Chaka Demus & Pliers

Chaka Demus & Pliers
Origin	Jamaica
Genres	Reggae

Chaka Demus & Pliers are a Jamaican reggae duo made up of deejay Chaka Demus and singer Pliers, best known for their hit "Tease Me".

They had more commercial success with mainstream pop fans after their collaboration in the early 1990s, that either ever had in their solo careers.^[1]

Career

Both artists were established musicians when they teamed up and earned international recognition during the early 1990s. The duo was the first Jamaican act to have three consecutive Top 5 hits on the UK Singles Chart; a record unsurpassed until Shaggy scored four consecutive Top 5 hits in 2001. Their first UK chart hit, "Tease Me", stayed in the Top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, for three months in 1993, reaching number three in July. After releasing a cover of the Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout", the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, in early 1994. The duo's other Top 20 placements were "She Don't Let Nobody" (UK #4), "I Wanna Be Your Man" (UK #19), and "Gal Wine" (UK #20). The re-release of their debut album Tease Me also charted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, in 1994. Pliers (born Everton Bonner, 4 April 1963, Rockhall Hills, Jamaica) is one of the Bonner brothers, all of whom are reggae artists, including Richie Spice and Spanner Banner.

In 2007, Chaka Demus & Pliers reunited to record a track called "Need Your Lovin" which was released on vinyl, on Explorer Records. This song remained high on the Jamaican chart.

On November 18, 2007, Chaka Demus & Pliers performed "Murder She Wrote" alongside Alicia Keys at the 2007 American Music Awards. In the summer of 2008, they performed at the annual Detroit Caribbean Festival.

Their latest album So Proud was released on October 6, 2008.

UK charts

Title	Release	Peak Position[2]
"Tease Me"	June 1993	3
Tease Me	July 1993	26
"She Don't Let Nobody"	September 1993	4
"Twist and Shout" (featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang)	December 1993	1
Tease Me (re-release)	January 1994	1
"Murder She Wrote"	March 1994	27
"I Wanna Be Your Man"	June 1994	19
"Gal Wine"	August 1994	20
"Every Kinda People"	August 1996	47
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"	August 1997	51

References

1. ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 361. ISBN 1-904041-96-5. 
2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 150. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.