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{{short description|British pop group}}
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| image =
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| background = group_or_band
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| alias = 5 Star
| origin = [[Romford]], [[London]], [[England]]
| origin = [[Romford]], [[Greater London]], England
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
| years_active = 1983–2001, 2005-2008, 2012-present
*[[Soul music|soul]]
| label = Tent Records[[Epic Records]]<br/>[[RCA Records]]
*[[disco]]
*[[funk]]
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| years_active = {{flatlist|
*1983–95
*2001–02
*2012–16<!--Lorraine left the group in 2012, whilst Stedman, Delroy and Doris left in 2016-->
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
*Tent
*[[RCA Records|RCA]]
*[[Epic Records|Epic]]
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| associated_acts =
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| website = http://www.fivestarofficial.com
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| current_members = [[Deniece Pearson]]<br/>[[Doris May Pearson]]<br/>[[Lorraine Samantha Jean Pearson]]<br/>[[Stedman Pearson]]<br/>[[Delroy Pearson]]
| current_members = [[Denise Pearson]]
| past_members =
*[[Stedman Pearson]]
*Doris Pearson
*Lorraine Pearson
*Delroy Pearson
}}
}}


'''Five Star''' (also styled as '''5 Star''') are a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Pop music|pop]]/[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group, formed in 1983. Comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Deniece, Doris and Delroy Pearson, they were known for their flamboyant image, matching costumes and heavily choreographed dance routines. Five Star achieved a string of Top 40 singles and albums in the UK between 1985 and 1988.
'''Five Star''' (also styled as '''5 Star''') were a British [[Pop music|pop]] group, formed in 1983 and comprising siblings [[Stedman Pearson|Stedman]], Lorraine, [[Denise Pearson|Denise]], Doris, and Delroy Pearson. From 1985 to 1988, Five Star had four top-20 albums and 15 top-40 singles in the UK, including the top-10 hits "[[System Addict]]" (1986), "[[Can't Wait Another Minute]]" (1986), "[[Find the Time]]" (1986), "[[Rain or Shine (song)|Rain or Shine]]" (1986), "[[Stay Out of My Life]]" (1987) and "[[The Slightest Touch]]" (1987). They won the 1987 [[Brit Award]] for Best British Group.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===1980s===
The five-piece group of siblings from [[Romford]], [[London]] were masterminded by their father and manager, [[Buster Pearson]], in the style of [[The Jackson 5]]. He was a former session musician who had worked with [[Wilson Pickett]] and had set up Tent Records Inc. to release the group's material, backed by [[RCA Records]]. Following the release of Five Star's debut album, ''[[Luxury of Life]]'' in 1985, the group scored their first Top 10 hit in 1986 with "[[System Addict]]". The group also began to gain a following in the [[United States]] and several singles made the Billboard Dance and R&B Charts Top 10. Their second album, ''[[Silk and Steel (Five Star album)|Silk and Steel]]'', released in 1986, included five UK Top 10 chart hits: "[[Can't Wait Another Minute]]", "[[Find The Time]]", "[[Rain or Shine (song)|Rain Or Shine]]", "[[Stay Out Of My Life]]" (penned by Deniece) and "[[The Slightest Touch]]". The album itself reached number one and sold 1.2 million copies in the UK alone. In 1987, the group won the [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for Best British Group, and also saw the release of their third album, ''[[Between the Lines (Five Star album)|Between The Lines]]'', which reached number seven in the UK. However, none of this album's singles made the Top 10.
The five-piece group of siblings from [[Romford]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CDYvDwAAQBAJ&dq=five+star+1980s+group+romford&pg=PT58|title=Heads Up: My Life Story|first=Alan|last=Smith|date=23 August 2018|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=9781472127846|via=Google Books}}</ref> were masterminded by their father and manager, [[Buster Pearson]], who modelled them in the style of [[the Jackson 5]].<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=871/2}}</ref> He was a former recording artist and session musician who had worked with [[Wilson Pickett]] and had set up Tent Records Ltd in 1982.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Their debut single was released on Tent in 1983 and although it did not chart, it gave them TV exposure and a record deal with [[RCA Records]] (with future releases being joint Tent/RCA releases).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> After two unsuccessful singles in 1984, their chart breakthrough came in 1985 with the release of "[[All Fall Down (Five Star song)|All Fall Down]]" which peaked at No. 15 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and No. 65 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the US, where it also reached the top 20 (No. 16) on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart and the top 10 (No. 6) on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance/Disco]] chart.


