He bana ka Weather Girls no Kapalakiko. Ua hoʻomaka ka duo i kā lākou hana hana i ka makahiki 1977. ʻAʻole like ka poʻe leo leo me ka nani o Hollywood. Ua ʻike ʻia ka poʻe soloists o The Weather Girls e ko lākou piha, ʻano maʻamau a me ka maʻalahi o ke kanaka.
ʻO Martha Wash lāua ʻo Isora Armstead i ke kumu o ka hui. Ua kaulana ka poʻe hana ʻeleʻele ma hope koke iho o ko lākou hoʻokani ʻana i ka haku mele It's Raining Men i ka makahiki 1982.
I ka wā mua, hoʻokani ka poʻe mele ma lalo o ka pseudonym Two Tons O' Fun. ʻO ka mea mahalo, ma lalo o kēia inoa, ua hoʻopaʻa ʻo Marta lāua ʻo Isora i nā mele maikaʻi.
Pono ka nānā ʻana i kēia mau haku mele: Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven (1980), Just Us (1980; 29th position in the British R&B chart) and I Got The Feeling (1981).
I ka 1980 mua, ua hōʻike ka duo i ka album mua a Bakatcha i nā mea pā. ʻO ka "trump card" nui o kēia diski ʻo ia ke mele I Got The Feeling. Ua hoʻomaka ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana o nā mea mele ʻeleʻele. Ua "hoʻomālamalama" kahi hōkū hou i ka honua mele.
ʻO ke ala hoʻomohala o The Weather Girls
Ua lilo ka duo i The Weather Girls ma 1982. Ma lalo o ke alakaʻi ʻana o kahi mea hana koʻikoʻi, hōʻike nā mea hana i kahi wikiō wikiō. A i ka makahiki 1983, me ka manaʻo ʻole no ka lehulehu, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia kahi album hou, SUCCESS.
Ua hōʻoia ʻia kēia album i ka platinum. Ua kūʻai aku ka hui ma luna o 6 miliona mau kope o ka hōʻiliʻili ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa. Me ke mele ʻo It's Raining Men, ua koho ʻia ka hui no ka makana Grammy hanohano no ka Best R&B Performance e kahi Duo a i ʻole Group.
ʻAʻole luhi ka duo i ka hoʻopiha ʻana i kā lākou puʻu puʻu mele me nā super hits hou. ʻAʻole i liʻuliʻu, ua hauʻoli nā "fans" i nā mele: Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas) and No One Can Love You More than Me.
I ka waena o 1980s, ua hoʻopiha ʻia ka discography o ka hui me kahi album studio ʻē aʻe, ʻo Big Girls Don't Cry. Ma hope iki, ua hōʻike ka duo i kahi wikiō no ke mele ʻo Wella Wiggy. Ua alakaʻi ʻia ka wikiō mele e Jim Canty lāua ʻo Jake Sebastian. ʻO ka hana nui ma ka wikiō i hāʻawi ʻia e pāʻani i ka mea hoʻokani nani a me ka hula ʻo Jen Anthony Ray.
Haʻalele ʻia mai The Weather Girls na Martha Wash
I ka hoʻomaka ʻana o nā hana a ka hui, ua helu ʻia ʻo Martha Wash ma ke ʻano he leo leo ʻaʻole wale ma The Weather Girls, akā ma ka hui Black Box. Hāʻawi ka hana ma ka hui hou i nā mea pā i nā haku mele e like me: Everybody Everybody, Strike It Up, I Don't Know Anybody Else and Fantasy.
I ka makahiki 1988, ua hoʻopiha hou ʻia ka discography o ka hui me kahi album hou, ʻo Super Hits, kahi i komo ai nā mele maikaʻi loa o The Weather Girls.
ʻO kēia hana ka hōʻiliʻili hope loa i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma ka haku mele mua. I ka makahiki 1990, ua haʻalele hope ʻo Martha Wash i nā kaikamahine Weather. I ka makahiki hoʻokahi, ua hōʻike ka mea mele i ka haku mele Carry On, a ma ke ʻano maoli o ka huaʻōlelo i lilo i "bom mele".
Ua lanakila ʻo Marta i ka papa mele me C+C Music Factory me Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). I kēia lā, loaʻa iā Martha Wash ke poʻo inoa o ke aliʻi wahine o R&B.
