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Named after the tropical fruit, Passion Fruit got their start in 1999 with their debut hit single "[[The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song]]". The single reached the top 20's charts in 14 countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Mexico, and The Netherlands. The singles "Wonderland", "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)" and "Bongo Man" were released from 2000 to 2001 and they charted in the top 40's on the German singles chart.<ref name="www.elephant-music.de/profil.html">{{cite web |url=http://www.elephant-music.de/profil.html |title='+alt+' |website=www.elephant-music.de |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831211805/http://www.elephant-music.de/profil.html |archive-date=31 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was released in December 2001, just 9 days after María Serrano Serrano and Nathaly van het Ende were killed in the crash of [[Crossair Flight 3597]] and it became a minor hit, reaching number 56 on the Swiss singles charts and number 72 on the German singles charts. |
Named after the tropical fruit, Passion Fruit got their start in 1999 with their debut hit single "[[The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song]]". The single reached the top 20's charts in 14 countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Mexico, and The Netherlands. The singles "Wonderland", "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)" and "Bongo Man" were released from 2000 to 2001 and they charted in the top 40's on the German singles chart.<ref name="www.elephant-music.de/profil.html">{{cite web |url=http://www.elephant-music.de/profil.html |title='+alt+' |website=www.elephant-music.de |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831211805/http://www.elephant-music.de/profil.html |archive-date=31 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was released in December 2001, just 9 days after María Serrano Serrano and Nathaly van het Ende were killed in the crash of [[Crossair Flight 3597]] and it became a minor hit, reaching number 56 on the Swiss singles charts and number 72 on the German singles charts. |
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==First line-up== |
==First generation line-up== |
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* Blade (Manye Thompson) |
* Blade (Manye Thompson) |
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The first line up was established in June 1999 after the release of "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", but the line up soon parted ways in October due to tensions and musical differences. |
The first line up was established in June 1999 after the release of "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", but the line up soon parted ways in October due to tensions and musical differences. |
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==Second line-up== |
==Second generation line-up== |
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*Nathaly van het Ende (born. 2 January 1975 in [[Amsterdam|Amsterdam, Netherlands]] – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 26) |
*Nathaly van het Ende (born. 2 January 1975 in [[Amsterdam|Amsterdam, Netherlands]] – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 26) |
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*María Serrano Serrano (born. 26 November 1973 in [[Duisburg|Duisburg, Germany]] – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 27) |
*María Serrano Serrano (born. 26 November 1973 in [[Duisburg|Duisburg, Germany]] – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 27) |
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Passion Fruit was working on their second studio album in mid 2001 shortly before the accident. Only two singles were released during the period: "Bongo Man" and "I'm Dreaming Of...A Winter Wonderland". The second album would have been the first release under their new label Edel, but it was shelved after the events of the accident. The single "Bongo Man" featured the song "Passion Gang (Ladadi)" as a bonus track. The other single, "I'm Dreaming of...A White Christmas", was released on the single "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland", including the song, an altered version called "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland" with mainly the same lyrics but different chorus lines, and two mixes of the "Winter Wonderland" version. |
Passion Fruit was working on their second studio album in mid 2001 shortly before the accident. Only two singles were released during the period: "Bongo Man" and "I'm Dreaming Of...A Winter Wonderland". The second album would have been the first release under their new label Edel, but it was shelved after the events of the accident. The single "Bongo Man" featured the song "Passion Gang (Ladadi)" as a bonus track. The other single, "I'm Dreaming of...A White Christmas", was released on the single "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland", including the song, an altered version called "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland" with mainly the same lyrics but different chorus lines, and two mixes of the "Winter Wonderland" version. |
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The song "P.A.S.S.I.O.N." was recorded |
The song "P.A.S.S.I.O.N." was recorded in 1999 and was intended to appear on the album ''Spanglish Love Affairs'' but it was later cut. It was later released on the single "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)" as a bonus track. |
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The 2004 single "Kiss Me (Na, Na, Na)" by Leticia Spormann, who recorded vocals for most Passion Fruit releases, under the label Edel, is believed to have been meant for Passion Fruit, likely for the shelved second album. |
The 2004 single "Kiss Me (Na, Na, Na)" by Leticia Spormann, who recorded vocals for most Passion Fruit releases, under the label Edel, is believed to have been meant for Passion Fruit, likely for the shelved second album. |
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Passion Fruit | |
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| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, Eurodance, EDM, Euro-House, Schlager, Electronic |
| Years active | 1999–2001 |
| Labels | X-Cell Records, Epic, Edel Records |
| Past members | 1st generation Manye "Blade" Thompson Viola "Dawn" Schubbe Carla "Pearl" Sinclair Mario "MC Steve" Zuber 2nd generation María Serrano Serrano (Deceased) Nathaly van het Ende (Deceased) Debby St. Maarten Studio vocalists Leticia Pareja-Padron Kenneth Clemmons |
Passion Fruit was a German Eurodance trio. The first generation line up was formed with Blade (Manye Thompson), Dawn (Viola Schubbe), Pearl (Carla Sinclair) and MC Steve (Mario Zuber). The second generation was formed with Dutch singers Nathaly van het Ende and Debby St. Maarten, and German-Spanish singer María Serrano Serrano. The lyrics for their songs are a combination of English and Spanish. They were managed by Georg Bergheim.
Named after the tropical fruit, Passion Fruit got their start in 1999 with their debut hit single "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song". The single reached the top 20's charts in 14 countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Mexico, and The Netherlands. The singles "Wonderland", "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)" and "Bongo Man" were released from 2000 to 2001 and they charted in the top 40's on the German singles chart.[1] "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was released in December 2001, just 9 days after María Serrano Serrano and Nathaly van het Ende were killed in the crash of Crossair Flight 3597 and it became a minor hit, reaching number 56 on the Swiss singles charts and number 72 on the German singles charts.
