Fierce

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Fierce
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active1998–2000
Labels Wildstar
Past members
  • Chantel Alleyne
  • Aisha Peters
  • Sabrina Weathers

Fierce were a British three-piece, all girl R&B group. They were signed to Colin Lester and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar Records, and scored four hit singles on the UK Singles Chart in 1999 and 2000. [1] The biggest of the hits, "Sweet Love 2K", is a cover of the Anita Baker song "Sweet Love".

Contents

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[2] [3]
UK R&B
[4]
Right Here Right Now278

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[2]
UK R&B
[5] [6] [7]
"Right Here Right Now"199925Right Here Right Now
"Dayz Like That"112
"So Long"154
"Sweet Love 2K"1200032
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  • 1 The version of "Sweet Love" that features on Fierce's album Right Here Right Now was produced by Jeremy Wheatley and Magnus Fiennes. The single version was re-titled "Sweet Love 2K" and was produced by Stargate.

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References

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