Divine (band)

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Divine was the name of a R&B-based girl group who are best known for their 1998 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Lately". Group members include Kia Thornton, Nikki Bratcher and Tonia Tash. All three women were teenagers when they were recruited by Pendulum Records owner Ruben Rodriguez to form Divine.

"Lately" has to date been the group's only top ten success. A cover version of the George Michael song "One More Try" peaked at number twenty-nine in 1999. Their debut album Fairy Tales, containing their two hits, peaked at number 126 in the U.S. in 1999. The group formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2000.

In January 2007, Thornton auditioned in season 6 of American Idol in New York City. She sang Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" and made it through to Hollywood, but was later cut in the Hollywood rounds. It was rumored that Thornton made through to American Idol in order to get free publicity for Divine to get back together.