- The Ones
The Ones are a
New York City baseddance music group best known for the 2001 hit single "Flawless," which reached #7 on theUK Singles Chart . The trio consists of vocalists Paul Alexander, JoJo Americo, and Nashom who met while working at theGreenwich Village boutiquePatricia Field . Each of them has a background in performing,DJ ing and being stylists within the underground NY club and fashion scene.Their debut single "Flawless," (inspired by the 1999 film which Nashom appeared in, alongside
Robert De Niro ) produced by A Touch of Class, was popular among New York DJs even before its official release and became a huge Dance hit, especially in Europe. In 2004 "Flawless" was sampled and had lyrics added to it byGeorge Michael for his song 'Flawless (Go To The City) '. George Michaels version reached #8 on the British Pop Chart, which gives Flawless the distinction of being a hit twice. The group released a follow up single "Superstar"In November 2006 they released their new single "Ultramodern" with video and clips available at A Touch of Class's website [http://www.atouchofclassusa.com/] . The video was banned on television.The Ones signed to Peacebisquit management in 2007. They tweaked their look and sound and have since released a new single in 2008 called When We Get Together with a video clip featuring cameos from the Scissor Sisters, Debbie Harry, Jody Watley, Fischerspooner, Ultra Nate, Cazwell, Colton Ford and many others.
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/theonesareflawless The Ones' MySpace Page]
* [http://www.atouchofclassusa.com/atoc4/n4.html A Touch of Class' Official Site]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:esuw6j8271u0~T1 All Music Biography]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ones,+The Discogs Discography]Music Videos
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoSJw6rgq5s Flawless]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCK9q1uBGo Superstar]
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