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East 17

East 17 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Wanted and Roachford. Those roots explain a lot about how East 17 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 2 Unlimited, Take That, Wet Wet Wet, Dina Carroll and Five, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Five, Take That, Shampoo, Jorja Smith and Danny L Harle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around East 17, reaching back through The Wanted and forward to Five. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

East 17 are an English pop boy band founded by Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, John Hendy, and Terry Coldwell in Walthamstow in 1991. They are best known for their 1994 hit single "Stay Another Day", which was the UK Christmas number one that year.

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East 17The WantedRoachfordFiveTake ThatShampooJorja SmithDanny L Harle2 UnlimitedTake ThatWet Wet WetDina CarrollFiveCliff Richard911Haddaway

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East 17 connections

East 17 grew out of The Wanted and Roachford, shares an orbit with 2 Unlimited, Take That, Wet Wet Wet and Dina Carroll, went on to shape Five, Take That, Shampoo and Jorja Smith. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced East 17

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