Alisha's Attic
| Company type | Duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Shelly Poole, Karen Poole |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | Pop music |
Alisha's Attic was a British pop duo active between 1996 and 2001, consisting of siblings Shelly Poole and Karen Poole, who were born in Barking and Chadwell Heath, respectively. Their father is Brian Poole, known for his work with the 1960s band Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.
1988: Karen and Shelly
In 1988, Karen and Shelly launched their initial single titled "Sugar Daddy" under the name Keren & Chelle, which reached number 167 on the charts.
1996: Alisha's Attic
Alisha's Attic made their first appearance in July 1996 with the single "I Am, I Feel", quickly gaining traction on UK radio and entering the charts. Their debut album, Alisha Rules the World, released in November 1996 and produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame, delivered four singles that all reached the UK top 15. The duo received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 1997 Brit Awards and took part in the inaugural Lilith Fair festival that same July.
Their sophomore album, Illumina, came out in October 1998 and included singles such as "The Incidentals", "Wish I Were You", and "Barbarella".
The third studio album, The House We Built (2001), featured tracks like "Pretender Got My Heart"—which was included in the soundtrack of Bridget Jones's Diary—and "Push It All Aside". The group dissolved later that year.
Following their split, both sisters pursued successful songwriting careers, contributing to works by artists including Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Will Young, and Sugababes. Additionally, Shelly performs with the band Red Sky July.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Highest chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| UK | AUS | GER | SCO | |||||||||||
| Alisha Rules the World |
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14 | 54 | 58 | 29 |
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| Illumina |
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15 | — | — | 31 |
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| The House We Built |
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55 | — | — | 90 | |||||||||
| "—" indicates titles that did not chart or were not released in those countries. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Collection |
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| The Attic Vaults I |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Japanese Dream |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Highest chart rankings | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | SCO | SWE | ||||
| 1996 | "I Am, I Feel" | 14 | 18 | 40 | 69 | 13 | 14 | 23 |
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Alisha Rules the World |
| "Alisha Rules the World" | 12 | 26 | — | 69 | 24 | 16 | 60 | |||
| 1997 | "Indestructible" | 12 | 128 | — | — | — | 13 | — | ||
| "Air We Breathe" | 12 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | |||
| 1998 | "The Incidentals" | 13 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | Illumina | |
|- | "Wish I Were You" ||29 ||— ||— ||— ||— ||27 ||— || |- |1999 | "Barbarella" ||34 ||— ||— ||— ||— ||30 ||— || |- | rowspan=2 | 2001 | "Push It All Aside" ||24 ||— ||— ||— ||— ||17 ||— || |- | "Pretender Got My Heart" ||43 ||— ||— ||— ||— ||51 ||— || |} |- style=font-size:90% | colspan=15 | "—" indicates that the track did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Other songs
- Recorded a rendition of Suede's "Still Life" featured on the 1996 ChildLine charity compilation.
- Performed a cover of The Crystals' "He's a Rebel" included in the soundtrack for the 1997 movie Bean.
External links
- Official Alisha's Attic website (archived)