ʻO ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka hana solo a Isora Armstead
Ma hope o ka haʻalele ʻana o Martha Wash i ka hui, ua koi ʻia ʻo Isora e hoʻomaka ma ke ʻano he mea pena. Aia i nā makahiki 1990 mua, me ka Snap! Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka mele The Power, kahi i hīmeni ai ka mea hoʻokani i nā leo nui, a heluhelu ʻia ka rap e ka mea hoʻokani mele ʻAmelika ʻo Turbo B.
ʻAʻole i liʻuliʻu ua paʻi ʻia kahi wikiō no ke mele, kahi i ʻike ʻia ai ka mea mele ʻo Penny Ford ma lalo o ka leo o Izora (ma hope ua kākau ʻo Penny i nā mele he nui no ka hui me kona leo ponoʻī).
Loaʻa kēia mele i ka ʻumi kiʻekiʻe. Ua lilo ka mele i mea nui i ka makahiki 1990. Ua lanakila ka haku mele i nā papa mele ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, Pelekane Nui a me Kelemānia (#1 US Billbord Hot 100, #1 UK Hot Dance Club Play, #2 Germany Hot Chart). I ʻEulopa, ua nui loa ka kaulana o ke mele i kōkua i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ke ʻano mele mele Eurodance.
I ka makahiki 1991, ua hōʻike ʻo Izora i kāna mele mele mua ʻo Miss Izora i nā mea pā. ʻO ke mele ʻo Don't Let Love Slip Away ka mea i paʻa i ka album. Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka moʻolelo ma kahi paʻi liʻiliʻi ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa. ʻAʻole hiki ke kapa ʻia ka hōʻiliʻili kaulana, no ka mea ʻaʻole i loaʻa ka kūleʻa pāʻoihana. ʻO kēia album ka hana hoʻokahi wale nō a Isora.
Nā Kaikamahine Weather and Isora Armstead
I ka makahiki 1991, ua hoʻoholo ʻo Isora e hui hou i ka The Weather Girls, ʻoiai ʻo ka hana hoʻokahi ʻaʻole i hāʻawi i ka hopena i makemake ʻia. Ua lawe ʻia ka wahi o ka mea mele kahiko ʻo Martha Wash e ke kaikamahine a Isora ʻo Daynell Rhodes.
Akā ʻaʻole i loli wale ka haku mele. Mai kēia manawa, hoʻokani ka hui ʻo The Weather Girls feat. ʻO Isora Armstead. I loko o kēia manawa, ua hoʻokuʻu ka duo i ʻelua album a me hoʻokahi hui.
I ka makahiki 1993, ua hoʻopiha ʻia ka discography o ka hui me ka album Double Tons of Fun. ʻO nā mele kiʻekiʻe o ka album nā mele: Can You Feel It a me Oh What a Night.
I ka makahiki 1995, ua hōʻike ʻia ka lua o ka album Think Big. Ua lilo nā mele We're Gonna Party a me Sounds of Sex i "nā mea hoʻonani mele" o ka hōʻiliʻili hou. Ua paʻi ʻia kahi wikiō mele no ke mele We Shall All Be Free.
I ka makahiki 1998, ua hōʻike nā mea hoʻokani i ka hōʻiliʻili Puttin 'on the Hits i ka poʻe pā, kahi i hoʻokomo ʻia i nā mana uhi o nā mele kaulana. ʻO nā mele I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters, We are Family na Sister Sledge i pono ke nānā nui ʻia.
I nā makahiki 2000 mua, me ke komo ʻana o nā Disco Brothers, ua komo ka hui i ke koho ʻana no ka Eurovision Song Contest 2002 me ka mele mele Get Up from Germany. ʻOiai ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o ka ʻelua, ʻaʻole lākou i lanakila. I ka makahiki hoʻokahi, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia kahi kiʻi wikiō no ke mele. Ua hoʻokomo ʻia ke mele ma ka album Big Brown Girl, i ʻike ʻia e ka poʻe aloha mele ma 2004.
Haʻalele i ka hui ʻo Dynell Rhodes
I ka pau ʻana o ka makahiki 2003, ua hoʻolaha ʻo Dinell Rhodes i nā mea pā e hele ana ʻo ia i ka "auʻau manuahi". Ua lawe ʻo Ingrid Arthur i kahi o ka mea hoʻokani leo. ʻO ka mea hoihoi, ʻo Ingrid kekahi kaikamahine a Isora Armstead.
I Dekemaba 2004, me kahi laina hou, ua hōʻike ka hui i ka album Big Brown Girl. Ua hoʻololi ka laina laina i ka manaʻo o ka poʻe paʻi a me nā mea aloha mele. Ua makemake nā mea pā i ka album hou. Ua waiho ʻia nā loiloi ʻoluʻolu o nā mele e nā mea pā a me nā mea hoʻohewa mele.
