7th Heaven (band)

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7th Heaven
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Years active1985–present
LabelsNTD Records
Members
  • Richard Hofherr
  • Adam Heisler
  • Mark Kennetz
  • Nick Cox
  • Frankie Harchut
Past members
  • Tony DiGiulio
  • Michael Mooshey
  • Tony Golec
  • Danny Weymouth
  • Andrew Blake
  • Dan Miller
  • Mark Jones
  • Matt Clark
  • Erica Heiden
  • Stephen Jensen
  • Alby Odum
  • Dave Carozzo
  • Dean Cutenelli
  • Chris Senior
  • Michael Chamberlain
  • Keith Semple
  • Anthony Fedorov

7th Heaven is a Chicago, Illinois-based rock band [1] created by guitarist Richie Hofherr, Tony Di Giulio, and Michael Mooshey. Formed in 1985, it has continued up to present day with changing band members. [2] The band was named by co-founder Michael Mooshey in 1985. The band name 7th Heaven was named after the line "we'll be right in 7th heaven" from the song "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.

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Biography

7th Heaven is currently managed by NTD Management and signed to NTD Records. They were previously managed by Alec John Such of Bon Jovi and James Young of Styx in 1997-1998. They have sold 100,000 CDs to date. Their acclaimed Silver 30-tracks double CD released in 2004 was a popular release. [3] [4] [5]

The title of their 2008 release 14-track album USA-UK came from the joining of Northern Ireland singer Keith Semple. [6] Semple was in Popstars: The Rivals , a UK singing competition and became a member of boy band One True Voice during the period 2002-2003, before the group broke up. Semple had a gold record with One True Voice through their double A-side hit "Sacred Trust / After You're Gone" that reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

7th Heaven released the album Jukebox in 2010, the 25th anniversary of the band. It contains 15 CDs with almost 300 of the band's songs recorded throughout their career. [7] They also recorded another Semple-led album entitled Pop Media in 2011 containing 22 new songs. [8]

In January 2013, Semple left the band and was replaced by Anthony Fedorov as lead singer. [9] In June of that year, they released the album Synergy. On August 22, 2013 the band announced that Fedorov was no longer in the band. After Federov's departure, Semple returned as the band's temporary lead vocalist. [10]

On December 1, 2014, Adam Blair was announced as the new lead singer. Blair had also been in bands such as Dot Dot Dot, Adam and the Go Comets, and the Fabulous Janes. Dot Dot Dot was featured on FOX's The Next Great American Band .[ citation needed ]

Besides performing around 200 shows a year in the Chicago area, 7th Heaven performs on the "Chicago Music Cruise" every January in the Caribbean; as well as Las Vegas every couple years.[ citation needed ]

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Christmas albums

Remix albums

Cover albums

Compilations

Videography

DVDs and Blu-rays

References

  1. ↑ "7th Heaven - 80's Band - Chicago, IL - Cook County, Illinois". Gig Masters. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009.
  2. ↑ "7th Heaven: Set list, booking advice, and promotional tips from one of Chicago's busiest cover bands". Guitar Edge Magazine. August 2006. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Melodic article reviewing Silver". Archived from the original on October 12, 2006.
  4. ↑ "MelodiRock article on 7th Heaven reviewing USA-UK". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Progressive World review by Joshua Turner of the album Silver". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Revelationz.net article: "7th Heaven: USA-UK". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  7. ↑ "7th Heaven - Jukebox CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography". heavyharmonies.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Basher, Brian (April 14, 2009). "HRH Interviews 7th Heaven's Richie Hofherr".
  9. ↑ Bronson, Fred (January 5, 2013). "'American Idol' Alum Anthony Fedorov Joins Rock Band, Expecting First Child". The Hollywood Reporter .
  10. ↑ "7th Heaven part with anthony fedorov". Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ Conner, Thomas [in German] (July 28, 2010). "Suburban band in 7th Heaven with anniversary Bon Jovi gig". Music: Via Chicago. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014.
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