Aishah and The Fan Club
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Aishah and The Fan Club, better known as The Fan Club or just Fan Club, were a New Zealand
-based singing group in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group released their first album Sensation in 1988, which spawned three top-20 singles in the New Zealand
and Malaysian charts, namely "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me".
Their second album, titled Respect the Beat
, also produced three hit singles, including "I Feel Love" and "I Never Gave Up on You", and the band's only single to make the US Billboard Hot 100 Charts - "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The remixes for this song were among the most played dance tunes in clubs at the time.
The group was formed while Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin was in New Zealand doing her studies in the late 1980s. She was spotted by the other members of the group, and asked to join the band. Besides Aishah who sang lead vocals, the other members included Paul Moss
on guitar and programming, Dave Larsen on drums, Glenn Peters on bass, Malcolm Smith on keyboards, and Hazri Yutim on second keyboard/synthesis. Malcolm and Paul were also the main songwriters for the group.
The band won the International Artist of the Year at the 1991 New Zealand Music Awards.
Aishah remains popular in Malaysia and has released music in the Malay language. Paul Moss
also lives in Malaysia where he has become a judge of reality TV singing competitions, Malaysian Idol
and One In A Million
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-based singing group in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group released their first album Sensation in 1988, which spawned three top-20 singles in the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Malaysian charts, namely "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me".
Their second album, titled Respect the Beat
Respect the Beat
Respect the Beat is a 1989 album by New Zealand band Fan Club, produced, engineered and mixed by Mark S. Berry.-Track listing:#"I Feel Love"#"Don't Let Me Fall Alone"#"I Never Gave Up On You"#"Back On Track"#"I Need You"...
, also produced three hit singles, including "I Feel Love" and "I Never Gave Up on You", and the band's only single to make the US Billboard Hot 100 Charts - "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The remixes for this song were among the most played dance tunes in clubs at the time.
The group was formed while Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin was in New Zealand doing her studies in the late 1980s. She was spotted by the other members of the group, and asked to join the band. Besides Aishah who sang lead vocals, the other members included Paul Moss
Paul Moss
Paul Raymond Moss is the general manager of Media Prima network's media portal and a judge in 8TV's One in a Million singing contest.Moss was the AS A&R director of record company Positive Tone from its inception in 1994 until last year...
on guitar and programming, Dave Larsen on drums, Glenn Peters on bass, Malcolm Smith on keyboards, and Hazri Yutim on second keyboard/synthesis. Malcolm and Paul were also the main songwriters for the group.
The band won the International Artist of the Year at the 1991 New Zealand Music Awards.
Aishah remains popular in Malaysia and has released music in the Malay language. Paul Moss
Paul Moss
Paul Raymond Moss is the general manager of Media Prima network's media portal and a judge in 8TV's One in a Million singing contest.Moss was the AS A&R director of record company Positive Tone from its inception in 1994 until last year...
also lives in Malaysia where he has become a judge of reality TV singing competitions, Malaysian Idol
Malaysian Idol
Malaysian Idol is the Malaysian version of the Idol Series that started in UK, similar to shows such as UK's Pop Idol and American Idol in the franchise. This show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Malaysia, with the winner receiving a major record deal, although some runners-up...
and One In A Million
One in a Million (TV series)
One in a Million is a Malaysian reality-competition show. It is the first reality singing competition to offer a RM 1 million prize to the winner...
.
Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 1988 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert.... |
Sensation | - | - | ||
| 1989 1989 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR... |
Respect the Beat Respect the Beat Respect the Beat is a 1989 album by New Zealand band Fan Club, produced, engineered and mixed by Mark S. Berry.-Track listing:#"I Feel Love"#"Don't Let Me Fall Alone"#"I Never Gave Up On You"#"Back On Track"#"I Need You"... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Charted | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Sensation" | Sensation | #11 (NZ) | - |
| 1988 | "Call Me" | Sensation | #9 (NZ) | - |
| 1988 | "Paradise" | Sensation | #20 (NZ) | - |
| 1989 | "I Feel Love" | Respect the Beat | #8 (NZ) | - |
| 1990 | "Never Gave Up On You" | Respect the Beat | #25 (NZ) | - |
| 1990 | "Don't Let Me Fall Alone Don't Let Me Fall Alone "Don't Let Me Fall Alone" from Auckland-based pop group The Fan Club is the third single from the album Respect the Beat. The song reached number 28 on the New Zealand Singles Chart in September 1990 and was the band's only U.S. chart success. This was the group's last hit single.... " |
Respect the Beat | #28 (NZ) | - |