miami nightclubs in the 80s were one of the hottest spots around to hear the familiar keyboard
riffs and electro funk drum machine patterns of one of the most popular music genres at the time
latin freestyle it's also where this trio met honed their skills and embarked on a journey to
stardom then in the blink of an eye they were gone and three new look-alikes showed up in their place
let's find out what happened to 80s latin freestyle group
expose expose formed in 1984 when miami disc jockey and music producer louis martinez decided
to form a dance-based group he along with his business partners francisco diaz and ismael garcia
hired sandra tola alejandra lorenzo and laurie miller they first performed under the name exposed
until it was later changed to expose according to lori the story goes a little something like this
once upon a time miami born lori was part of a dance act one day one of the choreographers
she was taking dance classes from mentioned that a bunch of music producers were looking
for vocalists for their singing group called technolust during the audition process she would
meet the people involved with the project who also had an idea for yet another group in mind since
lori already decided that she'd rather do her own solo thing she thought she could participate by
doing choreography for the new group after some time they convinced her that she should be in
the group after she met alejandra or ali who was lewis's girlfriend at the time and they hit it off
sandra who was supposed to come in one day to lay down some vocals for what would be their
debut single didn't show up so ally stepped in and blew everyone away sandra eventually did show up
and the rest as they say is history at the same time due to the success of a record lewis had
put out with technolust called woman he decided to band together with francisco and ismael to create
their own label pantera records the trio would go out every weekend and perform three or four shows
for 100 a pop then the following year the trio recorded point of no return under their old name
the song became a number one hit on the billboard hot dance club play chart and in turn caught the
attention of some major labels before they knew it expose became signed recording artists with arista
records but not for a record deal clive davis wasn't as enthusiastic about them as the anr rep
at the label was that fought to give the group a fighting chance they ended up locked in for a two
single deal with an option for an album a year later expose released their second single called
exposed to love impressed with the performance of the two singles on the dance charts arista granted
approval for the group to record a full-length album then everything fell apart ali who was
never comfortable being on stage anyway wanted out issues between sandra and the label came to a head
so she needed to go as well it all kind of worked out after laurie and ally spotted jeanette hurado
at a club in la one night she had the look and the sound and they both thought she would make
a perfect replacement they couldn't wait to connect with lewis to tell him the good news
little did the original three realize but the timing probably couldn't have been more perfect
for things to go off the rails the way they did due to the overwhelming popularity of their
singles expose or actually their behind the scenes team started making a lot of money and began
living the good life to the fullest one thing they didn't do was cross their t's and dot their eyes
so one day the feds swooped in and took everything after they failed to pay uncle sam lori and
francisco's relationship which had blossomed into an engagement would also come crashing down
she actually became so disheartened with everything going on that she never even signed her
horrible contract with pantera a major fight broke out one fateful night between laurie and sandra
when sandra threatened laurie over why she hadn't been brought into the studio at that moment laurie
decided she was done she had been willing at one point to soldier on with the new lineup of her
jeanette and jersey girl joya bruno now laurie had to deal with more backlash from everyone over her
decision to leave since her vocals were already all over the album she was sent a cease and desist
letter stating that she wasn't allowed to even say she was a former member of expose to add insult
to injury they still chose to leave her vocals on the tracks as well as sandra's and alleys
and since she never signed a contract she's never received any royalties for her work
over the years many rumors have circulated about all three original members having been fired
which was not the case at all ann curless replaced laurie who went on to begin her solo career
she released the singles parallels and love is a natural magical thing and even landed her own
solo record deal she would eventually be asked to be released from her contract so she could
go off and do her own thing which involved performing on cruise ships all over the world
she also formed her own entertainment company chica productions it's become internationally
known and acclaimed for creating a unique and artistic atmosphere in diverse entertainment
venues using unusual entertainers creative lighting and decor after leaving expose ally
had no plans to continue singing however a friend of hers who took over managing her for a while
convinced her that she needed to get back at it so she did returning to the charts with
