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The Band

The original band consisted of the 8 oldest children of Maikeli "Mike" and Vaké Wolfgramm:

• LeRoy (born Jul 19,1965) - electric guitar
• Eddie (born Aug 14,1966) - saxophone, percussion
• Eugene (born Sept 24,1967) - vocals
• Haini (born Jan 25, 1968) - bass guitar
• Rudy (born Mar 1,1969) - drums
• Kathi (born Sept 6,1970) - keyboards
• Elizabeth (born Aug 19,1972) - vocals
• Moana (born Oct 13, 1973) - vocals

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Christmas with The Jets (1986)

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The Hits

The Jets under the original lineup had a number of Hot 100 hits, including 5 that hit the Top 10: "Crush On You," "You Got It All," "Cross My Broken Heart," "Rocket 2 U," and "Make It Real." "Sendin' All My Love," which only went to #88 on the Hot 100, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "You Got It All" and "Make It Real," both ballads featuring lead vocals by Elizabeth Wolfgramm, were #1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. They were nominated for a Grammy award in 1988 for the song "Rocket 2 U". The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Elizabeth Wolfgramm (born August 19, 1972, in Salt Lake City) was a member of the family group The Jets, comprised of siblings: Eddie, Eugene, Elizabeth, Haini, Kathi, Leroy, Moana, and Rudy Wolfgramm. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ...

Outside Projects

In 1988, Eugene (under the alias Gene Hunt) along with Joe Pasquale formed the duo Boys Club ("I Remember Holding You," Hot 100 #8). Eugene later reunited for the album "The Best of The Jets" (1990) but he and other siblings (Eddie, Elizabeth, Kathi) eventually left the band in succession. The band also performed the theme song for the 1989 Disney cartoon series "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers," and were featured in the soundtrack for "Beverly Hills Cop 2" (1987) ("Cross My Broken Heart") and "The Karate Kid Part III" ("Under Any Moon"). In 2007, Kathi, Elizabeth and Moana, along with sisters Jennifer and Hinalei release a gospel themed album called "My Sisters". DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in the BBC One sci-fi police drama Life On Mars, and its forthcoming spin-off Ashes To Ashes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Boys Club Boys Club was the R&B duo of Gene Hunt and Joe Pasquale from Minneapolis, Minnesota that had a big hit with I Remember Holding You in 1989. ... The Best of The Jets is the title to the fifth album (including Christmas with The Jets) recorded with RCA records by the family group The Jets comprised of siblings Eddie, Elizabeth, Eugene, Haini, Kathi, Leroy, Moana and Rudy Wolfgramm. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers was an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove. ... Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 live-action film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Tony Scott. ... VHS cover The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) is the second sequel to the hit motion picture The Karate Kid (1984). ...

Sports Event Performances

The band performed at both the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also performed The Star-Spangled Banner at the seventh game of the 1987 World Series, held in their hometown of Minneapolis. you are such a dumb noob and the red sox rule Size = 200 | Optional caption = | Host city = Seoul, South Korea | Nations participating = 159 | Athletes participating = 8,465 (6,279 men, 2,186 women) | Events = 263 in 27 sports | Opening ceremony = September 17, 1988 | Closing ceremony = October 2, 1988 | Officially opened... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States, with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. ... 1987 World Series Logo The 1987 World Series was played from October 17 to October 25, 1987 between the Minnesota Twins and the St. ...

Rupert Holmes

Their 1986 hit "You Got It All" was written and composed by Rupert Holmes, famous for his hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" and for his Tony-award winning musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Holmes also penned a few other songs for The Jets but none were as successful as their first collaboration. Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) is a composer and writer who grew up in the northern New York City suburb of Nanuet, New York, and attended nearby Nyack High School. ... Escape (later known as Escape (The Piña Colada Song)) was the highest-charting hit for Rupert Holmes. ...

Appreciation

American pop sensation Britney Spears has also covered the hit, "You Got It All," which appears on international editions of her 2000 hit album "Oops!...I Did It Again." Also, Arnee Hidalgo, Pinay and MYMP also covered the song. Pop singer Aaron Carter covered their song "Crush On You" on his first album, which became his hit. Singer Nayobe, covered "Make It Real" and her version became a hit in Latin America. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Oops!... I Did It Again is the second album from American pop music singer Britney Spears, released on May 16, 2000 on Jive Records. ... Pinay can mean: a synonym for Filipino French politician Antoine Pinay Pinay (commune), in the Loire Département of France ... M.Y.M.P. (Make Your Momma Proud) is a Filipino acoustic band comprised of Juris Fernandez (lead vocals) and Chin Alcantara (guitar and occasional vocals). ...

Lineup & Music Changes

Throughout the 1990s, the band picked up other members of the family, and turned more toward religious music increasing their following among fellow Mormons. The current lineup includes founding members LeRoy and Haini, along with Rudy (manages and produces the group) and 6 younger siblings Donnie, EtiVise, Maliana, Mika, Natalia, and Tony, plus cousins Ashton and Leipua Silito. Though nowadays, The Jets rarely perform, some members are still busy in the music business. With the older sisters group "My Sisters", to Haini's group "I'Kona", to the younger sibilings-Mika, Donnie, Kelela and Tiare band called "Against The Season", the family continues to find the love of music in all forms. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name, most-often used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ...

Discography

Albums

• The Jets (1985) MCA #19 US - RIAA Platinum
• Christmas with The Jets (1986) MCA
• Magic (1987) MCA #35 US - RIAA Platinum
• Hot Hits (1987) (Exclusive Kool-Aid Koolers promotional cassette)
• Believe(1989) MCA #107 US - RIAA Gold
• The Best of The Jets (1990) MCA
• Love People (1995) LIBERTY PARK
• Love Will Lead The Way (1997) SHADOW MOUNTAIN
• Then & Now (1998) KTEL
• 20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection (2001) UME
• All Their Best (2003) KTEL
• Versatility (All digital release) (2006) UME

Singles

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See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• [1] CrushOnTheJets.com - Unofficial Fansite
• [2] - Biography
• [3] - Biography
• [4] - new album "Versatility" (2006)