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The Groove Kings are a Canadian band from Montreal consisting of Irene Marc (lead singer), and Howard Forman. Marc and Forman founded the band in 1992; they have released three albums and their CDs produced top-40 and top- 20 hits through the 1990s. [1] [2]
The Groove Kings formed in 1992 and released their first self-titled album in 1993. The album was released in Canada by the label Virtual Music, then in 1994 in Australia by Opulent Music. [3] The single from this album was ""Everybody Knows". [4]
In 1994, the band released their second album, Into the Groove Age, on Wise To You Music. [5] The single "Tell Me" appeared on the RPM Top Singles and Adult Contemporary charts regularly during 1994 and 1995. [6] [7]
In November 2009, their third full-length album Blood Red was released by the UK's North Star Music Publishing. [8] [9] [10]
On April 23, 2010 Groove Kings were voted Group/Duo of the Year at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. [11] Forman had been nominated for Best Original Composition, Marc had been nominated Female Vocalist of the Year, and Blood Red had been nominated Album of the Year. [12]
Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 1990. They have released seven studio albums, with their album The Greyest of Blue Skies bringing them into the mainstream. Their 2003 self-titled album achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada, largely from the success of the single "One Thing", which marked the band's first placing on the US Hot 100 Chart at number 16. Their 2007 album, Them vs. You vs. Me launched the single "Paralyzer", which went on to top the Canadian Hot 100 and both US rock charts, as well as reaching No. 6 on the US Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Australian Singles Chart. They won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2008. The same album was later certified gold in the US and multi-platinum in Canada. They released their sixth studio album, Life Turns Electric, on October 5, 2010; it was nominated as Best Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011. Five Crooked Lines, their 7th studio album, was released in 2015. Between 1995 and 2016, Finger Eleven was among the top 75 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 25 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada.
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