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Fred & Roxy

Fred & Roxy were a British female vocal duo of Phaedra Aslani and Roxana Aslani, who released the hit single "Something for the Weekend" in May 1999. Recording commenced in 1998 with Trevor Steel and John Holliday, members of The Escape Club, at Air Studios in Hampstead. The sisters, daughters of the Iranian singer-songwriter Faramarz Aslani, recorded an album worth of material for the Echo label, part of the Chrysalis Group, where both sisters worked from 1995 to 1999. "Something for the Weekend", was the lead single from the intended album and featured remixes from The Almighty and Boy George. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 5 February 2000 at No. 36. The second single, like its predecessor, received a dance floor response in July 2000, with mixes from The Almighty. 'Ten Times More' was earmarked for release in August 2000 but was hampered by record company legal issues. The same fate befell Fred and Roxy's untitled debut album which was supposed to be released in September 2000. Roxana Aslani is now co-founder of No Other Lover with partner Piers Walmisley in the United Kingdom.

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Fred & Roxy were a British female vocal duo of Phaedra Aslani and Roxana Aslani, who released the hit single "Something for the Weekend" in May 1999. Recording commenced in 1998 with Trevor Steel and John Holliday, members of The Escape Club, at Air Studios in Hampstead. The sisters, daughters of the Iranian singer-songwriter Faramarz Aslani, recorded an album worth of material for the Echo label, part of the Chrysalis Group, where both sisters worked from 1995 to 1999. "Something for the Weekend", was the lead single from the intended album and featured remixes from The Almighty and Boy George. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 5 February 2000 at No. 36. The second single, like its predecessor, received a dance floor response in July 2000, with mixes from The Almighty. 'Ten Times More' was earmarked for release in August 2000 but was hampered by record company legal issues. The same fate befell Fred and Roxy's untitled debut album which was supposed to be released in September 2000. Roxana Aslani is now co-founder of No Other Lover with partner Piers Walmisley in the United Kingdom.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357235113

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