The 411

Infobox musical artist
Name = The 411


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = United Kingdom
Instrument = Singing
Genre = New Wave, R&B
Years_active = 2002 - 2008
Label = Sony
URL = * myspace|official411|The 411
Current_members = Carolyn Barratt 2002 - 2008)
Nuala Farelly (2007 - 2008)
Tanya Boniface(2002 - 2008)
Tisha Martin (2002) - 2008
Suzie Furlonger(2002-2007)

The 411 were a four-piece English female R&B group formed late in 2002. The band formed after a couple of the members sang backup vocals on Lemar's version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together." The band took its name after the Mary J. Blige song "What's The 411?".

The 411 - (2002-2006)

The group's first single, "On My Knees," featured Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan and was a hit in the UK (reaching the top 5) and Australia (reaching the top 30). A second single, "Dumb," reached the top 3 in the UK and also reached the top 30 in Australia. These singles appeared on their album "Between The Sheets", featuring songs written by Diane Warren and Dion of Big Brovaz, Redeye, and The 411 themselves. A third single was also released, preceding the album by one week, called "Teardrops," but it only reached #23 in the UK. They also recorded a cover version of SWV's big hit "Weak." It can be seen on YouTube.

"Between The Sheets" was also released in France and Japan. The French edition featured two new versions of album tracks, recorded specifically for the French market: "Face À Toi Baby" featuring Mag (featuring the verses from "Dumb" with a special French chorus) and "Chance" featuring K'Maro (a new mix of "Chance" featuring a French language rap). The Japanese edition of the album featured the standard 12 tracks from the UK version, alongside two bonus tracks: "Drop Top Jeans" (which appeared as B-side to "Teardrops" in the UK) and "Soaking Wet," alongside an enhanced section featuring the videos to "On My Knees" and "Dumb."

unshyne & Split (2007 - 2008)

In 2005, The 411 were no more and had officially split but they came back in 2007 with a new name, "Sunshyne," with original members Tisha Martin and Tanya Boniface along with two new members. They recorded four demos, but after a period of a year they fizzled out and continued as the The 411 until their final split in 2008.

In 2007, Carolyn Owlett gave birth to a baby boy named Billy and is currently happily married to Dean Barratt and has changed her name to Carolyn Barratt.

Suzie Furlonger has been seen backing various artists over the last few years, including Journey South, Shayne Ward, Take That, Leona Lewis, Julio Iglesias and Candi Staton on shows such as CD:UK, GMTV, X Factor: Battle of the Stars, T4 on The Beach, The Royal Variety Performance and most recently, Glastonbury 2008 which was shown on BBC3. She has also taken part in this year's X Factor as a solo singer in the Over 25s category. She made it through to the final 6 but fell short in making it to the live shows, and so, left the competition. The show is currently airing on ITV1 and 2.

In March 2008, the 411 reformed with the exception of one member, Suzie (who is appearing in the current series of The X Factor), who has now been replaced by Nuala Farelly. They did not manage to get a record deal and decided to split in late 2008.Tisha revelead that they had split but may release a one off single in the near future.

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