funky Divas" was more successful than the first, going multi-platinum and garnering positive reviews. The respective editions will have a new English or Spanish single CD composed and sung by Estefan. A notable feature of the group is that they all shared in singing lead, purposely designating no particular singer as the "star." Herron appeared in the film Juice (1992) between albums. The "Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog" ("Las Magicas y Misteriosas Aventuras de Un Bulldog Llamado Noelle") is a picture book, in verse, aimed at beginning readers. Some have compared En Vogue to The Supremes. In early 2005, Estefan issued a statement that updated progress on her forthcoming children's book, which is complete. A remix album, "Remix To Sing" followed later within the next year. HarperCollins announced in December, 2004 that Estefan will publish her first book, in English and Spanish, on October 1, 2005. The single aided the debut album "Born To Sing", released in 1990, in going platinum. She finished her final concert tour in her home town of Miami on the weekend of October 9th and 10th, a finale in a sold-out American Airlines Arena that was delayed for two weeks by a hurricane. That first single became a crossover, pop smash hit, reaching #2 on the pop charts and making #1 on the R&B charts. Estefan began the "Live & Re-wrapped Tour" in McAllen, Texas on July 30, 2004, and played in 28 cities. But Foster had a better idea,to write and produce an original, answer song called "Hold On". The "Live and Re-Wrapped" Summer/Fall 2004 Tour, her first tour in eight years, produced by Clear Channel Entertainment, featured Estefan’s greatest hits, along with new material from her recent CD, "Unwrapped," in an explosive, multi-media concert production. The girls liked the catchy,funky beats that it made and thought it would be a great idea to sing the lyrics over them. On July 28, 2004, at the Trump Tower Building, in a press conference hosted by Donald Trump, Estefan announced that her then-upcoming tour would be her final one. They were in Foster's car, getting warmed up as they prepared to sing "Who's Lovin' You?" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Suddenly, Foster turned on the drum machine accidentally. In April, 2004, Estefan appeared on the FOX television program, "American Idol", but she declined an offer to be an official judge because, she said publicly, she does not like to "judge" others. Before the work and recording of their debut album began, one day, they had a singing session. "Hoy" and the next single, "Tu Fotografia," were #1 on Billboard's Latin chart. The group lived together for a while. Robinson suggested that they enter singing contests to remain active. The CD's first video, for the single "Hoy/Wrapped," was shot in Machu Pichu, Peru. After they found their women, the new group performed a song or two on Foster and McElroy's FM2 album. In 2003, Estefan released Unwrapped, her first English-language CD in five years. She also toured Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States in a promotion tour. They shifted to Vogue and ultimately En Vogue after learning of another group having a very similar name. II was a commercial disappointment, however, selling fewer than 200,000 copies, comparing unfavorably to 1992's original Greatest Hits CD, which sold 2.5 million copies. Prior to the group's official name, they were primarily called For You. Greatest Hits -- Vol. The two held auditions and resolved on the official membership of Herron, Jones, Robinson, and Ellis. It contained hits from 1993 to 2000, three new songs and a remix of her first hit Conga, now called Y - Tu - Conga. They were looking for singers who could display lasciviousness and intelligence, as well as vocal anabasis. II" was released in 2001. After Foster and McElroy studied various girl groups, they chose to experiment with welding the female R&B/soul group heritage with hip-hop/new jack swing rhythms. "Greatest Hits Vol. Their story began when the production duo brainstormed on the concept of putting together a modern-day, original R&B girl group for the 1990s. That year, she also won the American Music Awards, Award of Merit. The group was formed in Herron's home state, California, in 1988. The album reached number one in Spain, the United States and several South American countries. November 28, 1968, Connecticut), and Terry Ellis (b. September 5, 1966, Texas). Estefan's next album, 2000's Alma Caribeña won the first Latin Grammy for Best Music Video for No Me Dejes de Querer. January 16, 1966, New Jersey), Dawn Robinson (b. She also has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. September 26, 1965, California, United States), Maxine Jones (b. The singer is the recipient of the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement. The