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The Harmonies

The Harmonies

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The Harmonies are a five-piece girlband formed in 2010, with the finalists of a competition with over 200,000 contestants organised by the Women's Institute and announced in February 2010,[1] to create an album in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the WI.

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Music career

2010-present: Voices of the W.I.

The line-up of the band was announced on 16 September 2010, with the group signing a £1 million recording contract with Universal Music.[2][3] In order to promote the album, which was released on 25 October 2010, the group have appeared on many high-profile UK TV shows including Daybreak,[4] This Morning,[5] QVC[6] and The One Show, among others. They have also performed at Prince Charles' "A Garden Party with a Difference" at St James's Palace,[7] and a national arena tour in early 2011. The album entered the midweek charts at number 14 and dropped to number forty-two after its first week in the UK Singles Chart through lack of availability due to distribution issues, and then dropped out completely by its second week.

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References

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    "WOMEN'S INSTITUTE SEARCH FOR SINGERS - 'THE VOICE OF THE WI' IS READY TO BE HEARD". Thewi.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    Love, Ryan (9 July 2010). "Universal sign Women's Institute group". Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    Kuttner, Julia (15 September 2010). "I joined women's institute for company.. now I've got £1m record deal". Dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    "YouTube: Daybreak - Meet the Harmonies". YouTube. Retrieved 26 June 2020.[dead YouTube link]
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    "This Morning". Itv.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    "The Harmonies sing 'You've got a friend' live at QVCUK". YouTube. Retrieved 26 June 2020.[dead YouTube link]
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    "Women's Institute Form The Harmonies". Femalefirst.co.uk. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    "The Voices of the WI". Amazon.co.uk. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    Harmonies - Voices Of The Wi - Music Charts Acharts.us
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