The actress that played Jackie Clunes in the series "Hotel Babylon" was part of what short-lived pop duo?
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Jackson Mendoza Jackson Mendoza were a short-lived Australian pop duo consisting of sisters, Natalie (born 1978) and Rebecca Jackson Mendoza (born 1973). Jackson Mendoza's debut single, "Venus or Mars", was the first song penned by music production team, the Matrix. "Venus or Mars" was released in October 1999, spent ten weeks on the top 50 of the ARIA Singles Chart, which peaked at No. 24. It reached No. 31 in New Zealand. Their follow-up single, "Ordinary Girl" (August 2000), also reached No. 24 in Australia but did not peak in the top 50 in New Zealand. The group disbanded soon after with both members pursuing acting careers.
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Natalie Mendoza Natalie Jackson Mendoza (born 12 August 1978) is an Australian actress and musician. She is best known for her role as one of the main characters, Jackie Clunes in the British drama series "Hotel Babylon" and as tough girl Juno in the acclaimed horror thriller "The Descent", as well as its sequel, "The Descent Part 2". She was playing Arachne in the Broadway musical "" but was forced to leave the show due to a work-related injury.
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Allstars (band) Allstars (stylised allSTARS*) are a former British pop group, who were active between 2001 and 2002, achieving some chart success in the UK. Consisting of Sam Bloom, Thaila Zucchi, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Rebecca Hunter and Sandi Lee Hughes (the initial letters of the band members' names making up the "stars" of in the name of their group), they were probably best noted for having their own television show, "STARStreet*", on CITV between 2001 and 2002.
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The Pearls The Pearls were a 1970s girl vocal duo from Liverpool, England, featuring Lyn Cornell and Ann Simmons (née O'Brien). They released a total of 12 singles, the most successful being "Guilty", which reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1974.
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TV2 Stars TV2 Stars is a one-off collection of New Zealand celebrities who appeared on programmes featured in TV2 in 2000. Together they sang a rendition of Sonny & Cher's I Got You Babe, renamed I Got 2 Babe.
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Betty Clooney Betty Clooney (April 12, 1929 – August 5, 1976) was an American singer, TV presenter and pioneer who briefly rose to fame in the 1950s with sister Rosemary Clooney. She led a very brief solo career, with songs like "Kiki" and "You're All I See". She married actor and musician Pupi Campo in 1955, and they had several children.
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Sonny &amp; Cher Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector.
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The Communards The Communards were a British pop duo active from 1985 to 1988. They are most famous for their cover versions of "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Never Can Say Goodbye".
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Dinah Shore Dinah Shore (born Fannye Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era, but achieved even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series of variety programs for Chevrolet.
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Elite Hotel Elite Hotel is an album by country music artist Emmylou Harris, released in 1975. "Elite Hotel" was Harris' second album to be released in 1975, preceded by the widely acclaimed "Pieces of the Sky", "Elite Hotel" surpassed it on the Billboard Music Charts, becoming Harris' first #1 country album. The album yielded two #1 country singles: "Together Again" and Harris' version of the Patsy Cline hit "Sweet Dreams", and "One of These Days" made it to the #3 spot. A performance of The Beatles's "Here, There and Everywhere" entered the pop charts at #65. Harris' eclectic musical tastes were reflected in her choice of material by Hank Williams, The Beatles, Gram Parsons and Buck Owens.
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Jackie Sato Naoko Satō (佐藤尚子 , "Satō Naoko" , October 30, 1957 – August 9, 1999) , better known as Jackie Sato (ジャッキー佐藤 , "Jakkī Satō" ) was a professional wrestler from Yokohama, Japan. In the 1970s, while wrestling for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW), she formed the tag team, the Beauty Pair, with Maki Ueda. Following in the steps of Mach Fumiake, the Beauty Pair was part of an important shift in the culture of Japanese women's wrestling, attracting more female fans by becoming pop icons. In their mainstream success, Satō and Ueda paved the way for the even more popular team, the Crush Gals, of the 1980s.
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Popular beat combo Popular beat combo as a synonym for "pop group" is a cliché phrase within British culture. It may also be used more specifically to refer to The Beatles, or other purveyors of beat music.
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The Carpenters The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950-1983) and Richard Carpenter (b. 1946). Producing a distinctively soft musical style, which combined Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's arranging and composition skills, they became one of the best-selling music artists of all time. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, 31 singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series.
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Josephine Douglas Josephine Douglas (born 6 October 1926 – 12 July 1988) was a British actress. She was the co-producer and co-host of Britain's first pop chart television show, "Six-Five Special", during 1957-58.
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Sheer Elegance Sheer Elegance was a British pop/soul trio, comprising Dennis Robinson, Bev Gordon (ex-Earthquake, aka Little Henry) and Herbie Watkins, who appeared on the British television talent show "New Faces" in 1975. Their first single, "Going Downtown", was a flop, but their second single, "Milky Way", reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart early in 1976. The follow-up, "Life Is Too Short Girl", was more successful, reaching number 9 and spending nine weeks in the chart. Their final hit was "It's Temptation" which reached number 41 in the same year. The following release, "Dance The Night Away", failed to chart in 1977. Their only album was titled "Sheer Elegance".
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Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series that aired for two seasons on HBO. They used to refer to themselves as "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", but now speak of themselves as "the almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand."
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Jackie Burns Jackie Burns is an American actress working in musical theater.
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Blonds (band) Blonds (often stylized as BLONDS) were an American indie pop duo formed in 2011 in Treasure Coast, Florida, consisting of Jordy Asher and Cari Rae.
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Spazzys The Spazzys are an all-girl pop punk trio formed in 2000 by twins Kat Spazzy on guitar and lead vocals, and Lucy Spazzy on bass guitar and vocals, with their school mate, Ally Spazzy (a.k.a. Alice McNamara) on drums and vocals. Their cover version of "My Boyfriend's Back" (February 2005) peaked at number 24 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
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Helen Ramsay Helen Ramsay (born April 25, 1931 in Bedford, Massachusetts) is an American singer and entertainer. She is best known for being in the Lawrence Welk group "The Champagne Ladies" from 1947 to 1949, before being replaced by Roberta Linn.
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My Crazy Girlfriend My Crazy Girlfriend is an American pop and hip hop band from Los Angeles, California composed of Myah Marie, Cosmo Douglas and fraternal twins Bennett & Justyn Armstrong.
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Smash (Russian band) Smash!! (in Russian: СМЭШ!!) was a Russian pop duo formed in 2000 which consisted of members Sergey Lazarev and Vlad Topalov. They sang mainly in English, and released their music in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. They were most popular among teenagers in Russia and Southeast Asia. The band split up in 2006.