Shine (project)
| Shine | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Bubblegum dance |
| Years active | 2000–2001 |
| Labels | Stockhouse |
| Website | |
| Members | Carola Bernhav |
Shine was a Bubblegum Dance project formed in Sweden in the early 2000s by Zix Productions under the former label Stockhouse. The project was built around the main vocalist Carola Bernhav. During their time active, Shine released two singles in Japan and some songs on compilational sets. Shine is perhaps best known for her song "Loverboy".
Despite no official disbanding ever announced, the project has since been considered abandoned since 2001.
Brief Background
The project Shine was created in 2000 as a Traditional Bubblegum Dance project by Zix producers Guran Florén and Teddy Gustavsson, who are also members of the Bubblegum project Yummie from Sweden, best known as Maestro X and Zed. The project was built around Carola Bernhav, who was 18 years old at the time. From the very beginning, the project was aimed to be marketed as a project in the same vein as popular Bubblegum artists Aqua, Toy-Box, or even Miss Papaya. A lot of people who have heard Shine's music have agreed that Carola's vocals were very similar to Lene Nystrom-Rasted's from Aqua.
The official website for Shine was launched in early 2000s and they announced the project would begin recording songs for a future release. During April 2000, Shine began promoting their material by performing at places such as Neptun restaurant in Haninge on April 29, 2000. Also during April, Shine began doing a photo shoot for their upcoming single release. At the same time, Shine began announcing her first single release as "Loverboy", and announced three other song titles on her website, "I Do What I Like", "Smile", and "Go-Go Dance".
On August 17 - August 19, Shine began presenting their new material at Popkomm, a popular international Pop music convention located in Europe.
Sometime during September 2000, Shine's debut single was released in Japan. The CD was a 2-track release titled "Loverboy/I Do What I Like", which included her lead single "Loverboy" and another song called "I Do What I Like". Also, some of Shine's songs were released to compilational CDs.
Sadly, things became quiet with the project after this time so it is believed the project went inactive sometime in 2001.
Singles
- Loverboy/I Do What I Like (2000)
Unreleased Songs
During the recording sessions, Shine recorded many songs. Below are the titles confirmed on her official website.
- Smile
- Go Go Dance