Scandal'us (or Scandal'Us) were the winners of the Australian ''

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2'' in 2001 (successors of Bardot, the winners of the first Australian ''Popstars'' in 2000). They won an

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chart award for their No. 1 debut single " Me, Myself & I". Their second and final single, "

Make Me Crazy "Make Me Crazy" is the second and final single by Scandal'us from their debut album '' Startin' Somethin. It did not live up to the success of their debut single, " Me, Myself & I", only managing to debut and peak at No. 30 on the Australian ...

", only reached No. 30. Their debut album, ''

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'', debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The group disbanded in 2002.

Members

*Anna Belperio (from

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) *Jason Bird (from

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) *Simon Ditcham (from Hobart) * Tamara Jaber (from Sydney) *Daniela Scala (from

)

Solo releases

Tamara Jaber released two solo singles, " Ooh Ahh" and "

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" under the

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Tamara. Both reached the ARIA Top 30. Tamara was the only person signed to her radio personality ex-husband Kyle Sandilands's label King Kyle Records. He was criticised for promoting his girlfriend's single on his popular radio show. A solo album was meant for release but never eventuated. In 2008, Tamara sought a record deal in Los Angeles. Around 2003, Jason Bird recorded a single to be distributed through his dance workshop website. He performed the track on Channel Nine's ''

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'' show.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

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References

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