Editing Mis-Teeq

{{Short description|British girl group (1999–2005)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Mis-Teeq
| image             = Mis_Teeq_13.jpg
| caption           = From left to right: Su-Elise Nash, Sabrina Washington, and Alesha Dixon
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[London]], England
| alias             = <!-- Do not add "Face2Face" here; the documentation at template:Infobox musical artist says "For listing official stage names for the act or solo artist" (i.e. not former names) -->
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[UK garage|garage]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref name="allmusic">{{allMusic|artist|mn0000423776/biography|author=Ed Nimmervoll|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
| years_active      = 1999–2005
| label             = {{hlist|[[Telstar Records|Telstar]]|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]}}
| past_members      = *[[Sabrina Washington]]
*[[Alesha Dixon]]
*[[Su-Elise Nash]]
*[[Zena McNally]]
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]|[[Baby Cham]]|[[Joe (singer)|Joe]]|[[So Solid Crew]]|[[Salaam Remi]]}}
}}

'''Mis-Teeq''' were a British [[girl group]], consisting of [[Sabrina Washington]], [[Su-Elise Nash]] and [[Alesha Dixon]]. They were active from 1999 to 2005.<ref name="guardian" />

Mis-Teeq had two top-ten albums and seven consecutive top-ten singles on the [[UK Singles Chart]], as well as success across Europe, Asia, Australia and the US. Their debut studio album ''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'' on 27 October 2001, peaked at number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was certified double platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Albums Chart, 5 April 2003 - 11 April 2003 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20030406/7502/ |website=Official Charts}}</ref>

The album featured the group's first five singles, all of which became UK top 10 hits, including their debut single "[[Why? (Mis-Teeq song)|Why?]]" with McNally and "[[All I Want (Mis-Teeq song)|All I Want]]". On 29 March 2003, following a hiatus, they released their second studio album ''[[Eye Candy (album)|Eye Candy]]'', also a double platinum success.  This album featured their biggest international hit "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]", which peaked at No. 2 on the United States ''Billboard'' Dance charts. The group announced in February 2005 that they would be splitting to pursue solo careers, owing to the demise of their record label [[Telstar Records]]. They released a [[Greatest Hits (Mis-Teeq album)|greatest hits album]] on 25 April 2005 to coincide with their separation.

==History==
===1997–2001: Formation and line-up changes===
[[Alesha Dixon]] and [[Sabrina Washington]] met in 1997 at Dance Attic studios in [[Fulham]] through Louise Porter, who was putting together a group for her production company Big Out Ltd.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|first=Deirdre |last=Donovan|title=It's a girl thing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/feb/17/life1.lifemagazine6 |work=[[The Observer]]. [[The Guardian]]|date=17 February 2002 |access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> The two worked with Louise Porter for a couple of years before being joined by [[Tina Barrett]] to form a trio performing singing and dancing.<ref name="musiceyez"/> They were named '''Face2Face''', were unsigned, and all band members still worked day jobs. Barrett left to join [[S Club 7]] after a successful audition for [[Simon Fuller]]<ref name="musiceyez">{{cite web|title=Music Eyz Interview With Tina Barrett|url=http://musiceyz.co.uk/2012/09/26/interview-with-tina-barrett/|work=Music Eyz |date=26 September 2012 |access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Zena McNally]] and [[Su-Elise Nash]].<ref name="situation">{{cite web|first=Annika|last=Allen|title=Featuring Zena|url=http://www.thesituation.co.uk/ukartists/zena/zena.html|work=The Situation|access-date=4 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822004648/http://www.thesituation.co.uk/ukartists/zena/zena.html|archive-date=22 August 2011}}</ref> Their then producer David Brant (writer of their first two hit singles, "[[Why? (Mis-Teeq song)|Why?]]" and "All I Want") introduced them via DJ Darren Stokes (TinTinOut) to Inferno Records (sub pop) A&R man Pat Travers, who went on to sign them to [[Telstar Records]] and changed their name to Mis-Teeq. After months of recording—including sessions with producers [[Norway|Norwegian]] duo [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] along with Brant (Vybrant Music), [[Ed Case (musician)|Ed Case]], [[Blacksmith (musical group)|Blacksmith]], [[Rishi Rich]], and [[Ceri Evans (Sunship)|Ceri Evans]]—Mis-Teeq released their debut single in 2000, "Why?", a [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]]-flavoured mid-tempo song co-written and produced by Brant. A [[UK garage|garage]] [[remix]] by Matt "Jam" Lamont soon became a success in the underground [[UK garage]] scene, and as a result a second [[music video]] for the song was filmed and released. "Why" became a hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]] with a peak position of number eight. McNally decided to leave the line-up in January 2001 saying she felt unhappy about "an unbalance in the group".<ref name="situation"/>

