Flashback Who's That Thursday

Zhane' members Jean Baylor, Renée Neufville were a refreshing duo in the 'Neo' Soul movement.  It was 1994 when their 'Hey Mr. DJ' (which peaked at #6 on the Hot 100) blasted through the airwaves, it was such an infectious groove.  Jean and Renee' met at Temple University, and use to sing at Talent shows, which caught the attention of Philly resident 'DJ Jazzy Jeff' and their first professional recording together was "Ring My Bell" on the same album that featured DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s “Summertime”.   Former Warner Bros. executive Benny Medina suggested they become a group.  For the name, Neufville had the idea of using the French pronunciation of their first names Jean and Renée, which sounded like “Jahnay” she played around with the spelling and added a 'Z' for a little flavor and came up with Zhané."   Unfortunately the duo only released two CD's on Motown, before parting ways leaving our appetite hungry for more, which wasn't to be.

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