3 of a Kind were a

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act, best known for their 2004 number one hit single, " Baby Cakes". Its members were Liana Caruana (a.k.a. Miz Tipzta), Nicholas Gallante (a.k.a. MC Devine) and Marc Portelli. Marc and Liana met the day they recorded "Baby Cakes".

Career

2004: "Baby Cakes"

"Baby Cakes" went straight to number 1 on the

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/ref> and to number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It also just crept onto the Eurochart Hot 100 charting at number 91. The song also charted in

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and Sweden. 3 of a Kind never released a follow-up to "Baby Cakes", making them one-hit wonders in the UK. A potential follow-up track, "Wink One Eye", was put forward as the second single, but was pulled from the new release listings and never re-scheduled.

2014–present

Nicholas Gallante appeared on ''

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'' in November 2014, as part of the "Identity Parade" round and it was revealed he is now a party planner.

Discography

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:3 of a Kind Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups disestablished in 2004 British musical trios UK garage groups Relentless Records artists