===2001–2002: ''Lickin' on Both Sides'' and touring===
The three remaining members went on to release their second single "All I Want" in June 2001. It was co-written and originally produced by David Brant, and produced and remixed by [[Ceri Evans (Sunship)|Ceri Evans]] (also known as Sunship). The song topped the success of the trio's debut single, becoming a number 2 hit in the UK and simultaneously entering the top 30 of the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australian singles chart]]. The group finally released their debut album ''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'' on 27 October 2001. It was certified [[Music recording certification|Platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] on 7 September 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=BRIT Certified |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ |website=BPI |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Nevertheless, Mis-Teeq saw instant international success with their Stargate-produced third single "One Night Stand". While the song peaked at number 5 on the UK singles chart, it also entered the top 20 in Australia, [[New Zealand]], [[Norway]], and [[Denmark]]. In 2002, the band's fourth single, "B with Me", continued the group's remarkable sales with another top 10 entry in the UK; once again entering at number 5. The last release from ''Lickin' on Both Sides'' was a double A-side of "Roll on" and the [[Montell Jordan]] cover "[[This Is How We Do It]]", latter song being featured on the soundtrack for [[Ali G]]'s 2002 film ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]''. This release entered the charts at number 7 on 29 June 2002. The band supported [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] on his UK tour in 2002.

===2003–2005: ''Eye Candy'', international breakthrough and split===
Returning from a short hiatus, Mis-Teeq released their second album, ''[[Eye Candy (album)|Eye Candy]]'' on 29 March 2003. The album featured production by Stargate, Ed Case, [[Salaam Remi]], singer [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], Delroy "D-Roy" Andrews, and JD (of the group So Solid Crew) and debuted at its peak position of number 6 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="officialcharts_20030406">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20030406/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart on 6/4/2003 |website=officialcharts.com |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref>{{refn|group=a|name=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20030406/7502|Please note that it doesn't automatically show up, you need to add category "albums" and certification "gold" then enter the name!}} While ''Eye Candy'''s sales failed to link to the sudden success of ''Lickin' on Both Sides'', pre-released lead single "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" became the group's most successful single by then: It reached number 2 in the UK and top 10 in [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], Australia, and Denmark.

In June 2003, the album's second single "[[Can't Get It Back]]" became the band's seventh and final domestic top-ten single. Originally a remake of the same-titled unreleased [[Blaque]] single, Mis-Teeq and Telstar agreed not to use the album version, instead releasing the alternate "Ignorants Radio Edit" as an official single version, which entered the UK charts at number 8 on 12 July 2003. The song also was included on a Special Edition of ''Eye Candy'' which was released in December of the same year and spawned a third single with "Style". The song peaked at number 13.

"[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" was released in the [[United States]] in May 2004 (under another label, Reprise Records) and reached number 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in June, making it their only single to chart in the U.S. The song was featured as the theme of the film ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'', starring [[Halle Berry]], in the summer of 2004.

Also in 2004, Mis-Teeq began promoting their music in the US. Following the release of their third album [[Mis-Teeq (album)|''Mis-Teeq'']] and the single "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" in 2004, the band's [[record label]] [[Telstar Records]] went bankrupt, leaving them with no direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/05/08/alehsa-dixon-reveals-all-about-her-rollercoaster-career-115875-21342665/|title=Alehsa Dixon reveals all about her rollercoaster career - 3am & Mirror Online|work=Daily Mirror|date=8 May 2009|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>

After the announcement of their split in February 2005, they released a compilation album, ''[[Mis-Teeq: Greatest Hits|Greatest Hits]]'', containing a new track, a cover of [[the Andrews Sisters]] 1940s song "Shoo Shoo Baby" and were nominated for a 2005 [[Soul Train]] Lady of Soul Award.

On 9 February 2011, it was reported that the group was in talks to reform for a comeback tour but Dixon denied this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a302822/mis-teeq-to-reunite-for-tour.html |title=Mis-Teeq to reunite for tour? - Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=9 February 2011 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> Two years later, Dixon said that she would never rule out a reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a449321/mis-teeq-reunion-would-have-to-be-organic-says-alesha-dixon.html |title=Mis-Teeq reunion would have to be organic, says Alesha Dixon - Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=8 January 2013 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a452473/mis-teeq-to-meet-about-possible-reunion-confirms-alesha-dixon.html |title=Mis-Teeq to meet about possible reunion, confirms Alesha Dixon - Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, Su-Elise stated in an interview with ''Fashion Plus Magazine'' that the group were in talks for a reunion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fashionplusmagazine.com/interview-su-elise-nash-announces-potential-mis-teeq-reunion/ |title=Interview: Su-Elise Nash Announces 'Potential Mis-Teeq Reunion' |publisher=Fashion Plus Magazine |date=9 November 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref>

==Members==

* [[Alesha Dixon]] (2000–2005)
* [[Sabrina Washington]] (2000–2005)
* [[Su-Elise Nash]] (2000–2005)
* [[Zena McNally]] (2000–2001)

==Discography==
{{Main|Mis-Teeq discography}}
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===Studio albums===
*''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'' (2001)
*''[[Eye Candy (album)|Eye Candy]]'' (2003)
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===Compilation albums===
*''[[Mis-Teeq (album)|Mis-Teeq]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Mis-Teeq: Greatest Hits]]'' (2005)
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/misteeqmusic Mis-Teeq Myspace]
*[http://www.ilikemusic.com/interviews/Alesha_Dixon_interview_2006-2794 Interview with Alesha in 2006 on I Like Music]

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