Tag

Tag was a British pop/dance trio from the '90s that consisted of keyboard programmer
Gareth Young and singer Treana Morris.

Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to Scotti Bros. Records.

In 1991, the duo released their only album "Contagious." It's unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.

They scored a minor pop hit with the song "The Way I Feel" which peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Their follow-up single "Love and Money" failed to make the charts at all and it seemed as if Tag faded into obscurity.

These days, it appears as if Treana is still active in the music business. She was a former member of the band Wire Daisies.

Gareth has produced and written music for various artists such as Danni Minogue, Appleton and Sugababes.

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Nia Peeples

Nia Peeples (born Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples on December 10, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is an actress and singer.

She is known for her roles on television as Nicole Chapman on "Fame," Karen Taylor Winters on "The Young and the Restless," Sydney Cooke on "Walker, Texas Ranger" and Pam Fields on "Pretty Little Liars."

In the '80s and early '90s, Nia scored moderate hits on the Billboard charts.

Nia and her family moved to West Covina, California as a child. When she was 8 years old, she began performing with her family, giving concerts for community groups & conventions and did dances of different cultures.

Nia attended West Covina High School where she was an "A" student and involved in the marching band, cheerleading, tumbling, volleyball, student government, choral singing and sang in a rock 'n roll band.

She attended UCLA on a music scholarship along with performing as Liberace's opening act in Las Vegas on the weekends.

Nia took one semester at UCLA as a voice major, dropped out of school and took three jobs in order to pay for acting lessons.

She studied singing with Gloria Rush and while attending Playhouse West, she learned the Sanford Meisner acting technique.

One day, Nia went to a rehearsal with a friend and was spotted by the producers who cast her in a play called "Music Shop" which lead to guest appearances on television shows such as "Hardcastle and McCormick" and "T.J. Hooker."

Nia earned her first starring role portraying a deaf girl in the 1981 HBO television movie "A Single Light." She later auditioned for and won the part of Nicole Chapman on "Fame." Nia stayed on the show until 1986.

During that same year, Nia made a music video entitled "All You Can Dream" which was made for the purposes of promoting the values of UCLA and appeared in the music video for Prince's song "Raspberry Beret." In 1987, Nia hosted the American version of "Top of the Pops" which only lasted a year.

In 1988, Nia released her debut album "Nothin' But Trouble" on Mercury Records which peaked at #97 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The first single from the album "Trouble" peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for a week in June of 1988, #2 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #71 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

The second single "High Time" peaked at #10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #31 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

The last single from the album "I Know How (To Make You Love Me)" peaked at #28 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

 In 1989, Nia appeared on the "Sing" movie soundtrack with the song "You Don't Have to Think Twice."

In 1991, Nia released her second self-titled debut album on Charisma Records. The album didn't appear to make the Billboard charts at all.

The first single from the album "Street of Dreams" peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, #24 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #73 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks.

The song became Nia's highest appearance on the Hot 100 and was featured in the 1992 movie "The Cutting Edge."

The second single "Kissing the Wind" peaked at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also managed to chart in Canada.

The last single from the album "Faces of Love" peaked at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song featured vocals from singer and then-husband Howard Hewett.

Nia hosted a short-lived dance variety TV show called "The Party Machine with Nia Peeples" which aired on the CBS network.

In 2007, Nia released the album "Songs of the Cinema" independently. The album is available on CD Baby and Rhapsody.com.

These days, Nia continues acting along with other various projects. She currently resides in Malibu, California with her husband Sam George and her two children: a son named Christopher (born in 1990) from her marriage to Howard Hewett and a daughter named Sienna (born in 1998) from her marriage to Lauro Chartrand.

In July of 2013, the family appeared on an episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap" in which Nia traded places with former teen singer Tiffany.

To see Nia's official Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/niapeeples

To see the music video for "Trouble," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4nq9WIYPiQ

To see the music video for "High Time," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opQktwXB71w

To see a fan-made video for "I Know How (To Make You Love Me)," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXVngI_qBho

To see the music video for "Street of Dreams," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwS8wlbKjM

To see the music video for "Kissing the Wind," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feovE-ylHRE

To see a fan-made video for "Faces of Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPrqW2li-F4

Amy Holland

Amy Holland (born Amy Boersma on August 15, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a pop-rock singer from the '80s. Her mother was country singer Esmereldy and her father was opera singer Harry Boersma.

She changed her last name to Holland (after the origin country of her ancestors) because she thought that it would make a better stage name.

In 1980, Amy released her self-titled debut album on Capitol Records. The album peaked at #146 on the Billboard 200.

It was produced by singer Michael McDonald (who would later become her husband).

