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Apollonia 6 | |
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| Origin | Minneapolis,Minnesota |
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| Years active | 1983–1985 |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
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Apollonia 6 was an American female singing trio founded in 1983 byPrince, as a successor to his previous groupVanity 6 following the departure of lead singerVanity. SingersBrenda Bennett andSusan Moonsie continued from the earlier group, while actress and modelApollonia Kotero joined as frontwoman. The group released one album and dissolved in 1985.
Recording artistPrince created the groupVanity 6 in 1981, with singersVanity (Denise Matthews),Brenda Bennett andSusan Moonsie. After a number of disputes with Prince, Vanity left the group in 1983 to pursue solo endeavors. She also left behind a co-starring role in Prince's 1984 filmPurple Rain.[1]
Searching for a replacement, the film's director,Albert Magnoli, met aspiring actress and modelPatricia Apollonia Kotero. Prince asked her to use her middle name, and as Apollonia she both stepped into the filmPurple Rain, and became lead vocalist in the group, which was renamed Apollonia 6.[2]
The group released oneself-titled album,[3] which featuredPrince associatesJill Jones andWendy & Lisa on backing vocals.[4]
A four-track video was filmed, based on the Apollonia 6 album, directed by Brian Thomson (Australian production designer of the original stage versions ofThe Rocky Horror Show andJesus Christ Superstar), scripted by Keith Williams (concept writer for music videos byPhil Collins,Ray Parker Jr., andDonna Summer), with a cast consisting ofRicky Nelson,Edy Williams andBuck Henry. Shot in a Los Angeles film studio in 1985, and produced byBritish video firm Limelight, the video never went beyond rough cut. Footage from the project has appeared on many social networking sites, such asYouTube.
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Prince had originally intended his classic tracks "Manic Monday" (later recorded byThe Bangles), "17 Days" (later used as theB-side to "When Doves Cry"), "Take Me with U" (released on thePurple Rain soundtrack) and "The Glamorous Life" (recorded bySheila E. in 1984) for theApollonia 6 album. Apollonia 6 were slated to open thePurple Rain tour with Prince and Sheila E., but that idea was scrapped after the group returned from a promotional tour of Europe. However, Apollonia 6 did appear on a few select dates of the Purple Rain tour, usually during the "Baby I'm a Star" encore. One such moment is documented in the "I Would Die 4 U" and "Baby I'm a Star" performance on the VHS ofPrince and the Revolution: Live, filmed in Syracuse, March 30, 1985.
After the group's demise, Kotero continued working on TV shows such asFalcon Crest and in films for the next decade.[5] She released a solo album in 1988 entitledApollonia throughWarner Bros. Records.[6]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US [7] | US Dance [8] | US R&B [9] | NLD [10] | BEL (FL) [11] | |||
| "Sex Shooter" | 1984 | 85 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 15 | Apollonia 6 |
| "Blue Limousine" | — | — | 19 | — | — | ||
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