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Cleopatra
Also known as Cleopatra ZYC
Origin Manchester, England
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 1998 - 2001
Label(s) Maverick Records
Members
Cleo Higgins
Yonah Higgins
Zainam Higgins

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Band members

Comin' Atcha!

The first time the girls stepped on stage they were known as Cleopatra And The Attractions; at that point Cleo was the lead singer and her sisters were backing singers/dancers. They later dropped that name and became known as the band Cleopatra.

Their debut single was 'Cleopatra's Theme', which was taken from their debut album 'Comin' Atcha!', and shot straight in at #3 giving the girls their first top 5 hit in the UK's official top 40 singles charts.

The next 3 singles 'Life Ain't Easy', the Jackson 5 hit "I Want You Back" and 'Thank Abba For The Music' all followed the same success heading into the top 5 gaining the girls BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominations. The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family " I Want You Back " is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards The girls performed at the 1999 BRIT Awards alongside STEPS, Tina Cousins, B*Witched and Billie Piper and were also nominated for 'Best British Newcomer'. Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 Tina Cousins (born April 20, 1974) is an English Singer. She has placed several singles in the UK top 20 both as a solo artist and B*Witched was an Irish Girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000 releasing two albums and eight singles all of which Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. Madonna signed Cleopatra to her Maverick label and introduced them to America on the Nickelodeon's 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards where they performed their U. S debut single 'Cleopatra's Theme'. This record was released shortly after gaining them a 26 position on the Billboard Charts and a 16 in the R&B charts. The video was a popular choice as it was #4 on the TRL top 10 countdown. Their U. S debut album Comin' Atcha sold over 300,000 copies.

Cleopatra were invited to perform at the Vatican for Pope John Paul II, backed by a 100-piece orchestra. They covered the Bee Gees Song ("Gotta Get A Message To You") for the tribute album of the same name. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. They were also asked to record a cover of the disco song Get Right Back To Where We Started From for An Extremely Goofy Movie by Disney. An Extremely Goofy Movie is a 2000 Direct-to-video Animated film made by The Walt Disney Company.

Steppin' Out

Cleopatra moved onto their second album 'Steppin Out', working with producers including Jam & Lewis, Dallas Austin, Darryl Simmons, Cutfather & Joe, and Stargate. Steppin Out saw the group explore a more mature sound and image.

They toured the U. S Promoting the leading U. S single off of 'Steppin Out', 'U Got It' The girls found themselves on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and 'The Queen Latifah Show' and as the new spokeswomen for Make-Up Giant Covergirl. The girls sang the theme tune for their new make-up line 'Triple Lipstick' and were featured in the U. S television advertisement, Making Cleopatra the first British female group to ever sign to Covergirl.

The girls toured the U. S with the likes of Brian Mcknight, Jessica Simpson, Next and Nelly. Cleopatra moved on to tour Japan and promote their Japanese single 'Yes, The Party's Going Right'. They were invited to perform a mini-concert for the Sultan of Brunei and his Royal family. Back home, on the other hand, things weren't looking too good. With a massive wipeout including a change of M. D. at Warners led to lack of promotion of their U. K single 'Come and Get Me' which entered the top 40 at #29; the Steppin Out release date for the U. K was pushed back and the album was never released. Warner/Elektra/Atlantic had a meeting with Cleo as they now wanted her as a solo artist, because she had written and sung all of Cleopatra's hits; this led to the group's parting ways with Warners.

Television sitcom

In 1998 CITV premiered Cleopatra's one hour Christmas Special for their brand new sitcom. With a host of stars to help launch the show it was a ratings smash. The show was twenty minutes per episode and followed the girls' lives on tour and at home with their family. The girls' mother and younger sister were featured as themselves. The show had two seasons: Season 1 '"Comin' Atcha!"' and Season 2 'In The House' and was shown in numerous countries. In 1998 CITV premiered Cleopatra 's one hour Christmas special for their brand new sitcom Both seasons were number one in their time slots.

Clothing line

Cleopatra were known for their bright funky clothing and in December 1998 Cleopatra was signed up to Littlewoods for their own clothing range. The clothes could be bought in store and in the Littlewoods catalogue.

Covergirl

Cleopatra are the first Black British band to have ever featured in their own Covergirl advertisement. They sang and featured in the Covergirl campaign across America promoting their 'Triple Lipstick' line. It was filmed on Miami's South Beach in 2000 and saw the girls on stage performing the theme song.

Cleopatra now

In 2005 the girls came together for a one off performance on ITV1's Hit Me Baby One More time. Cleo currently is signed and released a new single 'Feelin' Like This' in 2007. Cleo also recently stated that the band are considering a return in 2008.

Trivia

Discography

Albums

Singles

B-sides and other songs

External links

Comin' Atcha is the debut album from British girlgroup Cleopatra, Released June 30, 1998 by WEA which had 3 top 5 hits " Steppin' Out is the second and last album to be released by Cleopatra. " I Want You Back " is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label " Thank ABBA for the Music " is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Tina Cousins, Billie, Steps Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 Tina Cousins (born April 20, 1974) is an English Singer. She has placed several singles in the UK top 20 both as a solo artist and B*Witched was an Irish Girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000 releasing two albums and eight singles all of which Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper on 22 September 1982 is an English actress and pop Singer. " U Got It " is a 2000 single by UK girl-group Cleopatra, the second single from their second album Steppin' Out.
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