Amy scored her biggest hit to date with the single "How Do I Survive" which peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The success of the song helped her earn a Grammy nomination for "Best New Artist" in 1981, but she did not win it.

Amy would often perform the song live on music television shows such as Japanese music show "Music Fair" and "Young Oh! Oh!"

In 1982, Amy was featured on rock singer Chris Christian's single "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing / You're All I Need To Get By" which managed to peak at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1983, Amy released her sophomore album "On Your Every Word." The album failed to make the Billboard 200 chart at all.

The single "Anytime You Want Me" managed to peak at #110 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. During that same year, Amy married Michael McDonald.

After the release of her second album, Amy went on to provide vocals for soundtracks to films such as "Scarface," "Night of the Comet," "Teen Wolf," "St. Elmo's Fire," "Square Dance," "The Lion of Africa" and "K-9."

Amy and Michael later had two children and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Not much was heard from Amy during the '90s and she had seemingly faded into obscurity, but the reason for her absence was due to a battle of breast cancer which she survived.

In 2008, Amy released her third album "The Journey to Miracle River" on Chonin Records.

These days, it appears if Amy is still active in the music business and according to her Facebook, she plans on making a new album.

To see Amy's official website, go to:
http://www.amyhollandmcdonald.com/

To see a fan-made video for "How Do I Survive," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey3M-4fFdgU

To see a fan-made video for "Anytime You Want Me," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yQNg-ZqjYs

Billie Piper

Billie Piper (born Leian Paul Piper on September 22, 1982 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a female English actress and former pop/dance singer from the late '90s/early '00s.

On April 25, 1983, her name was officially changed to Billie Paul Piper by her parents Paul Victor Piper and Mandy Kane Kent. She studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Billie began her career when she was selected to appear on the Saturday morning children's television show "Scratchy & Co."

She later landed a role in a TV commercial promoting pop magazine "Smash Hits." At the young age of 15, Billie was offered a record deal.

In June of 1998, Billie released her debut single "Because We Want To" which topped the U.K. Singles chart for a week in July of that same year. She became the youngest artist to ever debut at number one.

It also became the official song of the 1999 Women's World Cup. The song was also successful in Sweden, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and Canada.

In September of 1998, Billie released her second single "Girlfriend" which became her second number-one U.K. hit.

The song was also successful in New Zealand and moderately successful in Ireland, Sweden and Australia.

On October 19, 1998, Billie released her debut album "Honey to the B" which peaked at #14 on the U.K. Albums chart (and certified Platinum), #31 on the Australian Albums chart, #46 on the Japanese Albums chart, #3 on the New Zealand Albums chart (and certified 2x Platinum) and #56 on the Swedish Albums chart.

When the album was released in the U.S. a year later, it managed to peak at #17 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.

The third single from the album "She Wants You" peaked at #3 on the U.K. Singles chart. In the United States, the song peaked at #123 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #9 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The song was also moderately successful in New Zealand and Ireland. It received positive reviews from music critics and was featured in a Target commercial after it was released in the U.S.

Billie released a holiday single, a cover version of Wham!'s song "Last Christmas." It was recorded as a B-side to the "She Wants You" single. It was released as a CD single in limited areas of Europe and didn't make the charts in any country.

It was also released a promotional vinyl single in the U.K. It was limited to 500 copies and was unable to chart there.

The title song was released as the final single from the album. It managed to peak at #3 on the U.K. Singles chart and was also successful in New Zealand, Australia and Ireland.

At the 1998 "Smash Hits" Poll Winners' party, Billie was nominated for "Best New Act" and came in second. She became the first artist to win the "Princess of Pop" award.

In 1999, Billie was featured on the single "Thank ABBA For the Music" which also featured artists such as Tina Cousins, Steps, Cleopatra and B*Witched.

During that same year, Billie was nominated for two BRIT Awards and won two awards at the 1999 "Smash Hits" Poll Winners' party.

At the ceremony, Billie was reduced to tears as she was booed by fans of Richie Neville (a member of boy band Five that she was dating at the time).

Billie later started touring and releasing music in Asia. She also recorded a song to the soundtrack for "Pokémon: The First Movie" entitled "Makin' My Way (Any Way That I Can)."

During 2000, Billie began recording her second album and decided to release further records under her full name "Billie Piper."

In May of 2000, Billie released the lead single from her follow-up album "Day & Night." The song became Billie's third number-one hit on the U.K. Singles chart.

The song received positive reviews from music critics and was certified Silver. It was also moderately successful in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.

According to Billie's autobiography and from various sources, the single sold over a quarter of a million copies in the U.K. alone.

On July 12, 2000, Billie released her sophomore album "Walk of Life" which peaked at #14 on the U.K. Albums chart. It also charted moderately in New Zealand and Australia.

