The Revelations

The Revelations

Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Revelations


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Origin = London, UK
Genre = Pop Soul
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Crazy Dancer

URL = [http://www.therevelations.co.uk/ therevelations.co.uk]
Current_members = Annika Magnberg Sarah Vitorino Louise Masters

The Revelations are a British based girl group formed in 2005.

The members are of British, Swedish and Portuguese extraction, consisting of Swedish blonde Annika Magnberg (born "c". 1982), Portuguese brunette Sarah Vitorino (born "c". 1985), and redhead Louise Masters (born "c". 1982).cite news| last =Cripps| first =Charlotte| title =Perfect harmony: The Revelations are a vibrant update of the classic girl band formula| page =19| publisher ="The Independent"| date =2007-01-31| url =http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-revelations-perfect-harmony-434458.html| accessdate =2008-06-26 ] Their own record label, Crazy Dancer Records, is distributed by Poptones, the label run by Alan McGee, who has served as DJ for them, and has described them as "ABBA meets Phil Spector". [cite news| last =McGee| first =Alan| title =My top tips for 2007| page =| publisher =guardian.co.uk Music| date =2007-01-02| url =http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/01/my_top_tips_for_2007.html| accessdate =2008-06-27 ]

The band was conceived by Adam Howarth, formerly of the surf-rock group Captain Soul,cite news| last =Eggar| first =Robin| title =Girls with guitars are lining up to rock your world| page =18| publisher ="The Sunday Times"| date =2005-11-20| ] who wanted to put together a contemporary version of The Ronettes. Vitorino and Masters answered an ad in "NME", and then Magnberg was brought in from near Gothenburg.

Their first single, in 2005, was "You're the Loser", on the indie label Fierce Panda Records. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2007. [cite news| last =Jones| first =Chris| title =The Revelations| page =| publisher =bbc.co.uk| date =2007-08-06| url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/6rmq/| accessdate =2008-06-27 ]

In 2008, they entered the Eurovision - Your Decision finals, hoping to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "It's You". [cite news| last =Sherwin| first =Adam| title =Oasis mogul promises to make Eurovision cool| page =| publisher ="The Times"| date =2008-02-29| url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3461005.ece| accessdate =2008-06-27 ] They reached the second stage where their song was voted on by the public, but failed to make the final sing-off. Earlier in the evening they had been criticised by the judging panel for a weak vocal performance, with particular criticism being levelled at Magnberg who judge Carrie Grant accused of being too weak vocally to lead the song.

They will represent the UK at the OGAE Eurovision Second Chance competition, which is a contest of rejected songs for the current year. (http://www.sechuk.com/Sech08-1.htm)They have stated on thier website they will release It's You in September as a single.

References

External links

* [http://www.therevelations.co.uk/ The Revelations] official site
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* [http://www.sechuk.com/Sech08-1.htm Eurovision Second Chance Competition]


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