Alisha's Attic were an English pop duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters Shelly McErlaine (born Poole) and

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, born in

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and

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respectively. Their father is Brian Poole of 1960s group

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History

Karen and Shelly released their first single, "Sugar Daddy", as Keren & Chelle icin 1988, but it failed to chart. Their chart career began with the release of their debut single " I Am, I Feel", which quickly became a radio and chart hit in the UK. This was followed in November 1996 by their entirely self-written debut album '' Alisha Rules the World''. The platinum selling album was produced by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and spawned four top 15 UK hits and substantial success in Europe and Japan. They were nominated for a 1997

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for Best Newcomer, and also nominated that year for an

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for the best lyrical and melodic composition. In July 1997, the band played at the first

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festival. They also toured with INXS, and supported Jon Bon Jovi as well as their own headline tours throughout the late nineties. Alisha's Attic went on to release two more albums, '' Illumina'' (silver in the UK) which produced the singles "The Incidentals", "Wish I Were You" and "Barbarella", and the critically acclaimed album ''The House We Built'', a mostly live album recorded with

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in Mendocino, USA. The two singles from this album were "Pretender Got My Heart" (which was featured in the film ''

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'') and "Push It All Aside". Both of these singles featured videos made by

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. The group released one more album in Japan - ''Japanese Dream'' - before they went their separate ways in 2004. Both members went on to become successful songwriters, writing for artists such as Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue,

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and

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. Shelly is also in the band

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Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Other songs

* A

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's " Still Life" for the 1996 charity album by ChildLine. * A cover of

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' " He's a Rebel" for the 1997 film '' Bean''.

References

External links

Official Alisha's Attic website
(offline) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alishas Attic Sibling musical duos English pop music duos English pop girl groups Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Universal Records artists Mercury Records artists 1996 establishments in England 2001 disestablishments in England