Love and Sas

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Love and Sas
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Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres R&B, funk, hip hop
Years active1991 (1991)–1993 (1993)
Labels
Members Lovena Fox
Saskia Garel

Love and Sas were a Canadian R&B, funk and rap influenced pop group composed of singers Lovena Fox [1] and Saskia Garel. [2] The pair released several singles which became Top 40 hits on Canadian pop charts [3] and won two Juno awards. [4]

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History

Fox and Garel were brought together in 1991 by Richie Mayer and record producer David Bendeth, who at the time worked for BMG Canada. Fox, who had worked in musical theatre and as a back-up singer for Bon Jovi, The Payolas, and Colin James, became the lead singer. Garel was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Toronto at the age of six. A winner of the Oscar Peterson Award, she had jazz and classical voice training at Claude Watson School of the Arts, The Royal Conservatory of Music and York University. [5]

The two, compared by Jam! Showbiz [5] to American female rappers Salt-N-Pepa, released their first album Call My Name in 1991 [6]

The album spawned the singles "I Don't Need Yo' Kiss" and "Call My Name". "Don't Stop Now" and "Once in a Lifetime". Sas's rap in "I Don't Need Yo' Kiss" was one of the first Canadian female rap performances.

A second album, Once in a Lifetime, was released in 1992. The two albums each won a Juno award for 'Best R&B Recording'. [5] [7]

The duo toured Canada, U.S., and the UK, but disbanded in the summer of 1993.

Discography

Albums

Filmography

Music videos

YearSong titlesArtistNotes
1992"I Don't Need Yo Kiss"Love and SasRevolver Productions
"Don't Stop Now"Love and SasDebra Samuel Productions
"Call My Name"Love and SasRevolver Productions
"Not Giving You Up"Love and SasRevolver Productions

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1992"Call My Name" Juno Awards Best R&B/Soul Recording Won
"I Don't Need Yo Kiss" Juno Awards Best Dance Recording Nominated
"Don't Stop Now"Muchmusic Awards Best Dance Video [8] Nominated
1993"Once In A Lifetime" Juno Awards Best R&B/Soul Recording Won

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