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307:. This album featured recordings dating between 1989-1990 that were originally intended to be the band's followup to their 1988 debut before being dropped by their record label. It eventually became the band's last album of new material. 295:
In 2013 Lorraine Lewis reformed the band with a new line-up consisting of Courtney Cox and Nita Strauss on guitars, Janis Tanaka on bass, Katt Scarlett on keyboards, and both Rachael Rine and Athena on drums.
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one of the same name), the band's two signature songs. The airplay helped the album to sell nearly 225,000 copies, but Femme Fatale was unable to match the popularity of other bands in the
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scene. The band saw their status at MCA shrink and the band's manager, Andrea Accardo, developed a rare brain cancer. Shortly after touring the world in support of
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before disbanding. Lead vocalist, Lorraine Lewis, restarted the band in 2013 with an all-female line-up.
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Since leaving Femme Fatale, Lorraine Lewis recorded a few modestly successful solo albums in
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for "Waiting for the Big One" and "Falling in and out of Love" (not the same song as the
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In January 2019, Lewis was named as the new vocalist for another all-female band,
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gave the band's two signature songs a new life, with display on VH1 Classic's
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reported on March 26, 2006, that D'Angelo's death was due to
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and the two main satellite networks' 1980s-themed stations.
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with MCA Records after a well-received showcase. The band's
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Mazzi Rawd - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (1987–1990)
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soundtrack (1991, "Chains") - Lorraine Lewis solo track.
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Index

Femme Fatale (American band)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hard rock
glam metal
heavy metal
MCA
Courtney Cox
Janis Tanaka
Athena Lee
Nikki Stringfield
Nita Strauss
hard rock
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
album
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Los Angeles
recording contract
self-titled debut album
Billboard 200
MTV
videos
Lita Ford
glam metal
Cheap Trick
country
new-age
rock
Remote Control
Britny Fox

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