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East 17 is tagged as: pop, 90s, dance, boyband, british

East 17 was a UK boy band popular in the 1990s who scored twelve Top 10 hits in the UK singles chart between 1992 and 1998… The band’s name comes from the postcode for Walthamstow (the area of London between the old East End and the Essex commuter belt). They owe their sound to a mix of influences, from the popular early nineties dance sound of acts like The Shamen and The KLF to the contemporary American hip-hop sounds.
Originally consisting of 4 members: principal songwriter Tony Mortimer, lead vocalist Brian Harvey, plus dancers and backing vocalists John Hendy and Terry Coldwell. “We’re an average bunch of blokes from a town like yours and we make music,” the group trumpeted when they first poked their heads into the world of pop. “We sing, we dance. Anyone could be us, we reckon, but they ain’t…” This sense that the band were ‘the boys next door’ was possibly a major contributing factor in their success.
Their debut album Walthamstow, again named after the area of northeast London where they were based, shot to number one in the UK album chart. It featured a strong string of Top 20 singles, the key songs being “House of Love” and “Deep”.
In 1994, upon the release of their second album ...
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Top 10 East 17 Songs
Stay Another Day
It's Alright
House of Love
Thunder
Deep
Around The World
Let It Rain
Steam
Hold My Body Tight
Each Time
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Top 10 East 17 Albums
Steam
Walthamstow
Up All Night
Smile
The Very Best Of East Seventeen
The Platinum Collection
Resurrection
Around the World: The Journey So Far
Thunder
Greatest Hits
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