Marlaine gordon biography sampler youtube
E'voke
E'voke | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, dance, Europop |
| Years active | –, , –present |
| Labels | FFRR, Frreedom, Manifesto, Pulse8, WEA, Inferno Records, Pinball Records |
Musical artist
E'voke were a British female vocal duo from the mids, who had several club and charthits in the UK and are best known for their single "Arms of Loren".
The two members – Marlaine Gordon and Kerry Potter – both went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School and upon graduating went on to star in the BBC sitcom, Us Girls. Gordon also went on to appear in EastEnders between and playing the part of Lydia. Evoke also means to bring or recall.
Another meaning is invoke.
Career
In , they released their first single on the FFRR label, a dance cover version of Stevie Wonder's "I Believe".[1] Although it was not a commercial hit, it did fairly well in the clubs and featured on Direct-Hit remix service. The track was produced by Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant who went on to write E'voke's original hits.
In late , they released the track "Runaway" on Frreedom Records which reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart in November.[2] In , E'voke scored their biggest commercial and club hit with "Arms of Loren".
Marlaine gordon biography sampler Marlaine Gordon is a British actress. In Gordon's boyfriend Martin Rimmer, a soldier with the Queen's Guard , died in the corridor of his barracks following a forbidden alcohol binge with his colleagues. The cause of death given was inhalation of vomit in association with acute alcoholic poisoning. This article about a British television actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Two mixes were created. The Steinway mix, which is still played today in clubs, being the more commercial and the Nip N Tuck mix being the main radio edit. Once again, the song was released on a different record label – Manifesto Records. The track reached number 25 in the UK chart in August [2]
In early , a new E'voke record was released (this time on Pulse8), being a dance cover of John Waite's "Missing You".
Marlaine gordon biography sampler images
Ads pay for the website's hosting and for the webmaster's hard work to publish daily updates. So please unlock the Eurodance Encyclopaedia on your AdBlock-like software or consider making a donation. E'voke featured 2 female vocalists called Marlaine Gordon and Kerry Potter. Marlaine also played the role of Lydia in Eastenders between and Although it was not a commercial hit only reaching number 79 in the charts , it did fairly well in the clubs.However, due to the closing of Pulse8, the song's release was delayed, and was picked up by another record label – WEA. However, it was not released until early , the track was not a hit, and the E'voke concept was dropped.
Post break-up
Gordon went on to try to launch a solo career in , recording the track "Step Away" written by her old E'voke producers, and featuring Potter as a backing vocalist.[3] The track was never released.
In , the head of Inferno Records, played "Arms of Loren" to DJ Ferry Corsten. Corsten created his own remix to the track, basing it on the Nip N Tuck mix from the release. Issued in February (with a video featuring Potter and an unknown blonde model miming to Marlaine's parts) the track charted at number 31 – six places lower than the original version.[2]
Since then, Potter has appeared in Casualty and the film, The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.[4]
In , AATW Records licensed "Arms of Loren" and commissioned several new remixes by Love To Infinity, Dancing DJ's and Kenny Hayes.[5] The remixes were ultimately unreleased.
Marlaine gordon biography sampler pdf Marlaine also went on to star in Eastenders between and as Lydia. Although it was not a commercial hit only reaching number 79 in the charts , it did fairly well in the clubs. The lead remix of the track was very similar in sound to N-Trance's "Set you free" that had been a massive hit earlier in the year. In , E'voke scored their biggest commercial and club hit with "Arms of Loren". Two mixes, vastly different in sound were created.Further remixes and debut album
In late , Pinball Records licensed "Arms of Loren" and commissioned new remixes by Thomas Gandey (under his Cagedboy alias), Rudedog and Dehasse. The E'voke CD single back catalogue was released digitally along with the videos for "Runaway", "Missing You" and the mix of "Arms of Loren".
The new remixes of "Arms of Loren" were released on 15 April In September , new remixes of "Runaway" were released with Pinball announcing two brand new singles from an E'voke album due for release in [6]
In , three new tracks were previewed on Pinball Records SoundCloud page; "All I Want", "When Love Breaks Down" and "First Time Last Time".
The tracks, most likely demos from the s (as neither Marlaine or Kerry had recorded any new material since Marlaine's attempted solo career) were labelled as new tunes for potential remix.[7] It was later announced that "All I Want" would be the song chosen to be a single (the first 'new' E'voke single since "Missing You" in early ) and was released on 10 November Further singles and an album were announced to be released in by Pinball Records but nothing surfaced.[8]