Passion Fruit (band)
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Album Cover for Passion Fruit's album "Spanglish Love Affairs" (April 2000) |
Passion Fruit was a
Eurodance/
Bubblegum Dance group consisting of 3 girls of
Dutch and
German decent:
*Maria Serrano-Serrano
*Nathaly van het Ende
*Debby St. Marteen
Named after the tropical fruit that has a refreshing aroma and intense flavor, Passion Fruit burst into the local scene with the Top Ten dance-pop "The Rigga Ding Dong Song," in June 1999.
Sun Fun Baby and
Bongo Man followed in 2000 and 2001 respectively, each making it as singles.
Their style is sweet and bouncy, with sugar coated lyrics and catchy rhythms, that reflect the characteristics of a
Passion Fruit. Passion Fruit's lyrics are mainly in English, but occassionally some Spanish, German and Dutch is included.
On November 24, 2001, the Crossair flight LX 3597 from Berlin to Zurich crashed into woodlands four miles short of the runway, near the town of Bassersdorf. Passion Fruit and
La Bouche's vocalist
Melanie Thornton were among the passengers on that plane. Maria Serrano-Serrano and Nathaly van het Ende passed away while Debby St. Marteen suffered serious injuries.
In December 2001, Passion Fruit's management decided to donate all the proceeds from their single "I'm Dreaming Of...A Winter Wonderland" to the victims and survivors of the tragedy.
Unfortunately, no new formation of the band has been planned.
Albums
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Spanglish Love Affairs (April 2000)
**1. Wonderland (Radio Mix)
**2. Rigga Ding Dong Song (Rad
**3. Sun Fun Baby
**4. Do You Remember
**5. Xl Holiday
**6. Tangomania
**7. Hot Tongue Twister (Vamon
**8. Let's Go Crazy
**9. Passion Gang (Ladadi)
**10. Space Attack
**11. I Feel So Blue
**12. Shine On
**13. Wonderland (Bonus)
Singles
*Wonderland (March 2000)
*Sun Fun Baby (September 2000)
*I'm Dreaming...Of A Winter Wonderland (2001)