In September of that same year, the second single from the album "Something Deep Inside" was released. The song peaked at #4 on the U.K. Singles chart. The song managed to chart in New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland.

The title song was released as the last single from the album in December of 2000. The song managed to peak at #25 on the U.K. Singles chart and #66 on the Swiss Singles chart.

After the release of the single, Billie decided to retire from the music business.

On February 17, 2001, Billie appeared in court to testify against a woman named Juliet Peters who was later convicted of stalking and making numerous threats against Billie and her family. The woman received psychiatric treatment as part of her sentence.

According to Billie's autobiography, she was reluctant about the court case, but was pushed by her parents & record label.

She also stated in the book that this was the reason why "The Tide is High" was not released as a single.

In January of 2007, BBC 1 Radio DJ Chris Moyles began a campaign to get "Honey to the Bee" back into the Top 100 on download sales as a way of testing out new chart rules that favor download sales.

The campaign was successful and "Honey to the Bee" re-entered the U.K. Singles chart at #17 (eight years after the single was first released).

In 2005, Billie took on the role of Rose Tyler in the television series "Doctor Who."

From 2007 to 2011, she starred as Hannah Baxter in another television series "Diary of a Call Girl." She has appeared in numerous television shows, movies and stage productions.

These days, Billie continues to be active in the entertainment business as an actress.

To see the music video for "Because We Want To," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_XI_290cfw

To see the music video for "Girlfriend," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YECHW8BxqNg

To see the music video for "She Wants You," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8freofp6qQ

To see a fan-made video for "Last Christmas," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3fliDJgCA

To see the music video for "Honey to the Bee," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtT4MWzohRY

To see the music video for "Day & Night," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhz27-BCj9o

To see the music video for "Something Deep Inside," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLXVu_815E

To see the music video for "Walk of Life," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkRf7gDVT54

Stephanie Reach

Stephanie Reach was a female pop singer from the 80s. Not much information is given about her, but she was signed to MCA Records.

She provided backing vocals on albums by artists such as Teddy Pendergrass and Angela Bofill.

In 1985, Stephanie released her self-titled debut album. It's unknown how or if the album made the charts at all or if any singles were released from it.

Stephanie's last musical appearance to date was on the soundtrack to the 1989 film "Hero and the Terror."

After that, it seems as if she has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since.

To see a fan-made video for "Hold Me Tight," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpdGGeu6BYY

To see a fan-made video for "Show Me Your Love," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFLqGoMyRBk

Tre-O

Tre-O was a female pop/R&B trio from the late 90s. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to Epic Records.

In 1999, they released the single "Seventeen" which was featured on the soundtrack to the film "Music Of the Heart" which starred Meryl Streep, Gloria Estefan, Aidan Quinn & Angela Bassett.

It's unknown how or if the single was successful, but after that, it seemed as is Tre-O faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from them since.

To see a fan-made video for "Seventeen," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89P-poXpn70

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Waterlillies

Waterlillies were a male-female dance/electronica/pop/trip hop duo from the '90s that consisted of instrumentalist/producer Ray Carroll and singer Jill Alikas St. Thomas.

In 1992, the duo released their debut album "Envoluptuousity" on Sire Records. It's unknown how or if the album made any impact on the charts at all.

The only single released was "Tired of You." It's unknown how the song charted, but a music video was made for it.

In 1994, Waterlillies released their sophomore album "Tempted" which didn't appear to make the Billboard 200 at all.

The title song managed to peak at #4 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The second single, a remix of the song "Never Get Enough" by music producer Junior Vasquez topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for a week in April of 1995 and #40 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

After that, it seemed as if Waterlillies faded into obscurity.

These days, Jill is the head of the music department at the HSBAcademy in Nosara, Costa Rica. She has been in various music projects such as The Flower Sermon, Suicide Lounge, Lizard's Lounge and most recently Sonic Fleur.

Before working at the HSBAcademy, Jill worked in the United States as a teacher's aid for Kindergarten through 2nd grade with a focus on advanced reading & comprehension, & has also worked as a cheerleading and vocal coach for 15 years. She is also active in fundraising and coordinating events for eco-based initiatives.

Ray Carroll has produced music for artists such as Madonna and Depeche Mode, but nothing much has been heard from him since 2005.

To see the music video for "Tired of You," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5_5nZYN_NM

To see a fan-made video for "Never Get Enough," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KknOm1Xl_I

To see a fan-made video for "Tempted," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O28sWwsxW4c

Melissa Rowan

Melissa Rowan (born Beth Rowan Metzler in Mahopac, New York) is a former dance/pop singer from the 80s. She has been a songwriter since her high school years.