First generation line-up
- Blade (Manye Thompson)
- Dawn (Viola Schubbe)
- Pearl (Carla Sinclair)
- MC Steve (Mario Zuber)
The first line up was established in June 1999 after the release of "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", but the line up soon parted ways in October due to tensions and musical differences.
Second generation line-up
- Nathaly van het Ende (born. 2 January 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 26)
- María Serrano Serrano (born. 26 November 1973 in Duisburg, Germany – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 27)
- Debby St. Maarten (born. 1973 in Delft, Netherlands) (age 50)
The second line up replaced the first line up in January 2000 with the release of "Wonderland" and they continued to perform live and released the singles "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)", "Bongo Man", "I'm Dreaming Of...A Winter Wonderland" and the album Spanglish Love Affairs. In October 2001 the trio appeared in the German Playboy Magazine with a photo of them topless.
Nathaly and Debby are both of Dutch descent as they were born in The Netherlands and María was born in Germany, but her family descent came from Spain.
Plane crash
On 24 November 2001, 2 hours after the groups performance in Leipzig for Coca-Cola, they boarded Crossair Flight 3597 to travel from Berlin to Zurich. During the flight's final approach to Zurich Airport, the captain made a fatal decision by descending too early while attempting to spot the runway due to poor visibility and failing to read the DME which would have told him how far from the runway he actually was. This caused the plane to crash into a forest and catch on fire in Bassersdorf just 2.5 miles near the runway at Zurich Airport. María and Nathaly perished along with former La Bouche vocalist Melanie Thornton and 21 other people, while Debby survived along with 8 other people. Debby was rushed to the hospital to receive treatment for her wounds and doctors discovered that she had second and third degree burns on her hands and face and multiple bruises. "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was released posthumously 9 days later on 3 December 2001 and the royalties the single made were donated to the victims families and survivors of the accident. After the single was released the Passion Fruit act became discontinued and no more singles or albums were released. María is now a member of the 27 Club.
Post-accident
From 2002 to 2006, Debby continued to have ongoing treatment for her injuries. She occasionally posted messages on the official Passion Fruit website, usually each November around the anniversary of the plane crash to remember María and Nathaly. On 5 December 2006, she appeared in an interview on the ZDF television show Hallo Deutschland which showed her visiting the site of the crash with her family and she announced that she had recorded some songs for her comeback album, one of them was called "Girls"; however, due to her health and other personal reasons, she was not ready for her comeback and the album was eventually shelved by her manager. In 2007, after Debby fully recovered, she moved back to her home town in The Netherlands to work as a social worker. She was interviewed for the 20th anniversary of the crash on 3 December 2021. She explained in the interview that she knew that María and Nathaly were dead during the events of the accident because she called out their names, but with no response. She also said that it took her 6 years to figure out what she wants to do in the future instead of performing.[2]
Second album release and other material
Passion Fruit was working on their second studio album in mid 2001 shortly before the accident. Only two singles were released during the period: "Bongo Man" and "I'm Dreaming Of...A Winter Wonderland". The second album would have been the first release under their new label Edel, but it was shelved after the events of the accident. The single "Bongo Man" featured the song "Passion Gang (Ladadi)" as a bonus track. The other single, "I'm Dreaming of...A White Christmas", was released on the single "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland", including the song, an altered version called "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland" with mainly the same lyrics but different chorus lines, and two mixes of the "Winter Wonderland" version.
The song "P.A.S.S.I.O.N." was recorded in 1999 and was intended to appear on the album Spanglish Love Affairs but it was later cut. It was later released on the single "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)" as a bonus track.
The 2004 single "Kiss Me (Na, Na, Na)" by Leticia Spormann, who recorded vocals for most Passion Fruit releases, under the label Edel, is believed to have been meant for Passion Fruit, likely for the shelved second album.
"I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" is the only Passion Fruit single that is available worldwide on streaming services after it was released in 2014, the other singles and the album were exclusively released on CD's.
The real voices of Passion Fruit
The lead vocals for the majority of the songs were credited to Cuban-German singer Leticia Pareja-Padron (a.k.a. Leticia Spormann) (born. 23 February 1971) and the rapping verses were credited to German rapper and producer Kenneth Clemmons from Flensburg.[3] This meant that both line ups were performing the songs through lip-synching. "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was the only single that the second line-up was credited for the vocals.
Discography
Albums
- Spanglish Love Affairs (1 September 2000)
Singles
| Release date | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| GER | AUS [4] |
AUT | CZE [5] |
NLD | SWI | |||
| 24 June 1999 | "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song" | 9 | 85 | 9 | — | 15 | 7 | Spanglish Love Affairs |
| 29 January 2000 | "Wonderland" | 22 | — | 11 | 9 | — | 69 | |
| 5 June 2000 | "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)" | 34 | — | 33 | — | — | 81 | |
| 25 June 2001 | "Bongo Man" | 35 | — | 44 | — | — | 81 | |
| 3 December 2001 | "I'm Dreaming of...A Winter Wonderland" | 72 | — | 63 | — | — | 56 | |
References
- ^ "'+alt+'". www.elephant-music.de. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Passion Fruit & Melanie Thornton - then and Now | Damals und heute [German TV Report] (2021)". YouTube.
- ^ "KC".
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 213.
- ^ "Hitparada radia - 33/2000" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 19 August 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
External links
- Passion Fruit biography, news, discography at Bubblegum Dancer
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