The group released their debut album, ''[[Luxury of Life]]'', in June 1985.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> It included their last three singles and was followed by the single "[[Let Me Be the One (Five Star song)|Let Me Be the One]]" which was another UK Top 20<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and US Hot 100 hit, also peaking at No. 2 on the US Hot R&B chart. After another two singles in the UK in 1985 which failed to reach the top 20, the group scored their first top 10 hit in early 1986 with "[[System Addict]]", the seventh UK single from their debut album.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The single peaked at No. 3 in the UK,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and was certified silver. Its success also led to increased sales of the album which peaked at No. 12 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in February 1986,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22503/five-star/ |title=FIVE STAR - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref> and would be certified platinum in the UK later in the year. Also in 1986, the instrumental track "First Avenue" (which had been released as the [[B-side]] of "All Fall Down") was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance]], and a remixed version of "[[Love Take Over]]" gave them another US Hot R&B top 10 hit (reaching No. 9).
In 1988 the group attempted to change their clean-cut image to a more adult-oriented "leather clad" look, matched with a slightly harder-edged dance sound. Led by the [[Leon Sylvers III]] produced single, "[[Another Weekend]]", their fourth album ''[[Rock the World (Five Star album)|Rock the World]]'' met with only moderate success, and was their last Top 20 album. The album's second single, "[[Rock My World]]", became their last Top 40 hit, and further singles from the album were unsuccessful.


Their first new material in 1986, the single "[[Can't Wait Another Minute]]", gave the group another top 10 hit on the UK Singles,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> US Hot R&B and US Hot Dance/Disco charts and also their highest-ever US Hot 100 peak, reaching No. 41. The song was used in the film ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]''. After another UK top 10 hit ("[[Find the Time]]"), the group released their second album, ''[[Silk and Steel (Five Star album)|Silk and Steel]]'', in August 1986.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The album reached No. 1 and sold 1.2 million copies in the UK (being certified triple platinum by 1987).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The single "[[Rain or Shine (song)|Rain or Shine]]" gave the group their highest ever UK chart position, peaking at No. 2.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>"[[If I Say Yes]]" (a UK top 20 hit) became their final entry on the US Hot 100.
In 1989 their ''[[Greatest Hits (Five Star album)|Greatest Hits]]'' collection peaked at a lowly No.53 on the UK album chart. In April of that year, the group had made an infamous appearance on the British children's TV show ''[[Going Live]]'', when, during a live phone-in, a teenage caller called them "fucking crap". To make matters worse, amid reports of bankruptcy, the family had been forced to sell their Berkshire mansion after only two years.<ref name="Guardian">[http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/comment/story/0,,2287339,00.html "Let's Go Round Again" by Dave Simpson, ''The Guardian'', 26 June 2008]</ref> The family then moved to [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire]].<ref name="Guardian" />


In 1987, two further singles from ''Silk and Steel'', "[[Stay Out of My Life]]" (penned by Denise) and "[[The Slightest Touch]]", made the UK top 10 with US-only single "[[Are You Man Enough (Five Star song)|Are You Man Enough?]]" (remixed by [[Shep Pettibone]]) making the US Hot R&B top 20. The group won the 1987 [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for Best British Group with ''Silk and Steel'' also nominated for Best British Album.
Now at loggerheads with [[RCA]], Buster Pearson signed the group to [[Epic Records]] in 1990, and the group's fifth studio album, ''Five Star'', was self-produced at the family home. Despite heavy promotion, its two singles, "[[Treat Me Like A Lady]]" and "[[Hot Love (Five Star song)|Hot Love]]", failed. A planned third single, "[[What About Me Baby]]" was shelved, and the UK release of the album abandoned. In October, Stedman Pearson pleaded guilty to a charge of [[public indecency]] after being arrested in a public toilet in [[New Malden]] in London.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref>"Sex Disgrace of 5 Star Stedman". The Sun (London). 9 October 1990 (Page 5).</ref><ref>"We Are Family" (Documentary interview with 5 Star). BBC Television. (7 January 2003)</ref><ref>[http://www.virginmedia.com/music/features/80s-stars-where-are-they-now.php?gallery=18 Virgin Media - "80s Stars: Where Are They Now" article on Five Star]</ref><ref>Larkin, Colin (1998). ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul'', (p.121). Virgin Books/Muze Inc. London, England. ISBN 0-7535-0241-0</ref><ref>Rees, Daffyd & Crampton, Luke (1991). ''Rock Movers and Shakers'', p.172-173 (1991 Rev. Edition). ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, U.S. ISBN 0-87436-661-5.</ref> Following this, the band relocated to the United States.


At the height of their success the family bought Stone Court, a large security-gated mansion in Berkshire (featuring a built-in recording studio) from former [[P.M. Dawn]] manager Nick Hemmings, in which they all lived and worked.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> They also owned a fleet of supercars, including Lamborghinis and Ferraris. Their affluent lifestyle was heavily publicised in the press and on television.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>
After the 1991 release of their sixth album, ''Shine'', Epic Records dropped the group. In 1994, the group released an album on their own Tent label, ''Heart And Soul'', which was reissued in 1995 in the UK. Again, chart success eluded them and the group informally ended. Deniece got married and had children, and Delroy went into musical production.


