Sequal was an American
Latin freestyle
Freestyle music, also called Latin freestyle or Latin hip-hop ''( sic)'' is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area and Philadelphia, primarily among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the 1980s. ...
female duo from Miami, composed of Angie Vollaro and
Maria Christensen. The duo was founded in 1984 by producer
Lewis A. Martineé. The name-sake ''Sequal'', was to be the follow-up band to the immense popularity set forth by his first incarnation known as the group
Exposé.
Career
The group's first releases in 1985–86; "It's Not Too Late", "Stand By" and "She Don't Want You", were on Jose Armada Jr.'s primary independent label Joey Boy Records in Miami and became club smash hits.
In 1988, with the success of their club hits, the group was signed with major label Capitol/EMI Records, releasing its only
self-titled album, which had a plethora of producers, including
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. SAW is considere ...
("Tell Him I Called"),
Kurtis Mantronik
Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is a Jamaican-born hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. He was the leader, DJ, and keyboardist of the in ...
("Tell the Truth"),
Michael Morejon, and Martineé. Neither the album nor the singles hit the pop charts, although some singles did become club hits.
The group split in 1990, and Christensen later formed the group
3rd Party
3rd Party was an American three-member dance-pop group that released one album in 1997. They are best known for their ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charting dance hits "Can U Feel It" and "Love Is Alive".
Background
Lead singer Maria Christensen was ...
in the late 1990s; that group's major claim to fame was the song "
Waiting for Tonight
"Waiting for Tonight" is a song written by Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. It was originally recorded by Christensen's girl group 3rd Party for their debut studio album, ''Alive (3rd Party album), Alive'' (1997). Two years ...
", which
Jennifer Lopez covered on her debut album.
In 2008, the duo reunited and released the song "My Love for You", available on
iTunes.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Sequal'' (1988, reissued 2012)
Singles
* "It's Not Too Late" (1985)
* "She Don't Want You" (1986)
* "Stand By" (1986)
* "
I'm Over You" (1988) (US Dance #11)
* "Tell Him I Called" (1988)
* "Tell the Truth" (1988) (US Dance #9)
* "Brand New Love" (1989)
* "My Love for You" (2008)
* "There's More to Love" - appears on ''Freestyle Miami Style Vol. 3''
External links
Official Myspace
American dance music groups
American freestyle music groups
Capitol Records artists
American Latin musical groups
American dance girl groups
American musical duos
Musical groups from Miami
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