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Londonbeat | |
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 Londonbeat in 2018 | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Dance-pop,EDM |
| Discography | Londonbeat discography |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Website | londonbeat-official |
Londonbeat are a Britishdance-pop band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s.[1] They currently consist of vocalistsJimmy Helms, Jimmy Chambers, and Charles Pierre. Former members include multi-instrumentalist William Henshall, George Chandler, Marc Goldschmitz, and Myles Kayne. As of 2025, the band has released six studio albums and numerous compilations.
Formed inEngland's capital city, Londonbeat's career took off with the song "There's a Beat Going On", from their 1988 debut album,Speak. The song peaked on the UK chart at number 88.[2] The track "9 A.M (The Comfort Zone)", from the same record, subsequently became a modest success in the UK, rising to number 19.[2] Londonbeat are best known for their 1990 single "I've Been Thinking About You", from their second album,In the Blood, released the same year. After capturing the number 2 spot in the UK in September 1990,[2] the song hitnumber one on theBillboard Hot 100 and theHot Dance Music/Club Play charts in February 1991.[3] Their follow-up single, "A Better Love", became aBillboard Top-20 hit.[3]
The band issued the albumHarmony in 1992 and followed it two years later withLondonbeat, which spawned the single "Come Back", bringing them back to the top of the dance charts.
In 1995, Londonbeat entered the UKheats of theEurovision Song Contest with their non-album track "I'm Just Your Puppet on a ... (String)".[4] However, they were not selected to enter the main contest (losing out to rap groupLove City Groove), and the single stalled at number 55 on theUK Singles Chart.
In 2003, they regrouped with a new lineup and signed to German record labelCoconut. An album calledBack in the Hi-Life was released and featured re-recordings of "A Better Love" and "I've Been Thinking About You". The band issuedGravity in 2004, and in 2019, they published the retrospective30 Years, which included two original tracks as well as several previously unreleased songs and remixes.
Jimmy Helms has had a successful solo career and sangradio jingles forRadio Hallam andHereward Radio in the UK.[5]
George Chandler is a founding member and former frontman of the bandOlympic Runners.
Chambers and Chandler were backing vocalists forPaul Young's 1985 album,The Secret of Association.[6] Helms, Chandler, and Chambers were backing vocalists on theDeacon Blue 1987 single "When Will You Make My Telephone Ring", and they sang on the tracks "Good Thing", "Tell Me What", and "It's OK (It's Alright)" from theFine Young Cannibals' 1989 album,The Raw & the Cooked. Chandler, Chambers, and Helms were backing vocalists on the 1988Godley & Creme album,Goodbye Blue Sky.[7]
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Jimmy Helms is the only member present in every Londonbeat lineup. Jimmy Chambers is also present in every lineup, with the exception of 1999, when the band was known as New Londonbeat, due to his absence.
1988–1992
1994–1995
1999
2003–2004
2004–2018
2018–present
...one of the latest British acts to invade the U.S. via MTV.
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