Cherry were an Australian all-girl pop music group from the late 1990s. The five founding vocalists are Amy Canto, Camielle, Hayley Toomey, Gerri and Zoe. Two of their singles reached the ARIA Singles Chart top 60, "S.O.S." and "Saddest Song". Amy and Zoe left the group, which continued as a trio but disbanded soon after in 1999.
History
Cherry were a briefly existing all-girl pop group with five vocalists, Amy Canto, Camielle, Hayley Toomey, Gerri and Zoe, which formed in Sydney in 1998. At that time they were all in their late teens. Their debut single, "S.O.S.", produced by Michael Szumowski, was released on Columbia and Sony Music Entertainment. It is co-written by Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner. It reached the ARIA Singles Chart top 60. The label reworked the band's image, deciding on a more edgy approach. This resulted in the group providing a cover version of a Transvision Vamp track, "I Want Your Love". One of its B-sides, "The Way You Do", is co-written by Szumowski and Toni Pearen. "I Want Your Love" reached the top 70, and the label spent time on promotion in teen magazines and local appearances. The group embarked on a club tour around Australia, mostly at gay venues. The group released their third single, "Saddest Song", written by Diane Warren, which is a ballad originally recorded by an American R&B, soul girl group, For Real, as "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard". The CD single featured a dance remix and R&B versions. It reached No. 46 on the ARIA charts in July 1999. At this time Zoe and Amy left the group, while Camielle, Gerri and Hayley decided to continue as a three-piece. They re-recorded all the tracks that had been finished for their proposed debut album, Sacred Kiss, and re-recorded "Saddest Song" as a three piece. A new music video was made for the song for potential use on music TV shows, but the single and album were cancelled by the record label. With no further official releases, the group disbanded by the end of 1999. Their album, Sacred Kiss, featuring a title track also penned by Warren, has not appeared. Camielle had a short solo career in 2002, issuing a single, "Yada Yada Yada". Szumowski later worked with reality TV pop contestants Bardot, Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll.