New single "[[Whenever You're Ready (Five Star song)|Whenever You're Ready]]" narrowly missed the UK top 10 (peaking at No. 11) but its only placing in the US was No. 39 on the Hot R&B chart. August 1987 saw the release of their third album, ''[[Between the Lines (Five Star album)|Between the Lines]]'', which reached No. 7 in the UK and was another platinum seller, but sales did not match their previous success.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The [[Diane Warren]]-penned ballad "[[Strong as Steel (song)|Strong as Steel]]" was taken as the next single but it peaked at No. 16 in the UK and failed to chart at all in the US. The next UK single, "[[Somewhere Somebody]]" failed to reach the top 20 and no further singles were released from the album.
In 2001, a new Five Star single, "Funktafied", peaked at number 99 on the U.S. R&B Chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=five+star&x=30&y=15#/song/five-star/funktafied/3432671 "Funktafied" at Billboard.com]</ref> However, the accompanying new album ''[[Eclipse (Five Star album)|Eclipse]]'' was not a success and was the group's final album to date. Five Star returned to the UK in 2002, as a trio of Stedman, Deniece and Lorraine, to perform on various tours, including the ''[[Here and Now Tour|Here and Now]]'' nostalgia tour. In 2005, "System Addict" was re-recorded and re-released. Five Star were booked to perform a gig at [[Butlins]] in October 2006, in which all five members were billed. However, three impersonators were used to mime to backing tapes.<ref name="Guardian" />


In 1988, the group attempted to change their clean-cut image to a more adult-oriented "leather-clad" look, matched with a slightly harder-edged dance sound. Led by the [[Leon Sylvers III]]-produced single "[[Another Weekend (Five Star song)|Another Weekend]]" in the UK (which reached No. 18), their fourth album ''[[Rock the World (Five Star album)|Rock the World]]'' met with only moderate success, and was their last top 20 album, peaking at No. 17. The album's second UK single, "[[Rock My World (Five Star song)|Rock My World]]", became their last top 40 hit, and further singles from the album were unsuccessful.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In the US, "[[Someone's in Love]]" was chosen as the lead single, but that and "Another Weekend" only managed minor placings on the Hot R&B chart.
Deniece revealed in 2007 that she was working on solo material,<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/denisepearsonofficial Deniece Pearson Official MySpace]</ref> although only one track has so far been officially released.


In April 1989, their new single "[[With Every Heartbeat (Five Star song)|With Every Heartbeat]]" again missed the top 40, peaking at No. 49. Later that year, a ''[[Greatest Hits (Five Star album)|Greatest Hits]]'' collection was released but peaked at a lowly No. 53 on the UK Albums Chart. Amid reports of bankruptcy, the family had been forced to sell their Berkshire mansion after only two years.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |title=Let's go round again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/26/popandrock.culture |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=26 June 2008}}</ref> The family then moved to [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire]].<ref name="Guardian"/>
In March 2007, [[Sony BMG]] released a compilation [[DVD]] of all the group's videos, entitled ''[[Five Star Performance]]''.


While promoting "With Every Heartbeat", the group made an infamous appearance on the British children's TV show ''[[Going Live]]'', when, during a live phone-in, a teenage caller verbally abused them and asked why they were "so fucking crap".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/27/from-michael-fish-to-bobby-ewing-12-moments-of-extreme-awkwardness-from-80s-tv-5269333/ |title=12 Moments of Extreme Awkwardness From 80s TV |access-date=30 March 2016 |author=Caroline Westbrook |date=27 June 2015 |work=Metro Newspaper (website) |publisher=Associated Newspapers |quote=It was all going so well for the five-piece band of siblings – who fair dominated the charts in the latter part of the decade – as they appeared on the Saturday morning kids' show to promote new single With Every Heartbeat. Until, that is, the now infamous moment when one Eliot Fletcher called in to ask the band 'why they’re so f*****g crap!' Cue shocked expressions all round, and presenter Sarah Greene not knowing quite what to say.}}</ref><ref name="book">{{cite book |last=Appelby |first=Marion |title=Are We Live? The Funniest Bloopers from TV and Radio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDPdAgAAQBAJ&q=five+star+going+live |access-date=24 March 2016 |year=2012 |publisher=Michael O'Mara Books |location=London |isbn=978-1843179634}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7963590/Top-ten-television-moments-of-the-Eighties.html |title=Top ten television moments of the Eighties |first=Tom |last=Bromley |date=26 August 2010 |via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/video-swearing-celebs---mirrorcouks-313775 |title=Video: Swearing celebs - Mirror.co.uk's Top 10 on air cock ups |first=Beth |last=Hardie |date=17 June 2008 |website=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref>Savage, Mark (6 October 2019). [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49824441 "Did the boy who swore at Five Star really apologise? A needlessly long investigation"]. ''BBC News''. Retrieved 30 September 2024.</ref>
For Five Star's 25th anniversary in 2008, Deniece joined Stedman and backing dancers for gigs at [[Butlins]] during October and November 2008. Earlier that year, Deniece stated in an interview with [[The Guardian]] newspaper that if she could convince sister Lorraine to join them, then all five original members of the group would like to perform one last tour together.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news| last = Simpson| first = Dave| title = Let's Go Round Again|newspaper = The Guardian|location = London|date =26 June 2008| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jun/26/popandrock.culture|accessdate = 12 June 2010}}</ref> The following year, she made her West End debut performing in ''[[Thriller - Live]]'' at the Lyric Theatre from January to December 2009.