original members were former Miss Black California Cindy Herron (b. She won the Hispanic Heritage Award, an MTV Music Award, two cable television "ACE" awards and the 1993 National Music Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year award. Members of En Vogue:. In May, 1993, she received the Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award that can be given to a citizen who was born outside the United States. En Vogue is an all-female new jack R&B, club/dance, and urban soul vocal quartet assembled by the hit music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy (formerly of the disco group Club Nouveau). In addition to her five Grammys, Estefan has received a number of other prestigious awards. Rhona Bennett. Together, they own five business establishments in Florida: three Cuban-themed restaurants (Bongos) in Miami, Miami Beach and Orlando, and two hotels, The Palm Court Resort Hotel in Vero Beach and The Cardozo in Miami. Amanda Cole. In addition to her musical success, Estefan and her husband are successful entrepeneurs. Dawn Robinson. Estefan is the only artist to perform twice at the Super Bowl. Cindy Herron. Estefan appeared in a movie, Music of the Heart (1999) and dueted with 'N Sync on the Billboard #1 and Academy Award Nominated "Music Of My Heart." She also released a Latin hit with the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called "Santo, Santo," sang with Luciano Pavarotti in "Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo," released the benefit album "A Rosie Christmas," and sang with Stevie Wonder at Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami. Maxine Jones. On July 18, 1996, Estefan embarked on her "Evolution" world tour (her first tour in five years), which covered the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, South Africa and Asia. Terry Ellis. Estefan performed in the opening ceremony, in front of an audience of 2 billion people worldwide. The Platinum album "Destiny", released in 1996, featured "Reach," the official theme of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. She has been an active opponent of Fidel Castro's government, and supported the unsuccesful effort to keep young Elian Gonzalez in the United States. At their meeting, Estefan, an anti-communist Catholic, asked the Pope to pray for a free Cuba. She was the first pop star invited to perform for the Pope. It spun off two #1 Dance hits, "Abriendo Puertas" and "Tres Deseos", and two #1 Latin singles, "Abriendo Puertas" and "Mas Alla." The Miami Herald called "Abriendo Puertas" "a danceable pan-Latin American fusion, brilliantly built on improbable instrumental combinations and layers of styles and rhythms." In 1995, Estefan sang the Billboard Latin #1 song "Mas Alla" for Pope John Paul II as part of the celebration of his 50th anniversary in the priesthood. 1995's Spanish-language album "Abriendo Puertas" earned Estefan her second Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. "Everlasting Love" was a successful club and pop hit. "Turn the Beat Around," the first single, a disco hit from the 1970s, became one of the most successful singles of the 1990s. The Classics Collection "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", a cover album, was released in 1994. In Spain, Mi Tierra became the country's best selling international album ever. "Mi Tierra" was a successful album worldwide, with over eight million copies sold. 1993's Mi Tierra saw Estefan return to her Cuban roots with a Spanish-language album, for which she won a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. This tour covered 100 cities in nine countries and was seen by more than 10 million people worldwide. The "Into the Light World Tour" displayed the relentless energy, personal warmth, and crack musicianship that Estefan had developed through her old band, the Miami Sound Machine, and through her solo career. The lead single "Coming Out Of The Dark," whose title was based on a phrase her husband, Emilio, hastily jotted on a piece of paper as a helicopter transported her for delicate surgery to repair her broken back, was a hit worldwide. After extensive physical therapy, Estefan returned to the charts with a concept album, Into the Light, in 1991. A grueling recovery took almost a year. Estefan was flown by helicopter to New York City, where surgeons permanently implanted two titanium rods to stabilize her spinal column. While touring in support of "Cuts Both Ways," on March 20, 1990, near Scranton, Pennsylvania, a tractor trailer crashed into Estefan's tour bus, critically injuring her and breaking her back. That year, she released her best selling album to date, "Cuts Both Ways" (which refers to Estefan's desire to appeal to both English and Spanish-speaking fans) with hits like "Don't Wanna Lose You" (a USA #1 