Blaque

Blaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album "Blaque" with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything. The group was originally known as Blacque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the US.

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The members of Blacque are Natina Reed (b. October 1979, New York City), Shamari Fears (b. February 22, 1980 Detroit, Michigan) and Brandi Williams (b. October 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan). Natina Reed and Shamari Fears both moved to Atlanta and met in high school. Natina Reed formed Blacque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records and Shamari Fears met up with Brandi Williams at a talent show while a member of that group.

Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blacque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. Nadine Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa Lopes (also known as Left Eye) of TLC. Lisa Lopes signed the group to her Left Eye Productions and then to Columbia Records.

The debut album "Blacque" reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 and two songs from that album reached top ten in the Billboard Hot 100. They were "808" written with R. Kelly and "Bring it all to Me". The album also featured a version of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper.

Blacque Out

While the "Blacque" album went platinum, the second album "Blacque Out" failed to dent the charts in the US or anywhere else. Their mentor Lisa Lopes died in a car crash on 26 April, 2002. The group left Colombia Records for Elektra Records.

The third album "Torch" featured a number of A-list music industry figures including Missy Elliott, singwriter Linda Perry and producer Rodney Jerkins. Missy Elliott produced the first single "Ugly". Despite the star power involved in the album, the group still failed to make an impression on the charts.

However, their contribution to the soundtrack of Honey (movie) "I'm good" made the Rhythmic Top 40 in 2003 with the album peaking just outside the top 100 albums on the Billboard charts. The single also made the Australian top 40 in March 2004.

Discography

  • Blacque (album) (1999)
  • Blacque Out (2002)
  • Torch (album) (2003)


Links

  • Blacque's Columbia Records Site (http://www.blaque.net/)
  • All Music Guide Blacque Entry (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B0ikbikbkbb79/)
  • MTV Blacque page (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471585/04292003/blaque.jhtml/)

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Lisa Lopes signed the group to her Left Eye Productions and then to Columbia Records. 2002 saw the release of blindside's next album, Silence. Nadine Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa Lopes (also known as Left Eye) of TLC. soon started endorsing blindside (actually, they were doing so since 1998) and signed them to Elektra Records under the imprint, 3 Points. Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blacque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. P.O.D. Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records and Shamari Fears met up with Brandi Williams at a talent show while a member of that group. It was their final album for Solid State, after lackluster sales of the two albums.

Natina Reed formed Blacque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind was released. Natina Reed and Shamari Fears both moved to Atlanta and met in high school. In 1998, Tooth & Nail Records issued a new EP, titled Empty Box. February 22, 1980 Detroit, Michigan) and Brandi Williams (b. October 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan). The first album, which was self-titled, was released to American audiences. October 1979, New York City), Shamari Fears (b. In 1997, Solid State Records got a hold of the EP, and signed blindside to a record deal.

The members of Blacque are Natina Reed (b. All members are Christian, and it is evident in their lyrics ("I thought about Your love"; "I caught a glimpse of Your eye"), among countless other examples. The group was originally known as Blacque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the US. They formed in 1994 as "Underfree" and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996. Blaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album "Blaque" with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything. blindside is a hardcore band from Stockholm, Sweden. MTV Blacque page (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471585/04292003/blaque.jhtml/). Sleepwalking, Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #31.

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Blacque (album) (1999). 2000 - A Thought Crushed My Mind. 1997 - Blindside. Marcus Dahlstrom - Drums. Tomas Naslund - Bass.

Simon Grenehed - Guitar. Christian Lindskog - Vocals.