I keia makahiki, he poho no ka hui. Ua hala aku ʻo Isora, ka mea i kū i ke kumu o ka hoʻokumu ʻana o ka hui. Ua make ka wahine i ka makahiki 62. Ua kanu ʻia ʻo ia ma Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park. Mai kēia manawa, ua lilo ka hui i ke kaikamahine.
I ka makahiki 2005, ua hoʻopiha ʻia ka discography o ka hui me kahi hōʻiliʻili hou, ʻo Totally Wild. Eia kekahi, i kēia makahiki ua hōʻike pū ka hui i kahi wikiō no ke mele ʻo Wild Thang.
I ka makahiki aʻe ua ʻike ʻia ua hoʻoholo ʻo Ingrid Arthur e haʻalele i ka hui no kahi ʻoihana solo. ʻAʻole liʻuliʻu ua lilo ʻo ia i hōkū kaulana o ka jazz honua. Ma muli o ka mea hoʻokani, ʻekolu mau koho no ka Grammy Award.
Ua lawe ʻia ko Ingrid wahi e Joan Faulkner uʻi, he lālā ma mua o ka hui ʻo New-York City Voices. ʻAʻole i liʻuliʻu ua alakaʻi ʻia ka hui e nā kaikamahine a ka mea i make ʻo Izora. I ka makahiki 2006, i kēia haku mele, ua hele mua ka hui i ka ʻāina o ka Russian Federation e kipa i ka International Festival "Autoradio" "Disco of the 80s".
Ma kēia ʻaha mele, ua hoʻokani ka duo i kā lākou kāleka kāhea nui - ke mele It's Raining Men. Ma hope o ka hana hoʻonani, ʻaʻole hiki i ka lehulehu Lūkini no ka manawa lōʻihi ke hoʻokuʻu i ka poʻe mele e hele i hope.
Ua hoʻopiha ʻia ka discography o ka hui me ka album The Woman I Am in 2009. ʻO ke mele kiʻekiʻe o ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana ʻo ia ke mele Break you. Hōʻike ka mele iā Mark a me Fanky Green Dogs.
Ua lawe ka haku mele i ke kūlana 1 ma ka US Dance-chat. Ua hana ʻia kēia hanana i ka makahiki 2008. I Mei 2012, ua pau ka ʻaelike a Joan Faulkner me ka hui, ʻaʻole makemake ʻo ia e hoʻohou, no ka mea, ʻo kāna mau manaʻo e kūkulu i kahi ʻoihana solo. I kēia manawa i ka makahiki 2013, ua hōʻike ka mea mele i kāna mele mele Together.
I Iune 2012, ua komo kekahi lālā hou i ka hui. Ua lawe ʻia ka wahi o ka soloist hou e Dorrey Lyn Liles, ka mea i hoʻokumu lōʻihi ʻia ma ke ʻano he mea hana ʻuhane.
2013, hoʻomaka ka hui me ka ʻoiaʻiʻo i ka laina hou i hele i kahi huakaʻi nui. Ma ke ʻano o ka huakaʻi, kipa ka poʻe hīmeni iā ʻAmelika ʻĀkau, ʻEulopa a me Australia.
Nā Kaikamahine Weather i kēia lā
I ka makahiki 2015, ua hōʻike ka hui i kahi mele mele hou ʻo Star. Ua hoʻopaʻa ka hui me ka luna mua o Bronski Beat ʻo Jimmy Somerville. I ka makahiki 2018, ua hoʻokuʻu ka poʻe mele i kahi mele mele ʻo We Need Be. Ua haku ʻia ke mele e Torsten Abrolat.
Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia nā mea hou mele ma 2019. Hāʻawi ka hui i nā mea pā i kahi haku mele hou ʻo Cheek to Cheek. Ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia ke mele ma ka hale hoʻopaʻa leo ʻo Carrillo Music (USA).
Eia kekahi, ua ʻike ʻia e hoʻopaʻa ana nā mea mele i kahi LP hou, e hoʻokuʻu ʻia i 2020. Ke hana nei ʻo Daynell i kahi autobiography e pili ana i ka hoʻoilina o kona makuahine. Hāʻawi pū ʻo ia i kahi puke kuke, aia nā ʻano kuʻuna no ka kuke ʻana i ka home o ka ʻohana hōkū.