hit), "Oye Mi Canto, "Here We Are," "Cuts Both Ways" (#1 in Australia) and "Get On Your Feet." "Cuts Both Ways" sold more than ten million copies worldwide, and reached number one in several countries. Beginning in 1989, Estefan recorded as a solo artist for the first time. In 1988, Estefan took top billing as the band's name changed to Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine. "Let It Loose" had the following hits: "Anything For You" (#1 Pop), "1,2,3" (#3 Pop), "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (#5 Pop) and "Can't Stay Away From You" (#6 Pop and #1 Adult/Contemporary). Her next album, 1988's Let It Loose went multi-platinum, with several million copies sold. "Primitive Love" was released in 1985; "Conga," "Bad Boy," and "Words Get in the Way" were crossover hits. Beat," which topped the dance charts across Europe, from the album "Eyes of Innocence," in 1984. With Estefan on vocals, The Miami Sound Machine had its first English-language hit with "Dr. It was the first all-Spanish album from CBS International. The Miami Sound Machine soon gained a large fan base and released an LP in 1976 with a local company. A few weeks later, she became the lead singer for the Miami Sound Machine, which performed and recorded in Spanish in the early years of its existence. Estefan's first major public performance was at a large Cuban wedding when Emillio asked her to join the band to sing on stage, after which she received a standing ovation. Estefan attended and graduated from the University of Miami, and is a prominent advocate for the university. Estefan was raised primarily in Miami (though she accompanied her mother, father and younger sister, Becky, to several military bases in the 1960s during her father's military service). They have two children: Nayib (born September 2, 1980) and Emily (born December 5, 1994). She and Emiliio married on September 2, 1978. Gloria Fajardo became romantically involved with the Miami Sound Machine's band leader, Emilio Estefan, in 1976. He died in 1980. He contracted multiple sclerosis, and was nursed by a young Estefan for many years. Estefan's father also served as an officer in the United States Army in Vietnam, where he is suspected of having been poisoned by Agent Orange, a defoliant used extensively during the Vietnam war. Her father was held as a prisoner until an exchange was arranged by then-President John F. Kennedy. Estefan's father, Jose Fajardo, was captured in the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion that failed to overthrow the new communist government established by Fidel Castro. Cuban-born, Estefan's family moved to Miami, Florida when she was two years old, following the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Francis' life. pop singer whose peak commercial success was in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an as yet untitled film based on Ms. She is slated to star as Connie Francis, a U.S. In addition to her music career, Estefan has appeared in two movies, "Music of the Heart" (1999) and "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story" (2000). Billions have heard her, millions have seen her perform -- and with over 70 million albums sold worldwide, she is the single most successful crossover performer in Latin music history. Known as the "Queen of Latin Pop," Estefan is one of the most recognized music artists in the world. Gloria Estefan (birth name Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo, born September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, who began her career as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine, in 1975, and crossed over to mainstream popular success with English-speaking audiences with the international hit single, "Conga," in 1985. Live & Re-wrapped Tour (2004). Evolution World Tour (1996 - 1997). Into The Light World Tour (1991 - 1992). Get On Your Feet Tour (1989 - 1990). Let It Loose Tour (1987 - 1988). Conga Tour (1985 - 1986). Live & Unwrapped (2003 SMV). Live In Atlantis (2001 SMV). Que siga la tradición (2000 SMV). Don't Stop (1998 SMV). Live In Miami (1997 SMV). The Evolution Tour. Everlasting Gloria! (1995 SMV). Into The Light World Tour (1992 SMV). Coming Out Of The Dark (1991 SMV). Evolution (1990 SMV). Homecoming Concert (1989 SMV). For Love Or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000). Music Of The Heart (1999). Amor y Suerte (2004). Unwrapped (2003). II (2001). Greatest Hits, Vol. gloria! (1998). Destiny (1996). Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1994). Christmas Through Your Eyes (1993). Mi Tierra (1993). Greatest Hits of Gloria Estefan (1992). Into the Light (1991). Cuts Both Ways (1989). Anything For You (Let It Loose UK Release) (1988). Let It Loose (1987). Primitive Love (1986). Eyes of Innocence (1984). A toda maquina (1984). |