Mariama Goodman (born 25 December 1977) is an English dancer and singer who is currently a member of girl group

Honeyz The Honeyz are a British R&B girl group, composed of members Celena Cherry and Mariama Goodman. The group had five UK top 10 hits between 1998 and 2000, with "Finally Found" (1998), " End of the Line" (1998), " Love of a Lifetime" (1999), "Ne ...

. She is also known for being a former member of the girl group

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Biography

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Goodman began her pop career in 1996 signed to

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in the United States with

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. The group had the same management as, and toured regularly with, 'N Sync and the

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. The group disbanded in 2000 but reunited (without Goodman) in 2013.

Honeyz

When Solid HarmoniE split, Goodman returned to the UK and was invited to join the

alongside

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and Naima Belkhiati. Former member Heavenli Abdi had left the Honeyz after two singles. The album '' Wonder No. 8'' went gold and spawned five top ten singles: "

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", "

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", " Love of a Lifetime", " End of the Line" and "

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". At the Maxim Awards in 2000, they won the prize for Best British Girl Band and were also nominated in that year's BRIT and

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. Heavenli Abdi returned to the Honeyz when Goodman left and they released two more singles which charted at number 24 and 28. The band then split. Despite Celena Cherry insisting in 2009 that there was "zero" chance of Honeyz getting back together, it was confirmed in October 2012 that Honeyz would be reuniting for ''

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'' documentary on

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in January 2013. Although Belkhiati was in the original lineup, she decided not to take part in the reformation, so Goodman took her place. The series began airing on 31 January 2013 and followed the group rehearsing for two weeks ahead of one major comeback performance at the London

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on 26 February 2013. The bands also went on an arena tour.

Non-musical career

Goodman moved to the United States for two years, and when she returned to the UK she began her training in

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. She graduated with a First Class Honours degree and is working as a

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Personal life

She has a daughter, born in 2011. Mariama married actor

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on 20 August 2014. The couple had a son in 2016.

References

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