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San Francisco Chronicle
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland '90s R&B group teases future biopic
En Vogue may be the next music legends to get the biopic treatment. The Oakland R&B group — currently made up of members Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones and Rhona Bennett — celebrated the 35th anniversary of its first album during an appearance on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' last week and hinted at the possibility of a film adaptation of its career journey. 'Do you think there's a world where there would be an En Vogue biopic?' Hudson asked the singers during a rapid fire question segment of the episode, which aired Thursday, May 15. 'Yes,' Herron immediately responded, prompting the studio audience to erupt into cheers. 'That's a good question,' Ellis said with a laugh as the other members of the group flashed knowing smiles. Hudson then asked if there would be a role for her to act in the hypothetical film, to which Jones replied, 'Yes,' while her bandmates continued to giggle. En Vogue was formed in 1989 by songwriters Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy. Ellis, Herron and Jones were founding members, and Bennett joined in 2003, replacing Dawn Robinson. Robinson departed the quartet in 1997, later joining the supergroup Lucy Pearl, led by Tony! Toni! Toné! frontman Raphael Saadiq, who also grew up in Oakland. She eventually launched a short-lived solo career. En Vogue rose to widespread fame in the 1990s with hit singles such as 'Free Your Mind,' 'My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)' and 'Hold On,' which the group performed on the show. After gathering around a piano for an acoustic rendition of 'Hold On,' which was En Vogue's first-ever single, Herron revealed that the song almost didn't get a release by Atlantic Records. 'The label didn't love it. They didn't think it was a radio song, but our producers fought for it to get released as a single. So the label decided to service radio without the a cappella,' she told Hudson, referring to the soulful intro of the song. Herron went on to explain that radio hosts somehow discovered the version with the a cappella intro portion that most fans know and love today, and it skyrocketed to success. Before the '90s R&B group sat down with Hudson, the four singers did a on-camera strut down the Spirit Tunnel as part of the talk show's pre-interview hallway tradition. These filmed hallway dances, shared to the show's social media accounts, are a signature feature where all guests make their entrance, greeted by staff members who line the walls and serenade them with various songs. This time, 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' team chose to sing 'En Vogue is here in the Spirit Tunnel' to the tune of the group's 1992 hit 'My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It).' The clip has since gone viral. All four members began grooving down the hallway, each in lightly colored pantsuits, before stunning the team by whipping out silver fans and striking a pose. They were met with cheers as they continued to shimmy along, waving their fans. In February, En Vogue was back in the national spotlight during the NBA All-Star Game, hosted at San Francisco's Chase Center. The singers performed alongside rappers E-40, Too Short and Saweetie as part of a tribute to the Bay Area. Saadiq was also in attendance, and delivered a pregame performance.
CNN
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Dawn Robinson of En Vogue says she's been living in her car for the past three years
Dawn Robinson was a founding member of a successful singing group that was part of the pop soundtrack of the '90s, but things have changed. In a video shared on her YouTube channel Tuesday, the former member of En Vogue, whose many hits include 'My Lovin'' and 'Hold On,' revealed that hard times have led to her living in her car. Robinson said she planned to share this information when she first started her channel, though some people told her, 'You shouldn't talk about it because you're a celebrity and what if they judge you?' 'I'm like ok and what if?' the singer continued. 'What of they judge me? So what? We're all judged. Life is life.' She then took some deep breaths and made her confession. 'For the past three, almost three years I have been living in my car,' she said, before squealing. 'I said it. Oh my God it's out!' Robinson explained that back in 2020, she was living with her parents in Las Vegas and 'that was wonderful until it wasn't.' She ended up living in her car for a month when her co-manager offered to let her come stay with him in Los Angeles. 'He said 'I don't have a lot of room, but I'll make room for you,'' Robinson recalled. 'But then when I got to his place, he actually didn't have room for me.' Instead, she said, she ended up in a hotel for eight months and had difficulty getting an apartment. Robinson said she started researching 'car life' and learned there is a community of people who choose to live in their vehicles. 'I felt free. I felt like I was on a camping trip,' she recalled of how she felt once she adjusted to living in her car in 2022. Robinson said she didn't reveal her living situation to seek pity. Instead, she hopes her story of resilience will inspire others. 'It's not 'woe is me,'' Robinson said. 'I'm learning about who I am, I'm learning myself as a person, as a woman.' She plans to continue documenting her current life, which she described as an 'adventure' and an 'unexpected path that I've enjoyed quite a bit.'