===1990s===
In 2010 it was announced that Cherry Pop records would be releasing Special Edition CDs of their first two albums ''[[Luxury of Life]]'' and ''[[Silk and Steel (Five Star album)|Silk and Steel]]''.
Now at loggerheads with RCA, Buster Pearson signed the group to [[Epic Records]] in 1990, and the group's fifth studio album, simply titled ''[[Five Star (album)|Five Star]]'', was self-produced at the family home with every track being written by the group members.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Despite heavy promotion, its two singles, "[[Treat Me Like a Lady (Five Star song)|Treat Me Like a Lady]]" and "[[Hot Love (Five Star song)|Hot Love]]", failed to reach the top 40. The album itself failed to chart and a planned third single, "[[What About Me Baby]]" was shelved.


In October 1990, Stedman Pearson pleaded guilty to a charge of [[public indecency]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> after being arrested in a public toilet in [[New Malden]] in London.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit.html |title=Virgin TV Edit - TV, Sport, Movies & More |website=Virgin Media}}</ref><ref>Larkin, Colin (1998). ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul'', p. 121. Virgin Books/Muze Inc. London, England. {{ISBN|0-7535-0241-0}}</ref><ref>Rees, Dafydd & Crampton, Luke (1991). ''Rock Movers and Shakers'', p. 172-173 (1991, rev. edition). ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, U.S. {{ISBN|0-87436-661-5}}.</ref> Following this, the band relocated to the United States.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>
The very first song recorded by Five Star from 1983, "Problematic", was released digitally on 18 July 2011, along with a previously unreleased track called "It", which is an outtake from the ''Heart And Soul'' album sessions from 1995.


After the 1991 release of their sixth album, ''Shine'' (which was not released at all in the UK), Epic Records dropped the group. In 1994, the group released an album independently on their father's own Tent label, ''[[Heart and Soul (Five Star album)|Heart and Soul]]'', which was reissued in 1995 in the UK. Again, chart success eluded them and the group informally ended. Denise got married and had children, and Delroy went into music production.
Five Star are performing at the 2012 Rewind Festivals, on 21 July at Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, and on 18 August at Henley-On-Thames.


===2000s===
In March 2012, [[Deniece Pearson]] appeared on [[BBC]] talent show, [[The Voice UK]], as a contestant. She joined the team of [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] after singing [[Fighter (song)|Fighter]] by [[Christina Aguilera]].
In 2001, a new Five Star single, "[[Funktafied]]", peaked at No. 99 on the US Hot R&B chart.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=five star|chart=all}} "Funktafied" at Billboard.com]</ref> However, the accompanying new album ''[[Eclipse (Five Star album)|Eclipse]]'' was not a success and is the group's final album to date. Five Star returned to the UK in 2002, as a trio of Stedman, Denise and Lorraine, to perform on various tours, including the ''[[Here and Now Tour|Here and Now]]'' nostalgia tour. In 2005, "System Addict" was re-recorded and re-released. Five Star were booked to perform a gig at [[Butlins]] in October 2006, in which all five members were billed. However, three impersonators were used to mime to backing tapes.<ref name="Guardian"/>


Denise Pearson said in 2007 that she was working on solo material,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://myspace.com/denisepearsonofficial |title=Deniece - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |website=Myspace}}</ref> resulting in the release of her debut single in 2009.
[[Deniece Pearson]] will be appearing as the fairy godmother in Cinderella,at the Milton Keynes Theatre, from 7 December 2012 until 6 January 2013.


In March 2007, [[Sony BMG]] released a compilation [[DVD]] of all the group's videos, entitled ''[[Five Star Performance]]''.
==In popular culture==
On 20 November 2009, comedian [[Stephen K Amos]] chose Five Star as his specialist subject on the [[Children In Need]] edition of ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]''.


