Slinkee Minx
Encyclopedia
Slinkee Minx are a dance
act from Melbourne
, Australia
, who formed in 2001 and are best known for their 2004 cover of Belinda Carlisle
's "Summer Rain
", which debuted at No. 5 on the Australian ARIA
Music Charts
.
"Summer Rain" spent 11 weeks at number one in the Australian ARIA Dance charts. Their second single "Closer" was also a Top 10 ARIA Chart Dance hit and Top 40 Australian ARIA Music Chart Hit. Slinkee Minx also performed at the 20th Anniversary SAFM Sky Show in Adelaide in front of approximately 150,000 people along with Guy Sebastian
one of the largest open air concerts held in Australia in 2005.
Annemarie Failla, Michelle Palmer and Belinda Tartaglia make up Slinkee Minx. Musically, they are influenced by artists such as Stevie Wonder
, Jamiroquai
, Modjo
, and Moloko
.
In support of their single "Someday" (which debuted at No. 9 on the ARIA Dance Charts), the Slinkee Minx show toured September and October 2005. Their third single "Someday" was also released in September 2005. "Summer Rain" and "Closer/Careless Whisper" were released in the US, UK and Europe across more than 50 countries. "Summer Rain" reached No. 3 on the UK Mainstream Charts, No. 14 on the Swedish dance charts and No. 25 on the Finnish dance charts.
"Way of Life" released in June 2007 reached No. 13 on the Finnish Music Charts.
Their debut album, Electric Dreams, was released in July 2007.
Slinkee Minx have featured prominently in the BodyPump series of CD's.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
act from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, who formed in 2001 and are best known for their 2004 cover of Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
's "Summer Rain
Summer Rain (Belinda Carlisle song)
"Summer Rain" is a song written by Robbie Seidman and Maria Vidal, produced by Rick Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third album Runaway Horses . The song is about a man who goes away to war and leaves his wife, saying that nothing will change—they will be together forever and always. The song is set...
", which debuted at No. 5 on the Australian ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
Music Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
.
"Summer Rain" spent 11 weeks at number one in the Australian ARIA Dance charts. Their second single "Closer" was also a Top 10 ARIA Chart Dance hit and Top 40 Australian ARIA Music Chart Hit. Slinkee Minx also performed at the 20th Anniversary SAFM Sky Show in Adelaide in front of approximately 150,000 people along with Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
one of the largest open air concerts held in Australia in 2005.
Annemarie Failla, Michelle Palmer and Belinda Tartaglia make up Slinkee Minx. Musically, they are influenced by artists such as Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
, Modjo
Modjo
Modjo was a French house/pop musical duo made up of producer Romain Tranchart and vocalist Yann Destagnol . It had major success with its hit single "Lady ".-Biography:...
, and Moloko
Moloko
Moloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...
.
In support of their single "Someday" (which debuted at No. 9 on the ARIA Dance Charts), the Slinkee Minx show toured September and October 2005. Their third single "Someday" was also released in September 2005. "Summer Rain" and "Closer/Careless Whisper" were released in the US, UK and Europe across more than 50 countries. "Summer Rain" reached No. 3 on the UK Mainstream Charts, No. 14 on the Swedish dance charts and No. 25 on the Finnish dance charts.
"Way of Life" released in June 2007 reached No. 13 on the Finnish Music Charts.
Their debut album, Electric Dreams, was released in July 2007.
Slinkee Minx have featured prominently in the BodyPump series of CD's.
Singles
- "Summer RainSummer Rain (Belinda Carlisle song)"Summer Rain" is a song written by Robbie Seidman and Maria Vidal, produced by Rick Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third album Runaway Horses . The song is about a man who goes away to war and leaves his wife, saying that nothing will change—they will be together forever and always. The song is set...
" (2004) - # 5 Aria Charts (Australia) - "CloserCloser (Slinkee Minx song)"Closer" is a 2004 dance song written by M. Palmer, A. Failla, B. Tartaglia and performed by Slinkee Minx. It reached number 39 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.-Track listing:# Closer # Careless Whisper...
"/"Careless WhisperCareless Whisper"Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael , released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan, and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song was George Michael's first solo single although he was still performing in Wham! at the time...
" (2004) - # 39 Aria Charts (Australia) - "SomedaySomeday (Slinkee Minx song)"Someday" is Slinkee Minx's third single and was released in September 2005. It debuted at #51 on the ARIA Charts in Australia. Like their previous singles, "Summer Rain" and "Closer", "Someday" had success on the dance charts in the US, UK and Europe....
" (2005) - # 55 Aria Charts (Australia) - "Way Of Life" (2007) - # 13 Finnish Music Charts (Finland)
- "Send Me An Angel" (2007) - Radio Promo Single
External links
- Slinkee Minx Official Website
- Slinkee Minx at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....