The Harmonies

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The Harmonies
Origin England, UK
Genres Pop
Years active 2010-present
Labels Universal (2010-present)
Website www.theharmonies.com
Members Jan Mason
Gemma Woznicki
Doreen Connor
Jennie Mantell
Naomi Willmott

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.

Music career

2010-present: Voices of the W.I.

The line-up of the band was announced on September 16, 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 October 25, 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' Palace,[7] and a national arena tour is scheduled for early 2011. The album peaked at number forty-two in its first week on the chart and then dropped out completely by its second week.

Modelling

The group have also been chosen to represent Marks & Spencer's latest campaign,[8] for winter 2010.

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
2010 Voices of the W.I. 42[10]

References

  1. ↑ WOMEN'S INSTITUTE SEARCH FOR SINGERS - 'THE VOICE OF THE WI' IS READY TO BE HEARD
  2. ↑ Universal sign Women's Institute group
  3. ↑ I joined Women's Institute for company... now I've got £1m record deal
  4. ↑ YouTube: Daybreak - Meet the Harmonies
  5. ↑ Gino D'Acampo and The Harmonies have a scone bake-off
  6. ↑ The Harmonies sing 'You've got a friend' live at QVCUK
  7. ↑ Women's Institute Form The Harmonies
  8. ↑ Meet The Harmonies - the girl band taking the Women's Institute to the charts
  9. ↑ Amazon.com: Voices of the Wi: Harmonies: Music
  10. ↑ Harmonies - Voices Of The Wi - Music Charts acharts.us

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