For Five Star's 25th anniversary in 2008, Denise joined Stedman and backing dancers for gigs at Butlins during October and November 2008. Earlier that year, Denise stated in an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper that if she could convince sister Lorraine to join them, then all five original members of the group would like to perform one last tour together.<ref name="Guardian"/> The following year, she made her West End debut performing in ''[[Thriller - Live]]'' at the Lyric Theatre from January to December 2009.
==Discography==


=== Albums ===
===2010s===
In 2010, [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Pop Records]] released expanded "Special Edition" versions of the group's first two albums ''[[Luxury of Life]]'' and ''[[Silk and Steel (Five Star album)|Silk and Steel]]''. By 2013, they had released expanded versions of all six albums originally released on RCA and Epic (both labels now being part of [[Sony BMG]]).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2" style="width:225px;"| Album details
!colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! width="150" rowspan="2"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
|-
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK Chart Company">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/five%20star/ | title=Chart Stats - Five Star | publisher=theofficialcharts.com| accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref>


The very first song recorded by Five Star from 1983, "Problematic", was released digitally on 18 July 2011, along with a previously unreleased track called "It", which is an outtake from the ''Heart and Soul'' album sessions from 1994.
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=five+star&x=30&y=15#/artist/5-star/chart-history/4620?f=359&g=Singles Billboard.com - Five Star US Chart details]</ref>


All five siblings performed at the 2012 [[Rewind Festival]]s on 21 July at Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, and on 18 August in Henley-on-Thames.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w43ll |title=A Five Star Return (Breakfast, BBC Television, 12 July 2012) |access-date=30 March 2016 |format=webpage, video |work=BBC |date=16 July 2012 }}</ref> The band's father and manager, Buster Pearson, died in October 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivestarofficial.com/#!biography/c161y|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220115424/http://www.fivestarofficial.com/ |url-status=dead |title=Five Star Official Site (Bio)|archive-date=20 December 2008}}</ref>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"|[[Billboard 200|US R&B]]<br /><ref name="Billboard" />
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1985
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Luxury of Life]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|12
|align="center" valign="top"|57
|align="center" valign="top"|14
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Platinum<ref name="bpi certs">"[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx Certified Awards Search]". [[British Phonographic Industry]]. Retrieved on 2011-12-06. Note: User needs to enter "Five Star" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.</ref>
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1986
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Silk and Steel (Five Star album)|Silk and Steel]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|80
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
* UK: 4× Platinum<ref name="bpi certs"/>
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1987
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Between the Lines (Five Star album)|Between the Lines]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
* UK: Platinum<ref name="bpi certs"/>
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1988
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Rock the World (Five Star album)|Rock the World]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|17
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|91
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="bpi certs"/>
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1989
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Greatest Hits (Five Star album)|Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|53
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1990
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Five Star (album)|Five Star]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1991
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Shine (Five Star album)|Shine]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|91
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Heart and Soul (Five Star album)|Heart and Soul]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2001
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Eclipse (Five Star album)|Eclipse]]''
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|
|-
|}


In 2013, Cherry Pop Records released ''The Remix Anthology'', which included 7" and 12" remixes of the singles released on RCA and Epic between 1984 and 1991 which had not already been included on the "Special Edition" album reissues. This is the first compilation to include the non-charting 1984 singles, the US-only singles from 1987–88 and the Epic singles from 1990–91.
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="40"|Year
!align="left"|Song
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<ref>[http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4332 UK Chart Stats (Five Star)]</ref></small>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]]<ref name="Billboard" /></small>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]<ref name="Billboard" /></small>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Hot Dance Club Songs|U.S. Dance]]<ref name="Billboard" /></small>
!align="left"|Album
|-
|align="left"|1983
|align="left"|"[[Problematic (single)|Problematic]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|-
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|1984
|align="left"|"[[Hide and Seek (Five Star song)|Hide and Seek]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left" rowspan="7"|''Luxury of Life''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Crazy (Five Star song)|Crazy]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" rowspan="4"|1985
|align="left"|"[[All Fall Down (Five Star song)|All Fall Down]]"
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|65
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|"[[Let Me Be the One (Five Star song)|Let Me Be the One]]"
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|59
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|"[[Love Take Over]]"
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[R.S.V.P. (Five Star song)|R.S.V.P.]]"
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" rowspan="5"|1986
|align="left"|"[[System Addict]]"
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Can't Wait Another Minute]]"
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|41
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|5
|align="left" rowspan="7"|''Silk & Steel''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Find the Time]]"
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Rain or Shine (song)|Rain or Shine]]"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[If I Say Yes]]"
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|67
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|26
|-
|align="left" rowspan="6"|1987
|align="left"|"[[Stay Out of My Life]]"
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[The Slightest Touch]]"
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Are You Man Enough (Five Star song)|Are You Man Enough]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Whenever You're Ready]]"
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|-
|align="left" rowspan="3"|''Between the Lines''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Strong as Steel (song)|Strong as Steel]]"
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Somewhere Somebody]]"
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" rowspan="5"|1988
|align="left"|"[[Another Weekend]]"
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|-
|align="left" rowspan="5"|''Rock the World''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Rock My World]]"
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[There's a Brand New World]]"
|align="center"|61
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Someone's In Love]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[Let Me Be Yours]]"
|align="center"|51
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|1989
|align="left"|"[[With Every Heartbeat (Five Star song)|With Every Heartbeat]]"
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|''Greatest Hits''
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|1990
|align="left"|"[[Treat Me Like a Lady]]"
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''Five Star''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Hot Love (Five Star song)|Hot Love]]"
|align="center"|68
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left"|1991
|align="left"|"[[Shine (Five Star song)|Shine]]"
|align="center"|53
|align="center"|88
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|''Shine''
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|1995
|align="left"|"[[(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|84
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''Heart and Soul''
|-
|align="left"|"[[I Give You Give]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|83
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|1996
|align="left"|"[[I Give You Give]]" (remix)
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|''-''
|-
|align="left"|"[[Surely]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|''Heart and Soul''
|-
|align="left"|2001
|align="left"|"[[Funktafied]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|99
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|''Eclipse''
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"|2005
|align="left"|"[[System Addict 2005]]"
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|-
|-
|align="left"|"[[The Slightest Touch 2005]]"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="left"|-
|-
|}


