Sugar Jones

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Sugar Jones
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Pop, R&B
Years active2000–2003
LabelsLone Eagle Entertainment, Universal
MembersMirella Dell'Aquila
Julie Crochetière
Andrea Henry
Sahara MacDonald
Maiko Watson

Sugar Jones was a Canadian all-female pop group created on the first season of the Canadian version of Popstars in 2001. It consisted of five members chosen from thousands of contestants who auditioned all over Canada in hopes of gaining a spot in the group. In 2001, they released their debut and only album, which was self-titled, in the summer of 2001, that featured the singles "Days Like That" (a cover of the Fierce song) and "How Much Longer", both which were hits on Canadian radio in 2001. Sugar Jones studio album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. After mostly local Canadian success, the group set their sights for the UK market. However, this venture saw little to no success, and Sugar Jones would ultimately disband in 2003.

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History

Sugar Jones was formed on the television show Popstars . The show had 4,000 entrees that was narrowed down to 75. After two call-backs, it was narrowed down to 25 members. The final winners were Maiko Watson, Sahara MacDonald, Andrea Henry, Julie Crochetière, and Mirella Dell'Aquila. The members of the group moved to Toronto in October 2000 to live in an apartment together, while the shown only began airing in February 2001. The members had to hide and not be seen together to avoid spoiling the results of the program. [1]

The group's debut single was "Days Like That", which peaked at No. 7 on Canada's Contemporary Hit Radio chart. [2] Their second single, "How Much Longer", peaked at No. 5 on Canada's Airplay chart. [3] Their debut album went platinum in Canada. [1]

In 2002, Maiko Watson left Sugar Jones to sing backup for her husband, musician Remy Shand, and the group continued as a foursome. [4]

The group had disbanded by 2003. [5]

After disbanding

After disbanding, each member pursued various interests, with Julie and Andrea both releasing solo albums in 2008.

Julie has since married and has 2 children, as well as shifted careers to interior design and home renovation, starting a home renovation company with her husband.

Andrea continues to work in music as an administrator in arts & event services.

Sahara MacDonald released an album independently and starred in several theatre productions, including Toronto's production of We Will Rock You . She is now a yoga instructor.

Maiko Watson released her solo album, Sweet Vibration, in 2009, which received Best Urban Album at the 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards. In 2021, she was featured on the CBC series Murdoch Mysteries as Mary Suddon. She married in 2018, is now known as Maiko Munroe and also in the profession of Real Estate.

Mirella became a secretary at West Island College in her hometown of Montreal and is married to Anthony De Luca, with whom she has two sons. She is still somewhat active in music, mostly live performance, and has worked in the hotel industry. She is now a secretary on the school board in Quebec.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
Sugar Jones 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
2001"Days Like That"1Sugar Jones
"How Much Longer"5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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References

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  2. ↑ "Cross Canada Countdown" (PDF). CrossCanadaCountdown.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Hits Charts (Airplay): Top 100 singles".
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