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Strike were a British dance band formed in 1994 consisting of Matt Cantor (later of Freestylers), Andy Gardner (later of Plump DJs) and the vocalist Victoria Newton.〔(Strike Biography on Eurodance )〕 ==Career== Strike formed towards the end of 1994. A chance vocal session for Victoria Newton at the studios of Fresh Records in Ladbroke Grove, landed her the role as the lead singer.〔(Biography of Victoria Newton )〕 Strike's first non-charting single was "Formula One". They did not break through until "U Sure Do" was released in December 1994 originally charting at number 31 in the UK Singles Chart, only to re-enter the chart and climb to number 4 in April 1995. due to the track becoming a major club hit.〔(Strike - U Sure Do 2006 )〕 They then began to tour extensively, appearing on television programs such as ''Top of the Pops'' and ''MTV'' and playing to audiences as large as 70,000. "U Sure Do" achieved chart success in many territories and this took the band to Spain, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Germany and Japan.〔〔 Strike went on to produce another four UK Top 40 hits and an album ''I Saw the Future'' released in 1997 on Fresh Records.〔(Strike - I Saw The Future )〕 They toured with and supported many international artists including the Backstreet Boys, Jocelyn Brown and the Spice Girls.〔 A Sol Bros remix, in 1998, of Strike's track "I Saw The Future" appeared on a compilation album; a clip of which appeared online too. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strike (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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