Aishah and The Fan Club

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Aishah and the Fan Club
OriginNew Zealand
Years active1988–1993
Past membersAishah
Paul Moss
Dave Larsen
Glenn Peters
Malcolm Smith
Hazri Yutim

Aishah and The Fan Club, better known as The Fan Club or just Fan Club, were a New Zealand-based pop and dance band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group released their first album Sensation in 1988, which spawned three top-20 singles in the New Zealand[1] and Malaysian charts: "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me" – the latter being a remake of a Spagna song of the same name.[2]

Their second album, titled Respect the Beat, also produced three hit singles,[1] including "I Feel Love" and "I Never Gave Up on You", and "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The album received a positive review in Billboard[3] and the remix for "Don't Let Me Fall Alone" received heavy airplay on US Top 40 stations throughout the summer of 1990.[4]

The group was formed while Aishah was in New Zealand studying in the late 1980s. She was spotted by the other members of the group, and asked to join the band. Besides Aishah who sang lead vocals, the other members included Paul Moss on guitar and programming, Dave Larsen on drums, Glenn Peters on bass, Malcolm Smith on keyboards, and Hazri Yutim on second keyboard/synthesiser. Malcolm and Paul were also the main songwriters for the group.

The band won the International Artist of the Year at the 1991 New Zealand Music Awards.[2]

Aishah remains popular in Malaysia and has released music in the Malay language, while also entering Malaysian politics.[2] Paul Moss also lives in Malaysia where he became one of the judges of the reality TV singing competitions Malaysian Idol and One in a Million.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Title Details Peak chart
positions
NZ
1988 Sensation
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
  • Label: CBS Records New Zealand
  • Catalogue: 460707 1
 15
1989 Respect the Beat
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
  • Label: CBS Records New Zealand
  • Catalogue: 465871 2
 28

Singles[edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NZ
1988 "Sensation" 11 Sensation
"Call Me" 9
"Paradise" 20
1989 "I Feel Love" 8 Respect the Beat
1990 "Never Gave Up on You" 25
"Don't Let Me Fall Alone" 28

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Fan Club". charts.org.nz.
  2. ^ a b c Akam, Shah (7 January 2018). "Pakatan convention: Malaysian pop singer Aishah says don't belittle views of celebrities". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Fan Club -- Respect the Beat". Billboard: 66. 28 July 1990.
  4. ^ "Power Playlists: Current Playlists of the Nation's Largest and Most Influential Top 40 Radio Stations". Billboard: 23. 16 June 1990.
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