The 411 | |
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| Also known as | Sunshyne |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Labels | Sony |
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| Website | Official website |
The 411 are an English girl group comprising Carolyn Owlett, Tisha Martin and Tanya Bryson. The group was formed in late 2002 after Martin and Bryson sang backing vocals on Lemar's version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together". The 411 took its name from the Mary J. Blige album What's the 411? (1992).[1] The group released one studio album, Between the Sheets, and three top-forty singles before disbanding for the first time in 2005.
The 411 was reformed in 2007 with a new name, Sunshyne, with two new members after Furlonger left a few months before. The band soon changed back to its original name and Furlonger was replaced by Nuala Farrelly, who was a member of Sunshyne. Martin announced in 2008 on her own personal Myspace account that the band had yet again split up but still remained friends and that it would possibly release new material in the near future.
On 6 December 2021, it was announced that the 411 would reunite, originally for a one-off gig at Mighty Hoopla in June 2022 until the group added more gigs for the summer.[2] Furlonger left the group for a second time in July 2022, owing to her busy schedule as a backing vocalist.