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The original incarnation of En Vogue was conceptualised by the production duo of Denzil Foster and Tony McElroy, who envisioned the group as a modern take on the girl groups of the 1950’s and 60’s. Legends like The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes and Martha and the Vandella’s were their inspiration and in 1988, the duo held auditions to find female performers who had the right mix of intelligence, looks and talent to be true stars. As a result of those auditions they found Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, and Dawn Robinson, and true to their inspirations, Foster and McElroy were originally going to feature Jones, Herron and Robinson as a trio.
However, Foster and McElroy still had a few singers left to audition, and Terry Ellis was one of the final candidates to do so. Although they thought they’d found their band, Foster and McElroy were so impressed that they felt compelled to add her to what would become the classic En Vogue line-up, making them a quartet. After first toying with the name For You, the nascent group then became Vogue. However, after finding that another group had claimed that name, they changed it to En Vogue and set to work on the band’s debut album in 1989. Recording began in August of the same year, and was released in April the following year, but few could possibly predict its success.
Their first single, “Hold On”, was released in February 1990 and was an enormous hit right off the bat, hitting number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and going into the top five of the U.K singles chart. This generated a mountain of hype surrounding their debut album, so “Born To Sing” was released in April 1990 and hit a respectable number 21 in the Billboard 200, eventually going platinum before the year was out. The band were massively acclaimed as well, with “Hold On” netting the band a Billboard Award and a Soul Train award for R&B Single of the year and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
The mid-90’s continued to be very, very kind to the group, with both their follow up records, 1992’s “Funky Divas”, and 1997’s “EV3” hitting the top twenty of the Billboard 200 and giving the band enormous hit singles in the form of “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)”, and “Don’t Let Go (Love)”. However not all was well in the band, and Robinson left in 1997 after contractual disputes, and even after going platinum “EV3” under-performed commercially, and an entire tour was cancelled due to poor ticket sales. However, even at their lowest point they were still able to command some serious respect, going on to work with Stevie Wonder and Prince in 2005 alone.
Since then, the band have still been performing live as a trio, with Ellis and Herron from the original line-up being backed up by new recruit Rhona Bennett. All three of them are consummate professionals able to put on one hell of a show in their own right, and when they combine their efforts with En Vogue’s utterly astonishing back catalogue, it can make for one hell of a live show. They’re originals and inspirations in equal measure, and for that, they come highly recommended.
Live-Bewertungen
I have had the honour and privilege of seeing En Vogue live, on several occasions.
The all-female group has a nice blend of R&B with a bit of funk and pop. Their versatility is apparent from intimate gatherings to full out stage performances. I have been lucky to see En Vogue perform in a number of venues but the best, in my opinion, was a small little intimate venue with a small stage and maybe 50 people present, if that many.
The lighting was set to low and everyone sat in a semi-circle around the stage to watch the performance. They performed a beautiful acapella rendition of “Yesterday” and I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house, well not until the followed up that performance with “Free Your Mind”.
I knew, from the first time I saw En Vogue that they would go far and with a career that spans over twenty years they have proven me correct. They combined beauty with pure talent and musical instruments simply add to the enjoyment.
While the group is no longer mainstream from time to time you may be able to catch the ladies doing a special performance and if you do, don’t miss out.
There was an influx of all female groups from Salt N Pepa to All Saints making soulful R & B in the 90s yet most are dwarfed by the international success of Destiny's Child. An outfit with more substance and notably more longevity than that prolific trio is En Vogue. The Californian girl group still has Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron performing from the original lineup and the fans continue to snap up tickets as so much of their music attained a timeless quality due to its crossover between R & B and pop.
The ladies step out tonight as sophisticated performers ready to showcase some serious vocal capabilities. With a number of Soul Train music awards under their belt, it is no surprise the trio lean towards the more meaningful, heartfelt and above all soulful tracks in their discography. Of course this does cross over with their mega hits including 'My Lovin' (You Never Gonna Get It)' and 'Whatta Man'. They seem astounded by the warm response of the crowd yet En Vogue's music clearly has substance and it is obvious when the whole venue sings back the choruses in time with the trio during the final track 'Hold On'.
sean-ward
Great,great show!! En Vogue still got what it takes. I really enjoyed how they included the audience in their show. Love u En Vogue! Stay beautiful, dynamic and look forward to seeing you again. The Cannery got what it takes to make the audience content!!
roro-queen
En Vogue was surprisingly disappointing. They took a lot of time singing other people's songs instead of their own. They have too deep of a catalogue to have to do a concert singing a bunch of their favorite artists. Not what we wanted to see.
rcsantos814
This Concert was AMAZING!! I had center stage seats so we really got to enjoy the show!! It definately brought back alot of memories listening to their songs!! Cant wait to see these ladies perform again!!
heidi-smith-8
Hands down one of the best live shows and vocal performances I have ever seen, and I have seen a few.
The girls are back and mean business, move over Taylor Swift, the divas are back!
daisy-kearl
They were just Amazing! Omg
They still on shape . And they will for next few decades.
Loved it . Loved it
Amazing voices and the choreography was so cute.
All amazingly perfect
fabiano-verticchio-c
Great Show! Beautiful Ladies, great audience interactions in a nice setting.
After a a long delay between acts
, the Funky Divas were worth the wait.
Funky fun for all
draulston
Very, very nice concert! Enjoyed it very much. Would love to see them again. They really put on a great show and chose songs that were great. It was a good blast from the past.
jenisewilson
En Vogue were fantastic! Sassy women with strong, soulful voices. Great backing band too. My daughter and I had a great time, danced and laughed a lot.
Thank you ladies!
lutiflower
