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Apollonia 6 is a Disco act. Their sound grew out of Debbi Peterson and Vanity 6. Those roots explain a lot about how Apollonia 6 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as André Cymone, The Family, The Time, The New Power Generation and Pia Zadora, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mary Jane Girls, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Apollonia 6, reaching back through Debbi Peterson and forward to Mary Jane Girls. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Apollonia 6 was an American female singing trio founded in 1983 by Prince, as a successor to his previous group Vanity 6 following the departure of lead singer Vanity. Singers Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie continued from the earlier group, while actress and model Apollonia Kotero joined as frontwoman. The group released one album and dissolved in 1985.
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Apollonia 6 grew out of Debbi Peterson and Vanity 6, shares an orbit with André Cymone, The Family, The Time and The New Power Generation, went on to shape Mary Jane Girls. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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