Sugar Jones was a Canadian all-female pop group created on the first season of the Canadian version of Popstars in 2001. It consisted of five members chosen from thousands of contestants who auditioned all over Canada in hopes of gaining a spot in the group. In 2001, they released their debut and only album, which was self-titled, in the summer of 2001, that featured the singles "Days Like That" (a cover of the Fierce song) and "How Much Longer", both which were hits on Canadian radio in 2001. Sugar Jones studio album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. After mostly local Canadian success, Watson would leave the group in March of 2002 to be with her husband, singer Remy Shand. The remaining members would briefly continue on, as they had their sights set for the UK market. However, this venture saw little to no success, and Sugar Jones would ultimately disband in 2003.
Sugar Jones | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2000–2003 |
| Labels | Lone Eagle Entertainment, Universal |
| Members | Mirella Dell'Aquila Julie Crochetière Andrea Henry Sahara MacDonald Maiko Watson |
History
editSugar Jones was formed on the television show Popstars. The show had 4,000 entrees that was narrowed down to 75. After two call-backs, it was narrowed down to 25 members. The final winners were Maiko Watson, Sahara MacDonald, Andrea Henry, Julie Crochetière, and Mirella Dell'Aquila. The members of the group moved to Toronto in October 2000 to live in an apartment together, while the shown only began airing in February 2001. The members had to hide and not be seen together to avoid spoiling the results of the program.[1]
The group's debut single was "Days Like That", which peaked at No. 7 on Canada's Contemporary Hit Radio chart.[2] Their second single, "How Much Longer", peaked at No. 5 on the same chart. Their debut album went platinum in Canada.[1]
The group had disbanded by 2003.[3]
After disbanding
editAfter disbanding, each member pursued various interests, with Julie and Andrea both releasing solo albums in 2008.
Julie has since married and has 2 children, as well as shifted careers to interior design and home renovation, starting a home renovation company with her husband.
Andrea continues to work in music as an administrator in arts & event services.
Sahara MacDonald released an album independently and starred in several theatre productions, including Toronto's production of We Will Rock You. She is now a yoga instructor.
Maiko Watson released her solo album, Sweet Vibration, in 2009, which received Best Urban Album at the 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards. In 2021, she was featured on the CBC series Murdoch Mysteries as Mary Suddon. She married in 2018, is now known as Maiko Munroe and also in the profession of Real Estate.
Mirella became a teacher at West Island College in her hometown of Montreal and is married to Anthony De Luca, with whom she has two sons. She is still somewhat active in music, mostly live performance, and has worked in the hotel industry. She is now a secretary on the school board in Quebec.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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| Sugar Jones |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| CAN | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | "Days Like That" | 1 | Sugar Jones | |||||||||||
| "How Much Longer" | 5 | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Burliuk, Greg (January 24, 2002). "Sugar Jones jams at the Grand". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cross Canada Countdown" (PDF). CrossCanadaCountdown.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Rockingham, Graham (July 10, 2003). "Still Sweet without Sugar". The Hamilton Spectator. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum".
External links
edit- Julie Crochetière Official Myspace
- Sahara MacDonald Official Myspace