CNN
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Dawn Robinson of En Vogue says she's been living in her car for the past three years
Dawn Robinson was a founding member of a successful singing group that was part of the pop soundtrack of the '90s, but things have changed. In a video shared on her YouTube channel Tuesday, the former member of En Vogue, whose many hits include 'My Lovin'' and 'Hold On,' revealed that hard times have led to her living in her car. Robinson said she planned to share this information when she first started her channel, though some people told her, 'You shouldn't talk about it because you're a celebrity and what if they judge you?' 'I'm like ok and what if?' the singer continued. 'What of they judge me? So what? We're all judged. Life is life.' She then took some deep breaths and made her confession. 'For the past three, almost three years I have been living in my car,' she said, before squealing. 'I said it. Oh my God it's out!' Robinson explained that back in 2020, she was living with her parents in Las Vegas and 'that was wonderful until it wasn't.' She ended up living in her car for a month when her co-manager offered to let her come stay with him in Los Angeles. 'He said 'I don't have a lot of room, but I'll make room for you,'' Robinson recalled. 'But then when I got to his place, he actually didn't have room for me.' Instead, she said, she ended up in a hotel for eight months and had difficulty getting an apartment. Robinson said she started researching 'car life' and learned there is a community of people who choose to live in their vehicles. 'I felt free. I felt like I was on a camping trip,' she recalled of how she felt once she adjusted to living in her car in 2022. Robinson said she didn't reveal her living situation to seek pity. Instead, she hopes her story of resilience will inspire others. 'It's not 'woe is me,'' Robinson said. 'I'm learning about who I am, I'm learning myself as a person, as a woman.' She plans to continue documenting her current life, which she described as an 'adventure' and an 'unexpected path that I've enjoyed quite a bit.'
CNN
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Dawn Robinson of En Vogue says she's been living in her car for the past three years
Dawn Robinson was a founding member of a successful singing group that was part of the pop soundtrack of the '90s, but things have changed. In a video shared on her YouTube channel Tuesday, the former member of En Vogue, whose many hits include 'My Lovin'' and 'Hold On,' revealed that hard times have led to her living in her car. Robinson said she planned to share this information when she first started her channel, though some people told her, 'You shouldn't talk about it because you're a celebrity and what if they judge you?' 'I'm like ok and what if?' the singer continued. 'What of they judge me? So what? We're all judged. Life is life.' She then took some deep breaths and made her confession. 'For the past three, almost three years I have been living in my car,' she said, before squealing. 'I said it. Oh my God it's out!' Robinson explained that back in 2020, she was living with her parents in Las Vegas and 'that was wonderful until it wasn't.' She ended up living in her car for a month when her co-manager offered to let her come stay with him in Los Angeles. 'He said 'I don't have a lot of room, but I'll make room for you,'' Robinson recalled. 'But then when I got to his place he actually didn't have room for me.' Instead, she said, she ended up in a hotel for eight months and her co-manager made it difficult for her to get an apartment by 'playing games.' Robinson said she started researching 'car life' and learned there is a community of people who choose to live in their vehicles. 'I felt free. I felt like I was on a camping trip,' once she adjusted to living in her car in 2022. Robinson said her video wasn't shared in an effort to seek pity. Instead, she hopes her story of resilience will inspire others. 'It's not 'woe is me,'' Robinson said. 'I'm learning about who I am, I'm learning myself as a person, as a woman.' She plans to continue documenting her current life, which she described as an 'adventure' and and 'unexpected path that I've enjoyed quite a bit.'
