T-Spoon is a Dutch pop/dance band, created in 1991 by rapper and former U.S. Airforce member Shalamon Baskin (aka Shamrock) and composer Remy de Groot (aka Prince Peration). In 1994, they were offered a recording contract by A La Bianca and had several hits, working alongside guest musicians..

In 1994 the US Jazz/Blues vocalist Jean Shy

Jean Shy

Jean Shy is an internationally acclaimed soul, Blues, jazz and Gospel singer, songwriter, music producer, and actress. Born in Chicago, Shy's vocal background had its beginning in Gospel music. Mahalia Jackson was her first musical Idol. Elvis Presley inspired her to become a professional...

 was the featured Singer for the Dutch formation which prior had two Top 10 Hits. T-SPOON featuring JEAN SHY landed a No. 5 Hit with the very jazzy oriented eurodance track "Where R' U' Now", and with the remake of the Janis Joplin Song "Mercedes Benz" in a euro reggae style, they made it to No. 7 in the Benelux.

In 1996, both singer Linda Estelle and dancer Anatevka Bos joined the group, which changed the bands direction into the then-popular happy hardcore

Happy hardcore

Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...

-genre. In 1997, they became famous with the summer hit Sex on the beach, which made the charts in The Netherlands as well as Belgium

Belgium

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, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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, The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The song was first released in Ireland following its success in Europe. Here it became one of the biggest hits of the year and peaked at number 2 in the Irish charts. This was unusual as it was a massive hit in Ireland but was not released in the neighbouring UK. Such was the success in the Republic of Ireland that the song was released in the UK at the end of the summer and replicated the success in Ireland also reaching number 2 in the UK charts. It is also frequently mistaken to be created by Vengaboys

Vengaboys

Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going...

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In 1998, Shamrock left the group, and was replaced by Greg Dillard. With Dillard as the bands new rapper, the group had the 1999 hit Summer love. Anatevka left the group that same year to host a TV show on Netherlands station Fox 8 (now named Veronica).

In 2000, Greg Dillard left, and Estelle therefore became the new face of the group. Together with Des'Ray of 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor

2 Brothers on the 4th Floor

2 Brothers on the 4th Floor is a Eurodance band, consisting of the Dutch brothers Martin and Bobby Boer. Since their creation in 1990, the group has been fronted by Dutch singer Desire Claudette.-Early career, 1990-1993:...

 and Anita Doth of 2 Unlimited

2 Unlimited

2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...

, she started her new group Divas of Dance

Divas of Dance

Divas of Dance is a dance act made up of Anita Doth , Linda Estelle and Desiree "Des'Ray" Manders .-Formation:...

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In 2002, Shamrock rejoined T-Spoon, and the group has released a number of remixes that were not very successful.

In 2008, T-Spoon revealed a brand new track on their music player on the official T-Spoon website titled "When You're Gone".

Albums

Title	Release year	Chart date	Best position	Charted time
Joy, Life And Pain	1994	24-12-1994	58	16
Lexicon Of Melody	1996
The Hit Collection	1997	27-9-1997	20	9
T-spoon	1999

Singles

Title	Release year	Chart date	Best position	Charted time	UK Top 40 position
"No Time 2 Waste"	1994	5-2-1994	13	11
"No Time To Waste The Remixes"	1994
"Take Me 2 The Limit"	1994	25-6-1994	9	9
"Where R U Now" (feat. Jean Shy)	1994	22-10-1994	15	7
"Mercedes Benz" (feat. Jean Shy)	1995	4-2-1995	8	9
"See The Light"	1995	27-5-1995	18	8
"A Part Of My Life"	1995	2-12-1995	15	9
"Rockstar"	1996	27-4-1996	24	4
"Someone Loves You Honey"	1996	3-8-1996	33	3
"Smiling"	1996	5-10-1996	14	8
"Fly Away"	1997	15-3-1997
"Merry Christmas"	1997
"Sex on the Beach"	1997	19-7-1997	3	16	2
"Message Of Love"	1997	8-11-1997	36	3
"Tom's Party"	1998	25-4-1998	31	3	27
"Got 2 Get U Back"	1999	17-4-1999
"Summerlove"	1999	31-7-1999	15	9
"I Want To Be Your Man"	1999
"Delicious"	2000
"F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L."	2000
"Sexy Lady"	2001
"No Time 2 Waste Remix"	2003
"Sex On The Beach Remix"	2004