History

Voices of Theory was founded in the early 1990s by five Latino

Latino

The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...

 youths from North Philadelphia. Their first major exposure came when they were tapped to open for Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

 for 12 nights of her 1993 tour. Later that year, they contributed a cover of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on Billboards Pop Singles chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart...

" for the soundtrack of the film Calendar Girl

Calendar Girl (1993 film)

Calendar Girl is a 1993 film starring Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, and Jerry O'Connell. The movie, set in 1962, tells the story of three young men who go on a trip to Hollywood to fulfil their dream of meeting Marilyn Monroe....

. After the murder of their manager, Melvin Wallace, the group momentarily found themselves without direction, but in 1997, they signed with Jellybean Benitez's H.O.L.A label, where they released their only album, a self-titled effort, in 1998.

Members

• Juan (Mike) Galvis aka Mike G.
• Mechi Cebollero
• Hector Ramos
• David Cordova
• James Cartagena
• Eric Serrano

Discography

• Voices of Theory (HOLA Records, 1998) #32 Billboard Heatseekers, #56 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions
		Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles
1997	"Somehow"	-	95
1998	"Say It"	10	10
	"Wherever You Go"	36	22