Five Star performed as a four piece after 2012. Delroy, Denise, Doris and Stedman performed every summer at festivals in the UK such as Rewind, Let's Rock and Lytham since Lorraine's departure.
===Videos and DVDs===

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In 2018, Denise announced UK tour dates under the Five Star name, which, for the first time, included four supporting artists who were not her siblings. The new line-up went on to perform at numerous gigs and concerts throughout the summer. Around the same time, Lorraine Pearson conducted a live interview on ''[[Loose Women]]'' on UK television in which she declared that herself and Denise were no longer friends and she had been offended by the new line-up.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/five-star-singer-lorraine-pearson-nearly-married-actor-eddie-murphy-we-got-engaged-after-five-days|title=Five Star singer Lorraine Pearson nearly married actor Eddie Murphy: 'We got engaged after five days!'|website=itv.com|date=2018-06-04|access-date=2021-10-14}}</ref>
!align="left" valign="top" width="40"|Year

!align="left" valign="top"|Video/DVD
In 2018 all major Five Star projects was released as a CD box set.
|-

|align="left" valign="top"|1986
==Members==
|align="left" valign="top"|''Luxury of Life''
*[[Denise Pearson]] – lead vocals, songwriter <small>(1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–present)</small>
|-
*Doris Pearson – vocals, songwriter, choreographer <small>(1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–2016)</small>
|align="left" valign="top"|1987
*Lorraine Pearson – vocals, spokesperson, and songwriter <small>(1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012)</small>
|align="left" valign="top"|''Silk and Steel''
*[[Stedman Pearson]] – vocals, costume designer <small>(1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–2016)</small>
|-
*Delroy Pearson – vocals, songwriter, and producer <small>(1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–2016)</small>
|align="left" valign="top"|1987

|align="left" valign="top"|''Between the Lines''
==Discography==
|-
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|align="left" valign="top"|1989
'''Studio albums'''
|align="left" valign="top"|''Greatest Hits''
* ''[[Luxury of Life]]'' (1985)
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* ''[[Silk and Steel (Five Star album)|Silk and Steel]]'' (1986)
|align="left" valign="top"|2007
* ''[[Between the Lines (Five Star album)|Between the Lines]]'' (1987)
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Five Star Performance]]''
* ''[[Rock the World (Five Star album)|Rock the World]]'' (1988)
|-
* ''[[Five Star (album)|Five Star]]'' (1990)
|}
* ''[[Shine (Five Star album)|Shine]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Heart and Soul (Five Star album)|Heart and Soul]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Eclipse (Five Star album)|Eclipse]]'' (2001)


==References==
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*[http://www.fivestarofficial.com Five Star official website]


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Latest revision as of 21:06, 27 October 2024

This article is about the British pop group. For the Italian political movement, see Five Star Movement. For other uses, see Five star (disambiguation).

Five Star
Also known as5 Star
OriginRomford, Greater London, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1983–95
  • 2001–02
  • 2012–16
Labels
MembersDenise Pearson
Past members

Five Star (also styled as 5 Star) were a British pop group, formed in 1983 and comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris, and Delroy Pearson. From 1985 to 1988, Five Star had four top-20 albums and 15 top-40 singles in the UK, including the top-10 hits "System Addict" (1986), "Can't Wait Another Minute" (1986), "Find the Time" (1986), "Rain or Shine" (1986), "Stay Out of My Life" (1987) and "The Slightest Touch" (1987). They won the 1987 Brit Award for Best British Group.

Biography

[edit]

1980s

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The five-piece group of siblings from Romford[1] were masterminded by their father and manager, Buster Pearson, who modelled them in the style of the Jackson 5.[2] He was a former recording artist and session musician who had worked with Wilson Pickett and had set up Tent Records Ltd in 1982.[2] Their debut single was released on Tent in 1983 and although it did not chart, it gave them TV exposure and a record deal with RCA Records (with future releases being joint Tent/RCA releases).[2] After two unsuccessful singles in 1984, their chart breakthrough came in 1985 with the release of "All Fall Down" which peaked at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, where it also reached the top 20 (No. 16) on the Hot R&B Singles chart and the top 10 (No. 6) on the Hot Dance/Disco chart.

