Tymes 4 were a four-piece girl band from

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. They released two

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s and three

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History

Their first single was "Bodyrock", released in August 2001 in the

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. It was promoted around the UK, appearing on different television shows and with Tymes 4 doing a mini tour around selected schools. The track reached #23 in the

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, with a three-week residence. Their second single was "She Got Game" and featured on

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's '' Children in Need'' show, ''

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'', '' The Saturday Show'' and ''

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''. This was also a

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hit in the

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and pursue an

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career. They found another member called Leah Tribe, and they got back to work. In mid-2002 they re-released their debut single "Bodyrock" in

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with a new cover and new

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es. One of the remixes called "Bodyrock" (Full Crew R'N'B Remix) had different

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than the original. The re-release was a flop and did not

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. The band returned in April 2003 with a new single "Hooked", co-written by band member Taymah Gaye, and released later that month after promotion campaign in the

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. Tymes 4 appeared on ''

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'' and ''Box Fresh'', and reached #69 in the Netherlands. Their debut album ''4 Story'' followed, and they concentrated on the

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market, where they signed a

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with

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. In January 2005 their second album, ''The Covers'', appeared which featured

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s of various contemporary artists tracks, including

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(" Always Be My Baby"),

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") and Cyndi Lauper (" Time After Time"). The band then split; former member Holly James performed guest vocals on Jason Nevins' " I'm in Heaven", which entered the UK Singles Chart at #9. More recently, Melissa Garrick performed guest vocals on

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's "Moving Too Fast" in 2006, which reached #23 in the UK. Taymah Gaye has retired from the

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and has given birth to a child, while Leah Tribe and Natalie Edwards have also moved on. 2016 Their debut album "4 Story" originally released in some European countries and Asia will finally be released in the UK on 8 July 2016, 13 years since original release in 2003 onto iTunes with bonus tracks.

References

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