| For other Eighth Wonders, see Wonders of the World (disambiguation).Eighth Wonder was a British pop band in the 1980s.They formed in 1983 and enjoyed major success in Japan and Italy between 1985 and 1987, before having hit singles in the UK and across Europe in 1988.Success in Japan and Italy
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Eighth Wonder's roots start in a band called Spice.In 1983, Jamie Kensit auditioned his sister Patsy Kensit, then aged 14, for the vacant job of lead singer in his new band Spice.Jamie Kensit and Geoff Beauchamp on guitar, Lawrence Lewis on bass, Jake Walters and a friend called Nigel on percussion.They renamed themselves Eighth Wonder and Patsy began to write songs for the band.Their first gig as Eighth Wonder was in November 1984 in Wimbledon and further gigs followed.Palace Films, and director Julian Temple offered Patsy the role of Crepe Suzette in Absolute Beginners.Success in Japan and Italy
In April 1985 they were signed by CBS Records and began recording in London, working around Patsy's filming on Absolute Beginners.United Kingdom but only entered at number 83 in the UK singles chart, yet it reached the Top 10 in Italy.In Japan, the band achieved another number one with another Chapman produced track "When The Phone Stops Ringing", which was written by Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin; the song was also a Top 30 hit in Italy.It was greeted with media and public enthusiasm, and "I'm Not Scared" became a Top 10 hit in almost every country in Europe, achieving number 1 in Italy, number 2 in Switzerland and Portugal, number 3 in Spain, 4 in Greece, 5 in Germany, 7 in the United Kingdom, 8 in France and 20 in Austria.Eighth Wonder's next album "Fearless" followed in July 1988, and by October it had achieved almost 500,000 sales internationally.They had one more hit in Japan with "Use Me" in 1989 and shortly after this, the band parted ways and Patsy Kensit began to focus solely on her acting career.Below are some of the mails we have received from them.Some of you have been with us for a long time, some are new to us.As with these final statements I am closing down all services we provide.Get the latest Flash player.The video has been added to your playlist.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for flagging this video.Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Great Patsy Kensit at the time!The ultimate tube of the 80's featuring the bea...The ultimate tube of the 80's featuring the beautiful Patsy Kensit.Colossus of Rhodes, The
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