the songs i want to know in 1988 and stop me if i fall in love in 1990 sandra too later resurfaced
as a solo artist going by the name sande she released a solo album titled only time will tell
which garnered the club hits you're the one love desire and notice me she continued to tur actively
until her death from a seizure in december 2008 she was 46 years old in march 1987 the
new lineup of expose released their debut album titled exposure led by the hit come go with me
which became a top five hit on the billboard hot 100 char during the summer of 87 a re-recorded
version of point of no return was released with jeanette now performing lead vocals it did
equally as well on the hot 100 while the initial distribution of exposure to suppliers contained
the original 84 version of the song subsequent pressings contained the new version the next
single release the mid-tempo r b track let me be the one continue their successful role the group's
highest charting hit occurred the following year with the number one hit ballad seasons change
this single no doubt played a major role in the album going triple platinum in the
u.s during expose peak the group endured major legal issues behind the scenes the members had
a restrictive contract and there were reports in the media of backstage battles the group's
second album what you don't know dropped in 1989. it performed well and was certified gold the title
track as well as the follow-ups when i looked at him and tell me why all became top 10 hits
as an all-female group this amazing track record gave expose seven back to back top 10 hits
on the hot 100 only the supremes have more in 2015 billboard magazine named the band the eighth most
successful girl group of all time the success of expose in the u.s led to similar girl groups being
created and existing ones being signed to major labels such as company b sweet sensation pajama
party seduction and the cover girls in the summer of 91 while touring with expose joya began having
throat problems later it was discovered to be a small benign tumor on her left vocal cord this
news caused the group to cut their tour short then they took some time off from their schedule in
hopes that she would recover sadly joya completely lost her voice and couldn't sing for several years
she was ultimately replaced by singer songwriter kelly moneymaker the following year after kelly
joined the group expose released their self-titled third album unfortunately the album was not as
commercially successful as their previous two but it still achieved gold status jeannette also had a
solo shining moment around this time playing the role of rosie in the 1995 independent drama film
mi familia or my family however toward the end of that year arista decided to drop the group
the members disbanded and took time off to raise families as well as pursue their own individual
projects kelly went on to have a successful career as a solo artist songwriter and producer
she's released four albums and the original music she's written and produced has been featured on
tv shows such as csi without a trace and gossip girl as well as numerous major motion pictures
jeanette appeared in films on stage and released a solo ep titled lovely in 2013 and focused on
songwriting supplying vocals to several projects and also provided academic instruction on music
and the music business joya pursued theater acting and also provided vocals for other artists by 97
she had fully recovered from her throat tumor and began singing again after a small stint
with another band she started work on a solo career and achieved several number one hits
on the dance charts she's released two solo albums expose this in 2004 and a christmas album in 2013.
after a long hiatus in august 2003 the lineup of anne jeannette and kelly reunited briefly for one
reunion concert while there was a desire to do more shows according to kelly they weren't able
to make it happen at that time fortunately three years later jeanette announced on social media
that the group had signed with a major booking agency and joya was now back for the first time
in 15 years on october 21st 2006 expose with the lineup of anne jeannette and joya kicked
off their tour at the american airlines arena in miami kelly continues to remain an honorary
member of the group and has said she would fill in for anyone who may not be available or to appear
with the full lineup on special occasions in 2011 a lawsuit that had been filed several years prior
concerning a trademark licensing agreement for the rights to expose name was affirmed by court ruling
it cited jeannette ann and joya as the rightful owners this was a shocking win
since the members frequently signed contracts that explicitly agreed they did not own the trademark
they were able to get around this by demonstrating that they rather than a promoter with no creative
involvement for 25 years was represented by the trademark in august 2012 the group independently
released the single shine on several years later the group's debut album was reissued
comprising of two discs the reissue also came with an extensive booklet which detailed the history
of the group the story behind the songs as well as the lyrics to all the tracks after staying off the
road throughout 2020 expose return to the stage in 2021 and also have dates scheduled for next year
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