The Harmonies are a five-piece girlband formed in 2010, with the finalists of a competition with over 200,000 contestants organised by the Women's Institute and announced in February 2010,[1] to create an album in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the WI.
The Harmonies | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2010–2011 |
| Labels | Universal (2010-2011) |
| Members | Jan Mason Gemma Woznicki Doreen Connor Jennie Mantell Naomi Willmott |
| Website | www |
Music career edit
2010-present: Voices of the W.I. edit
The line-up of the band was announced on 16 September 2010, with the group signing a £1 million recording contract with Universal Music.[2][3] In order to promote the album, which was released on 25 October 2010, the group have appeared on many high-profile UK TV shows including Daybreak,[4] This Morning,[5] QVC[6] and The One Show, among others. They have also performed at Prince Charles' "A Garden Party with a Difference" at St James's Palace,[7] and a national arena tour in early 2011. The album entered the midweek charts at number 14 and dropped to number forty-two after its first week in the UK Singles Chart through lack of availability due to distribution issues, and then dropped out completely by its second week.
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 2010 | Voices of the W.I.
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42[9] |
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References edit
- ^ "WOMEN'S INSTITUTE SEARCH FOR SINGERS - 'THE VOICE OF THE WI' IS READY TO BE HEARD". Thewi.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Love, Ryan (9 July 2010). "Universal sign Women's Institute group". Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Kuttner, Julia (15 September 2010). "I joined women's institute for company.. now I've got £1m record deal". Dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "YouTube: Daybreak - Meet the Harmonies". YouTube. Retrieved 26 June 2020.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "This Morning". Itv.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "The Harmonies sing 'You've got a friend' live at QVCUK". YouTube. Retrieved 26 June 2020.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Women's Institute Form The Harmonies". Femalefirst.co.uk. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "The Voices of the WI". Amazon.co.uk. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Harmonies - Voices Of The Wi - Music Charts Acharts.us