| Innosense | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Genre: | Pop, dance, R&B |
| Years Active: | 1997–2003 |
| Label: | Sony, RCA/Jive |
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Innosense was an American girl group that were active from 1997 to 2003.
The band was managed by Lou Pearlman and Janet Lynn Harless (mother of Justin Timberlake). The original members were Danay Ferrer, Mandy Ashford, Nikki DeLoach, Veronica Finn, and Amanda Latona. The group was formed in 1997. Their name was suggested by Pearlman and Harless. The band decided to misspell the name so they would not sound like "innocent little four-year-olds."[1] Their inspirations were bands such as NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Ashford was a member of the Attache show choir, along with high-school friend Lance Bass, with whom she also shared a vocal coach. Bass recommended Ashford to Pearlman, and she was selected to join the band. Britney Spears was initially a member of Innosense; however, she departed the group to pursue a career as a solo artist.[2]
In 1998, Innosense released the single "Wherever You Are". A video for the song was released in Germany in 1998. Latona left the band to go solo and was replaced by Jenny Morris.
In 2000, the band released the album So Together. Its lead single "Say No More" peaked at number 20 on Billboards Hot Singles Sales chart, but never charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself never charted and was not a commercial success. In 2001, Innosense appeared in the teen movie Longshot. [3] [4] [5] In 2001, Morris left the group, which left them as a quartet. The second and final single from the album, "Rain Rain", was released only in Germany in 2002; however, it failed to chart.
Innosense disbanded in 2003 to work on separate projects. Ashford has since modeled in several publications, including Playboy magazine,[6] and also served as a spokesmodel. DeLoach, an actress before Innosense, returned to acting with regular roles in such TV series as North Shore, Windfall, and most notably, as the mother of the lead character in MTV's Awkward.
Amanda Latona signed a solo contract with J Records and recorded "Can't Take It Back" (2002) and "Do You Still" (2003). Neither single charted and she was later dropped from the label. Latona dated Backstreet Boy AJ McLean. She was featured in 2002 in "Who's That Girl?", an article in The New York Times Magazine. The article chronicles J Records' grooming of Latona's career in an attempt to ensure her success. Latona became a professional bodybuilder, entering her first contest in 2003.[7]