In 1988, Melissa released the single, "Somebody Like You" which appeared on the soundtrack to the Gregory Hines film, "Tap." It's unknown how or if the single made the charts.

Her follow-up single, "I Just Wanna Get Your Loving" was released, but once again, it's unknown how or if the single was successful.

Melissa published two songs: "As We Reminisce" and "Fear" which were released on the "Artist For a Cure" CD for the National Cystic Fibrosis "Great Strides Campaign" which became a number-one seller on CD Baby.

These days, Melissa (now Maggie Row) is a Christian/Inspirational music artist and two of her songs: "You Make Sense to Me" and "Did You Pray Today" made the Classic Rock and Top 10 Pop Religious charts respectively.

As of 2007, Maggie has been working on a Christian music album, but nothing much has been heard about it since.

To see Maggie Row's Broadjam.com profile, go to:
http://www.broadjam.com/maggierow


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Roni Griffith

Roni Griffith (from Bloomington, Indiana) was a female dance/pop singer from the '80s.

She was an original member of King Creole and the Coconuts before going solo, signing with Vanguard Records. Roni resided in New York from the age of 19 to 23 years old.

In 1980, Roni's first solo single, "Mondo Man" peaked at #36 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

A year later, Roni's second single, "I Want Your Lovin'/Desire" peaked at #30 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

In 1982, Roni released her self-titled solo album on Vanguard Records. It's unknown how or if the album made the charts.

Roni scored a hit with the single, "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up" which peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

In the U.K., the single managed to peak at #63 on the U.K. Singles chart. She also appeared in the first national Clairol commercial shot in 35 mm film for "Nice 'n Easy."

Just as Roni's first music video was about to launch on MTV, she decided to leave the secular music scene based on her morals and values as a Christian.

In 1983, she pursued a career in the Christian Contemporary music genre. She appeared on "The 700 Club" and appeared numerous times in her hometown newspaper, "The Herald Times."

In 1994, Roni became a professional photographer and opened her own talented production company, Integrity Productions.

She has been working as one of Indiana's most renowned photographers for over 10 years.

In 2005, Roni released a Christian Contemporary album entitled "Only You" which is available on CD Baby.

These days, Roni continues to work as a photographer.

To see the Facebook page for Roni's photography business, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Integrity-Productions-Roni-Griffith-Photography/67421259515

To see a fan-made video for "Mondo Man," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfLbP-uF7Os

To see a fan-made video for "Desire," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO48LxfZP-s

To see a fan-made video for "I Want Your Lovin'," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQBL7pEQI7c

To see a fan-made video for "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lk_VnwMoeU

Maria Vidal

Maria Vidal (born Maria Elena Fernandez-Vidal on August 1, 1960) is a female pop/rock singer from the 80s.

She was a former member of producer/songwriter Desmond Child's girl group, Rouge. The group released two albums in the late-70s and scored a disco hit with the song, "Our Love is Insane."

After the group broke up, Maria provided backing vocals for artists such as Paul Stanley, Ellen Foley, and Jenny Burton. In 1984, she was asked to record the theme song for the movie, "Body Rock" starring Lorenzo Lamas.

Even though the movie flopped, the title song became a hit, peaking at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In the U.K., the song managed to peak at #11 on the U.K. Singles chart.

Maria was working on an album with music producer, Jellybean, but it ended up being shelved. After that, she went back to doing session work and songwriting for various artists such as Stevie Nicks and John Waite.

In 1985, she appeared in the Jim Carrey movie "Once Bitten" as a member of a high school band and provided two songs to the movie's soundtrack.

In 1987, A&M Records decided to sign Maria for an album deal and during that same year, she released her self-titled debut album.

The first single, "Do Me Right" was produced by Desmond Child, but didn't make the Billboard charts at all.

A second promo single, "House of Love" flopped and Maria was dropped from her record label. Despite that, she managed to maintain close ties with Desmond and producers Robbie Seidman & Rick Nowels (whom she later married).

Maria went back to session singing and songwriting for artists such as Julie Brown, Belinda Carlisle, Gregg Alexander, Ace of Base, Cher, Alice Cooper, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, and the Real McCoy.

In 2009, she released her second album, "Living in Radical Radiance" which is available through her website. 

These days, Maria still appears to be active in the music business, most recently providing vocals on Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die" album and Ronan Keating's "Fires" album in 2012.

To see Maria's website, go to:
http://mariavidal.net/

To see the music video for "Body Rock," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX3bG4hcU-g

To see a fan-made video for "Do Me Right," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJQhXfVyqk

To see a fan-made video for "House of Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Br_h8ga7s