Bravo All Stars

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Bravo All Stars
Also known asBAS
Origin Hamburg, Germany and United States
Genres Pop
Years active1998
Labels Edel Music America
Past members

Bravo All Stars were a pop supergroup formed in Hamburg, Germany and the United States in 1998.

History

"Let the Music Heal Your Soul" was released as a single by the Bravo All Stars on 18 May 1998. The band consisted of: Touché, The Boyz, The Moffatts, Scooter, Aaron Carter, the Backstreet Boys, Mr. President, Justin Timberlake, Sqeezer, Blümchen, R'n'G and Gil. [1] The idea behind it was conceived by Alex Christensen, to benefit charity to the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Foundation. Each artist took turns singing two lines from each verse, while all of the singers sang the chorus together. "Let the Music Heal Your Soul" reached number 36 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1998. [1] The song ranked number 73 on the 1998 year-end singles chart in Germany. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 76. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 18 April 2018.