The group released their debut album, Luxury of Life, in June 1985.[2] It included their last three singles and was followed by the single "Let Me Be the One" which was another UK Top 20[2] and US Hot 100 hit, also peaking at No. 2 on the US Hot R&B chart. After another two singles in the UK in 1985 which failed to reach the top 20, the group scored their first top 10 hit in early 1986 with "System Addict", the seventh UK single from their debut album.[2] The single peaked at No. 3 in the UK,[2] and was certified silver. Its success also led to increased sales of the album which peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1986,[3] and would be certified platinum in the UK later in the year. Also in 1986, the instrumental track "First Avenue" (which had been released as the B-side of "All Fall Down") was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, and a remixed version of "Love Take Over" gave them another US Hot R&B top 10 hit (reaching No. 9).

Their first new material in 1986, the single "Can't Wait Another Minute", gave the group another top 10 hit on the UK Singles,[2] US Hot R&B and US Hot Dance/Disco charts and also their highest-ever US Hot 100 peak, reaching No. 41. The song was used in the film Gung Ho. After another UK top 10 hit ("Find the Time"), the group released their second album, Silk and Steel, in August 1986.[2] The album reached No. 1 and sold 1.2 million copies in the UK (being certified triple platinum by 1987).[2] The single "Rain or Shine" gave the group their highest ever UK chart position, peaking at No. 2.[2]"If I Say Yes" (a UK top 20 hit) became their final entry on the US Hot 100.

In 1987, two further singles from Silk and Steel, "Stay Out of My Life" (penned by Denise) and "The Slightest Touch", made the UK top 10 with US-only single "Are You Man Enough?" (remixed by Shep Pettibone) making the US Hot R&B top 20. The group won the 1987 BRIT Award for Best British Group with Silk and Steel also nominated for Best British Album.

At the height of their success the family bought Stone Court, a large security-gated mansion in Berkshire (featuring a built-in recording studio) from former P.M. Dawn manager Nick Hemmings, in which they all lived and worked.[2] They also owned a fleet of supercars, including Lamborghinis and Ferraris. Their affluent lifestyle was heavily publicised in the press and on television.[2]

New single "Whenever You're Ready" narrowly missed the UK top 10 (peaking at No. 11) but its only placing in the US was No. 39 on the Hot R&B chart. August 1987 saw the release of their third album, Between the Lines, which reached No. 7 in the UK and was another platinum seller, but sales did not match their previous success.[2] The Diane Warren-penned ballad "Strong as Steel" was taken as the next single but it peaked at No. 16 in the UK and failed to chart at all in the US. The next UK single, "Somewhere Somebody" failed to reach the top 20 and no further singles were released from the album.

In 1988, the group attempted to change their clean-cut image to a more adult-oriented "leather-clad" look, matched with a slightly harder-edged dance sound. Led by the Leon Sylvers III-produced single "Another Weekend" in the UK (which reached No. 18), their fourth album Rock the World met with only moderate success, and was their last top 20 album, peaking at No. 17. The album's second UK single, "Rock My World", became their last top 40 hit, and further singles from the album were unsuccessful.[2] In the US, "Someone's in Love" was chosen as the lead single, but that and "Another Weekend" only managed minor placings on the Hot R&B chart.

In April 1989, their new single "With Every Heartbeat" again missed the top 40, peaking at No. 49. Later that year, a Greatest Hits collection was released but peaked at a lowly No. 53 on the UK Albums Chart. Amid reports of bankruptcy, the family had been forced to sell their Berkshire mansion after only two years.[4] The family then moved to Hatfield, Hertfordshire.[4]

While promoting "With Every Heartbeat", the group made an infamous appearance on the British children's TV show Going Live, when, during a live phone-in, a teenage caller verbally abused them and asked why they were "so fucking crap".[5][6][7][8][9]

1990s

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Now at loggerheads with RCA, Buster Pearson signed the group to Epic Records in 1990, and the group's fifth studio album, simply titled Five Star, was self-produced at the family home with every track being written by the group members.[2] Despite heavy promotion, its two singles, "Treat Me Like a Lady" and "Hot Love", failed to reach the top 40. The album itself failed to chart and a planned third single, "What About Me Baby" was shelved.

In October 1990, Stedman Pearson pleaded guilty to a charge of public indecency,[2] after being arrested in a public toilet in New Malden in London.[4][10][11][12] Following this, the band relocated to the United States.[2]

After the 1991 release of their sixth album, Shine (which was not released at all in the UK), Epic Records dropped the group. In 1994, the group released an album independently on their father's own Tent label, Heart and Soul, which was reissued in 1995 in the UK. Again, chart success eluded them and the group informally ended. Denise got married and had children, and Delroy went into music production.

