Clea (band)
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| Clea | |
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| Origin |  Northampton, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop, dance, Europop |
| Years active | 2002–2006 |
| Label(s) | 1967 Records (2002–2004) Upside Records (2004-2006) |
| Members | |
| Emma Beard Aimee Kearsley |
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| Former members | |
| Chloe Staines (2002–2004) Lynsey Brown (2002–2006) |
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Clea were an English girl group whose members met on the television show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. Chloe Staines, Lynsey Brown, Emma Beard, and Aimee Kearsley, decided to form a band after they were voted off the series. The name 'Clea' is ann acronym of the first letter of each member's forename.
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[edit] History
They initially had a management contract and record deal with Warner offshoot 1967 Records and released their first single, Download It, in 2003—it entered the charts at number 21 and the band spent the remainder of the year playing small concerts in the United Kingdom.
In February 2004, the band released their second single, "Stuck In The Middle" which reached number 23 in the UK charts. They continued playing, including appearances at Soccer 6 in Liverpool and Reading. In May of that year, Chloe Staines left the band, for reasons which are unclear. Clea's album, Identity Crisis was released in Russia, Eastern Europe and in certain countries in Asia. In these regions, the band had seen some moderate interest; however, due to a lack of success, they were dropped from 1967 Records in late 2004. Clea are now managed by Upside Management and are releasing music independently.
In September 2005, Clea collaborated with production group Da Playaz to release a single, named We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off a dance remake of the Narada Michael Walden song made famous by Jermaine Stewart. This single reached number 35 on the UK charts. Lucky Like That is the bands fourth single and was released in June 2006. The single placed at number 55 on the UK Charts. Trinity, Clea's second album (but first UK album) was released on July 3 on Upside Records, and charted at #258. Lynsey Brown left the band in November 2006. They then release the double a-side single Stuck In The Middle/I Surrender in Europe and toured Asia in 2007.
Aimee and Emma have now moved onto a new dance duo project called LoveShy, therefore leaving Clea behind.
[edit] After Clea
Chloe Staines is now living in Canada and she's also married, she's working on a solo project and has 3 tracks up on her MySpace under her new name Chloe Morgan. After she left Clea, she appeared on The X Factor with a new group called Fierce in the first series but did not get through the first round.
Lynsey Brown has pursued a different career.
Aimee and Emma are a new dance music duo called LoveShy.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Identity Crisis (2003)
- Trinity (2006 - UK #258)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | UK | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Download It" | 21 | Identity Crisis |
| 2004 | "Stuck in the Middle" | 23 | |
| 2005 | "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (with Da Playaz) | 35 | Trinity |
| 2006 | "Lucky Like That" | 55 | |
| 2006 | "Stuck in the Middle" / "I Surrender" | - |
