Mini Viva
English pop duo formed by Xenomania, active from 2008 to 2010.
Mini Viva were an English pop duo formed in 2008 by the British songwriting and production team Xenomania. Consisting of Frankee Connolly and Britt Love, the duo were signed to Polydor Records in the UK and Geffen Records in the US, and managed by 19 Entertainment. They released three singles and toured as a supporting act for the Saturdays and Diversity before confirming their split in late 2010.
Quick Facts
- Background
- group_or_band
- Origin
- London, England
- Genre
- Pop / dance-pop / synth-pop
- Years Active
- 2008–2010
- Label
- Geffen / Polydor
- Past Members
- Frankee Connolly / Britt Love
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Lore & Background
Mini Viva were formed by Xenomania in 2008 after Frankee Connolly and Britt Love attended an audition held by Select Music UK. Xenomania brought the duo to their headquarters in Kent, where they spent a year working with the production team before their launch. They were signed to Universal Music Group in May 2009 after performing 'Left My Heart in Tokyo' in the office of Universal chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge. The duo supported the Saturdays on their The Work Tour in 2009 and were featured as The Guardian's 'New Band of the Day' on 17 July 2009. Their debut single, 'Left My Heart in Tokyo', was released in September 2009, produced by Xenomania. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting single of their career. In a BBC Radio 1 interview, they said they had been inspired by Rihanna and Lady Gaga.
Reader's Guide
Mini Viva's significance lies in their brief but notable emergence from the Xenomania production stable, which had previously crafted hits for Girls Aloud and other pop acts. Their debut single 'Left My Heart in Tokyo' achieved critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. However, subsequent singles 'I Wish' and 'One Touch' charted at numbers seventy-three and 124 respectively, failing to sustain momentum. Despite plans for a debut album in late 2010, the duo confirmed their split in November 2010, citing that 'sometimes things just don't work out the way you would like them to'. Their legacy includes serving as a launching point for both members' later careers: Britt Love auditioned for the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012, and Frankee Connolly later became part of the all-female trio M.O, whose single 'Who Do You Think Of?' reached number eighteen on the UK chart in August 2016. Mini Viva remain a footnote in the history of UK pop, illustrating the challenges of sustaining success after a strong debut.
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