11:30 (Eleven Thirty) - Olé Olé (2000)

Eleven Thirty (often written as the numerical 11:30, it depends on the source) were twins Toni and Trish Sherwood. They were born in Montreal in 1981 on November 30 (thus their moniker). They burst on the Canadian music scene with their first single "Olé Olé", a hot dance-pop song with a Latin flare. I remember riding through the streets of Montreal at night with some friends with this song blasting on the radio. Really, it was much better than one would expect from a low profile Canadian act. The same could be said for the album, which was produced by their father and is really quite good. It contains mostly upbeat latin-pop numbers, with some hip hop moments, and their harmonies are very pleasant. No doubt the success of Shakira, Ricky Martin and J Lo encouraged these girls to go for some Latin flavour. Think a poppier Nina Sky (another future entry perhaps?). They toured across Canada opening for people like Aaron Carter, tempting the teen audience. But the heat around "Olé Olé" didn't carry over to their next single, "Let's Go All Night", though it followed the same upbeat Latin formula. The ladies disappeared from the public eye soon after, which is too bad as I think this album should have gotten them substantial play. And note, this is the second set of Canadian twins featured here, after Tú. Perhaps in the future I should feature another set, Ryan & Dan from the truly horrible pop trio B4-4, who now record El Divo-ish music as RyanDan. But don't hold your breath for that one!

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1		Olé Olé
2		Ladies Night Out
3		Too Many Lovers
4		I Will Not Cry No More
5		Let's Go All Night
6		Sister
7		More Than Money
8		Dance
9		Jump On It
10		You're The One
11		Slide
12		Someday
13		"U"
14		Olé Olé (Les Déebbes Dubliées)
15		Je Mértie Mieux Que Toi
16		La Nuit Blanche