2000s

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In 2001, a new Five Star single, "Funktafied", peaked at No. 99 on the US Hot R&B chart.[13] However, the accompanying new album Eclipse was not a success and is the group's final album to date. Five Star returned to the UK in 2002, as a trio of Stedman, Denise and Lorraine, to perform on various tours, including the Here and Now nostalgia tour. In 2005, "System Addict" was re-recorded and re-released. Five Star were booked to perform a gig at Butlins in October 2006, in which all five members were billed. However, three impersonators were used to mime to backing tapes.[4]

Denise Pearson said in 2007 that she was working on solo material,[14] resulting in the release of her debut single in 2009.

In March 2007, Sony BMG released a compilation DVD of all the group's videos, entitled Five Star Performance.

For Five Star's 25th anniversary in 2008, Denise joined Stedman and backing dancers for gigs at Butlins during October and November 2008. Earlier that year, Denise stated in an interview with The Guardian newspaper that if she could convince sister Lorraine to join them, then all five original members of the group would like to perform one last tour together.[4] The following year, she made her West End debut performing in Thriller - Live at the Lyric Theatre from January to December 2009.

2010s

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In 2010, Cherry Pop Records released expanded "Special Edition" versions of the group's first two albums Luxury of Life and Silk and Steel. By 2013, they had released expanded versions of all six albums originally released on RCA and Epic (both labels now being part of Sony BMG).

The very first song recorded by Five Star from 1983, "Problematic", was released digitally on 18 July 2011, along with a previously unreleased track called "It", which is an outtake from the Heart and Soul album sessions from 1994.

All five siblings performed at the 2012 Rewind Festivals on 21 July at Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, and on 18 August in Henley-on-Thames.[15] The band's father and manager, Buster Pearson, died in October 2012.[16]

In 2013, Cherry Pop Records released The Remix Anthology, which included 7" and 12" remixes of the singles released on RCA and Epic between 1984 and 1991 which had not already been included on the "Special Edition" album reissues. This is the first compilation to include the non-charting 1984 singles, the US-only singles from 1987–88 and the Epic singles from 1990–91.

Five Star performed as a four piece after 2012. Delroy, Denise, Doris and Stedman performed every summer at festivals in the UK such as Rewind, Let's Rock and Lytham since Lorraine's departure.

In 2018, Denise announced UK tour dates under the Five Star name, which, for the first time, included four supporting artists who were not her siblings. The new line-up went on to perform at numerous gigs and concerts throughout the summer. Around the same time, Lorraine Pearson conducted a live interview on Loose Women on UK television in which she declared that herself and Denise were no longer friends and she had been offended by the new line-up.[17]

In 2018 all major Five Star projects was released as a CD box set.

Members

[edit]
  • Denise Pearson – lead vocals, songwriter (1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–present)
  • Doris Pearson – vocals, songwriter, choreographer (1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–2016)
  • Lorraine Pearson – vocals, spokesperson, and songwriter (1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012)
  • Stedman Pearson – vocals, costume designer (1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–2016)
  • Delroy Pearson – vocals, songwriter, and producer (1983–1995, 2001–2002, 2012–2016)

Discography

[edit]
Main article: Five Star discography

Studio albums

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Alan (23 August 2018). Heads Up: My Life Story. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781472127846 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 871/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ "FIVE STAR - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e Simpson, Dave (26 June 2008). "Let's go round again". The Guardian. London.
  5. ^ Caroline Westbrook (27 June 2015). "12 Moments of Extreme Awkwardness From 80s TV". Metro Newspaper (website). Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 30 March 2016. It was all going so well for the five-piece band of siblings – who fair dominated the charts in the latter part of the decade – as they appeared on the Saturday morning kids' show to promote new single With Every Heartbeat. Until, that is, the now infamous moment when one Eliot Fletcher called in to ask the band 'why they're so f*****g crap!' Cue shocked expressions all round, and presenter Sarah Greene not knowing quite what to say.
  6. ^ Appelby, Marion (2012). Are We Live? The Funniest Bloopers from TV and Radio. London: Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 978-1843179634. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ^ Bromley, Tom (26 August 2010). "Top ten television moments of the Eighties" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ Hardie, Beth (17 June 2008). "Video: Swearing celebs - Mirror.co.uk's Top 10 on air cock ups". Daily Mirror.
  9. ^ Savage, Mark (6 October 2019). "Did the boy who swore at Five Star really apologise? A needlessly long investigation". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Virgin TV Edit - TV, Sport, Movies & More". Virgin Media.
  11. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul, p. 121. Virgin Books/Muze Inc. London, England. ISBN 0-7535-0241-0
  12. ^ Rees, Dafydd & Crampton, Luke (1991). Rock Movers and Shakers, p. 172-173 (1991, rev. edition). ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, U.S. ISBN 0-87436-661-5.
  13. ^ "Funktafied" at Billboard.com
  14. ^ "Deniece - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.
  15. ^ "A Five Star Return (Breakfast, BBC Television, 12 July 2012)" (webpage, video). BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Five Star Official Site (Bio)". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
  17. ^ "Five Star singer Lorraine Pearson nearly married actor Eddie Murphy: 'We got engaged after five days!'". itv.com. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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