Katrina and the Waves

Making no apparent effort to deflect attention from the dispute, the newly-dubbed Katrina and the Nameless failed to qualify directly from the fourth semi-final of the competition, and were eventually eliminated in a 'second-chance semi'. After her contract with Elektra expired at the end of 2004, she moved over to the Cash Money Records label, where she expects to release her third album before the end of 2005. The group originally planned to claim the mantle of what had gone before by calling themselves Katrina and the New Wave, but the apparent displeasure of the original 'Waves' led to an abrupt name-change. The single was successful on urban radio and a minor hit with pop audiences. Years after the original band split up, Katrina formed a new group in an attempt to repeat her Eurovision triumph for an entirely different country - they were participants in the 2005 Melodifestivalen, the competition to select Sweden's entry for the song contest. In 2004, Mo had better luck with "21 Answers", a response to 50 Cent's popular "21 Questions". In the United States, they had a hit single called Walking on Sunshine which is still played on most '80s radio stations. The other duet, "4 Ever", the first official single off of Lil' Mo's own sophomore album, Meet The Girl Next Door, was a minor urban and R&B hit, but did not achieve pop success.

Reacting to the group's Eurovision victory, with the song "Love Shine A Light", Katrina said it was the second landslide victory in a week -- Tony Blair had won the British general election two days previously. During the summer of 2003, Mo appeared on two important singles with Fabolous, who partially had Mo to thank for his own break into the industry, and who has since been more successful on both urban and mainstream charts than Mo herself. Their first duet was "Can't Let You Go", the first single off of Fabolous' Street Dreams LP, was one of 2003's biggest rap and mainstream pop hits. Their lead guitarist is Kimberley Rew, formerly of the Soft Boys. Mo refused to fire back, calling the whole thing "juvenile". They are an American/British band formed in 1981 in Cambridge, England, and were fronted by American singer Katrina Leskanich until she left the group in 1999. Since, Ja Rule has taken some cheap shots at former friend, Mo, calling her a "bitch", and crediting himself as the reason why Mo had had any hits. Katrina and the Waves was the name of the band which won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom on 3rd May 1997. in 2002.

artist Ashanti for collaborations instead of her, Mo ended all associations with Murder Inc. After a falling out with Ja Rule and Irv Gotti, caused by Mo's accusations that they now favored using new Murder Inc. Tha album's second single, "Gangsta", contained a sample of Snoop Dogg's "Gin And Juice", but failed to cfind an audience. The video was also a huge hit on MTV2 and BET.

The "Part II" remix, featuring hip-hop newcomer Fabolous, was an uptempo, hip-hop flavored record, using an instrumental track producer DJ Clue had originally intended for M.O.P. Later that year, Mo released her debut album, Based On A True Story, on Elektra, and had a successful single of her own, "Superwoman [Part II]", off of that album. The single was an enormous hit on both urban and pop radio, and reached #8 on the US pop charts, and more Rule/Mo collaborations followed, including "I Cry", which repurposed The O'Jays' 1978 hit "Cry Together". Records labelmate Vita.

Mo's next big exposure came in early 2001, when she was featured on Ja Rule's hit single "Put It On Me" alongside Rule's Murder Inc. She was featured in the music video for the song's remix alongside guest rappers Nas and Eve. One of those tracks, "Hot Boys", became Mo's breakout appearance. Signed with Elektra Records, she entered the music industry as a protégé of labelmate Missy Elliott, and appeared on tracks for Elliott's Da Real World in 1999.

II". She is most famous for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Missy Elliott, and Fabolous, and for her hit single "Superwoman Pt. Lil' Mo (born Cynthia Loving in Long Island, New York) is an African American R&B singer. 2003: "21 Answers".

2003: "4Ever". 2001: "Gangsta". II]" (featuring Fabolous) (US #11). 2001: "Superwoman [Pt.

2001: "I Cry" (Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo) (US #40). 2001: "Put It On Me" (Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo and Vita) (US #8). 1999: "Hot Boys [Remix]" {Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve, and Q-Tip (US #5). 2003: Meet the Girl Next Door.

2001: Based on a True Story.