Trilogy (group)
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| Origin | hip hop |
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Trilogy is an American
History
Trilogy was formed by Duran Ramos (born Randy Duran Ramos), J.R. Mansanet (born Hector Mansanet), and Ceanar Rivera (born Carlos Rivera) in
In early 1992, Rivera left the group and was replaced with Angel DeLeon.[4] Several months later, Mansanet left the group and was replaced by Kenny Diaz.[4] Diaz departed from the group and was replaced by Darrin Henson. In late 1992, Trilogy (Ramos, DeLeon, and Henson) released a single called "Good Time".[5] In 1994, Henson departed from the group after disagreeing with the C+C Music Factory production contract and was replaced with singer Joey Kid.[4][6] In the same year, the new lineup of Trilogy debuted as the main male vocalists on the C+C Music Factory album Anything Goes!.[7] The group were featured on the successful singles "Do You Wanna Get Funky" and "Take a Toke". Following the release of the album, Trilogy toured with C+C Music Factory in 1995.
After the C+C Music Factory tour, Trilogy disbanded in June 1995. Ramos continued to work and produce music with
In 2007, the original members (Ramos, Rivera, and Mansanet) reunited for the first time in 15 years for a one-time performance at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. On November 8, 2014, Ramos and Rivera received an honorary award on behalf of Trilogy at the Freestyle Honor Awards in Kissimmee, Florida, for their musical contributions to freestyle music.[14] They also performed their song "Latin Love". In the same year, Rivera began performing under the "Trilogy" name with two additional vocalists. In March 2017, Ramos and DeLeon reunited as Trilogy and began performing at different venues.[15] In 2018, DeLeon launched an online talk show series called "Angel In The City". In 2019, Rivera (under the "Trilogy" name; with two other vocalists) toured with other freestyle music artists on the "I Love Freestyle Music Tour".[16] The tour also included Kid, who performed separate from Trilogy.[16]
In 2021, Rivera announced that Trilogy had reunited.[17] Trilogy (Rivera, Ramos, Mansanet, and DeLeon) released a single "Sound of Thunder" on Diaz's Londinium The Label. In 2022, all seven members of Trilogy were interviewed by director Maria Soccor for the upcoming documentary Freestyle Music: The Legacy, which is currently still in production.[18][19]
On July 28, 2022, Carlos "CNR" Rivera passed away. Many members of Trilogy posted tributes to him on social media, and on August 5 the documentary's social media accounts shared unreleased pictures of Rivera from the set of the upcoming film Freestyle Music: The Legacy.[20]
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Discography
Singles
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US Dance [21] |
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| "Red Hot" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Latin Love" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Gotta Be Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Love Me Forever Or Love Me Not" | 1991 | 82 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Good Time" | 1992 | 118 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy) |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 37 | 27 | Anything Goes! | |||||||||
| "Take a Toke" (C+C Music Factory featuring Trilogy) |
— | 23 | — | 88 | — | — | — | 26 | |||||||||||
| "Sound of Thunder" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ISBN 978-0-89820-155-0
- ^ The Depressing Story of America’s Favorite Pump-Up Jam, VICE (October 4, 2016)
- ^ "The Hot 100 (week of April 20, 1991)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c 80's Freestyle Music Artist Duran form group Trilogy shares his journey with music and faith. Apple. Retrieved on January 15, 2022
- ^ Trilogy – Good Time, Discogs
- ^ Trilogy, Discogs
- ^ C + C Music Factory – Anything Goes!, Discogs
- ^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32, Billboard, February 4, 1995 (page 9)
- ^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs, Jet, February 13, 1995 (page 18)
- ^ C+C Music Factory/Full Biography, MTV
- ^ Joey Kid, Discogs
- ^ Via My Gente, Vibe, June-Juli 1998 (page 180)
- IMDb
- ^ "Trilogy" Duran Ramos & Carlos Rivera Receiving their Freestyle Honor Award. YouTube. Retrieved on January 15, 2022
- ^ Legendary International Pop Group Trilogy Signs With Nene Musik. Broadway World. Accessed on January 13, 2022
- ^ a b I Love Freestyle Music Tour. Mirama Ramp. Retrieved on January 14, 2022
- ^ Carlos Rivera It's been over 30 years!. Instagram. Retrieved on January 14, 2022
- ^ "Award-Winning Director Maria Soccor Begins Production on 'Freestyle Music: The Legacy' Documentary Featuring Latin Freestyle Stars". Associated Press. May 26, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Freestyle Music: The Legacy. Instagram. Retrieved on August 15, 2022
- ^ Freestyle Music: The Legacy. Instagram. Retrieved on August 15, 2022
- ^ a b C+C Music Factory | Billboard Chart History Archived April 29, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. Retrieved on February 1, 2019
- ^ "Australian peaks". Australian-charts.com.
- ^ "Home – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Officialcharts.de.[dead link]
- ^ "Dutch peaks". Dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal". Charts.org.nz.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com – Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com.