Mynt is a

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act from

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. The co-ed quintet is made up of DJ/producer/remixers Albert Castillo and Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan, male vocalist Joseph Murena, and female vocalists Marisol Angelique-Solorzano and

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Career

Beginnings

Prior to forming the act, Castillo had done club mixes and productions, Rich Pangilinan was also a remixer and DJ for radio station,

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, Sozzi had two hits on the

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chart, "Feelin' Me"(#4/2001) and "We Get Together"(Credited as HQ2/Hex Hextor Presents Kim Sozzi, #18/2002), Angelique-Solorzano did background vocal work and Murena was a semi-finalist on

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Not another "Faceless/Production" act

While some dance pundits think that this might be just another "faceless DJ/production" act, the members dispel that theory, saying that they were inspired by early 1990s acts such as

Deee-lite Deee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City. The group's best-known single is "Groove Is in the Heart", which was released in 1990 from their debut studio album ''World Clique'' (1990), and was a top-ten hit in ...

and

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and they want to share, in their own words, "unique blend of the American Club culture with an alternative rock twist". All the members of the band (before

's departure) are prominently featured on the album's sleeve.m

Discography

Albums

*2005 – "''

Still Not Sorry ''Still Not Sorry'' is the debut album by the New York trio MYNT. The album did not appear on any of the Billboard charts, though their first single "How Did You Know" peaked at #3 in the Hot Dance Airplay chart and #97 ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Fol ...

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Singles

*''How Did You Know'' June 1, 2004 *''Stay'' (Kim Sozzi single) March 8, 2005 *''Back in Love'' August 9, 2005 *''Still Not Sorry'' October 11, 2005 *''You're the Only One'' April 11, 2006

Chart history

In 2004 the act transformed a cover of

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's "How Did You Know" into a number three smash hit single on the

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chart that stayed on the charts for months. The song achieved some crossover success on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart peaking at #97. It was later followed by "Stay" (an original composition), which went top 5 on the

chart in 2005. Both tracks were credited as "MYNT Featuring Kim Sozzi". In October 2005, they released their first full-length CD (''

'') and their third single "Still Not Sorry", with Angelique-Solorzano on vocals. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mynt American dance music groups American disco musicians American pop music groups American disco groups