Aishah and The Fan Club, better known as The Fan Club or just Fan Club, were a

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-based singing group in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group released their first album ''Sensation'' in 1988, which spawned three top-20 singles in the

and

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n charts, "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me" – the latter being a remake of a

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song of the same name. Their second album, titled '' Respect the Beat'', also produced three hit singles, including "I Feel Love" and "I Never Gave Up on You", and the band's only single to make the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Charts – "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The remixes for this song were among the most played dance tunes in clubs at the time. The group was formed while

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was in New Zealand studying in the late 1980s. She was spotted by the other members of the group, and asked to join the band. Besides Aishah who sang lead vocals, the other members included

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on guitar and programming, Dave Larsen on drums, Glenn Peters on bass, Malcolm Smith on keyboards, and Hazri Yutim on second keyboard/synthesiser. Malcolm and Paul were also the main songwriters for the group. The band won the International Artist of the Year at the 1991 New Zealand Music Awards. Aishah remains popular in

and has released music in the

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, while also entering Malaysian politics.

also lives in

where he became one of the judges of the reality TV singing competitions ''

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References