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Boyz II Men
Heading and Paragraph of text The Boyz II Men story begins in 1988, at the Creative & Performing Arts High School of Philadelphia, where Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, Nate Morris (no relation) and Mike McCary first discovered that the sum of their four voices was definitely greater than the individual parts. Besides singing at school, they honed their harmonizing skills by singing on street corners and on subway platforms, billing themselves as Unique Attraction. They charmed their way backstage at a 1989 show at the Philadelphia Civic Center, where they knew their idol, Michael Bivins (of New Edition and Bel Biv Devoe fame) would be. When they tracked Bivins down, they convinced him to listen to their a cappella version of the New Edition song "Can You Stand the Rain." Also present in the impromptu audience were Paula Abdul, Cherrelle, Keith Sweat and Kid 'n Play. Bivins gave them his phone number, and he eventually became their manager and succeeded in negotiating a deal for them with Motown. Bivins suggested that they change their name; Boyz II Men came from the title of a New Edition song off the Heartbreak album. |
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