The nineties and nineties was a time when boy bands and girl bands dominated the airwaves.
Here’s everything we know about Dream – from when the group was formed to where its original members are today.
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Who is the American pop group Dream?
Dream is a girl group from Los Angeles, California, formed in October 1998.
Talent scout Debbie Fontaine selected four teenagers – Melissa Schuman, 14, Holly Blake-Arnstein, 13, Ashley Poole, 13, and Alex Chester, 13 – to make up the group, which was initially called First Warning.
The girl group auditioned for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, before signing with Bad Boy Records.
After the successful audition, the band’s name was changed to Dream and they stopped working with Fontaine, who unsuccessfully tried to sue Diddy, Mellisa, Holly and Ashley.
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Alex was replaced by Diana Ortiz in January 1999 – before Dream’s first single, He Loves U Not, was released in 2000.
The song was a success, reaching third position on the Billboard Hot 100.
Their debut album, It Was All a Dream, was released on January 23, 2001.
It reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 1.5 million copies.
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The group then landed an opening spot on the TRL Live tour, which featured headliners Destiny’s Child, Eve and Nelly – the girls were only 14 to 16 years old at the time.
Melissa left the group in April 2002 because she was dissatisfied with the business surrounding her.
New member Kasey Sheridan came to record a new album, but the lead single Krazy was a flop, which led Bad Boy to drop Dream from their roster.
In the following years, the main formation ventured into different fields.
Diana, Melissa and Ashley transformed into Lady Phoenix, but nothing happened to their new group.
Ashley has also explored a solo career as a songwriter and artist.
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Holly ventured into motherhood and became an occupational therapist.
Melissa became an actress, appearing in films such as Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003) and The Hollow (2004).
The original members of Dream posted a video on YouTube on May 11, 2015, of them performing an a cappella version of their 2000 hit single He Loves U Not.
On May 29, 2015, Dream announced that they would make a comeback and released new Twitter It is Facebook Pages.
Dream released a studio recording of O Holy Night on December 17, 2015.
On August 2, 2016, Dream released their first single together in 13 years titled I Believe and also opened for 98 degrees at the My2K Tour.
They also performed at the 2016 Mixtape Festival on August 6 with New Kids on the Block headline.
On August 25, 2016, former member Kasey Sheridan joined Dream on stage to perform, Crazy at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles,
On October 5, 2016, Ashley Poole announced that Dream had disbanded once again.
Where are the Dream members now?
Melissa Schumann
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Melissa is currently appearing in the 2024 Discovery docu-series Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter.
She is married to choreographer Brandon Henschel, who specializes in classical, hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and Broadway ballet, among others, and has spent her career helping train celebrities for their dance roles.
Although Melissa and Brandon may have prominent careers, they often keep details of their personal lives out of the spotlight.
It is not known how they met, but it would have been sometime between 2003 and 2004.
Shortly after getting married, the celebrity couple welcomed their son Elin Elijah.
Although not much is known about Elin, he often appears on his parents’ social media pages.
Holly Blake-Arnstein
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After Dream first broke up, Holly joined a band called Whirl Magnet, which also later disbanded.
She reportedly got married, moved to San Francisco and pursued a career as an occupational therapist, while continuing to make music.
Holly prefers to keep her personal information out of the public spotlight, so little is known about what she is up to now.
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Ashley Poole
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According to her Facebook page, Ashley — whose last name is now Poole Sheridan — works for the marketing company Arbonne.
His introduction on the social media site reads: “Multi-Platinum Artist | DREAM, Mindset Mentor, Wife + Twin Mom”
She is married with twins, and although there are videos of her family on the platform, she keeps most of her personal information out of the public spotlight.
But she refers to her husband as DJ and describes him as “the funniest dad ever.”
Diana Ortiz
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Not much is known about what Diana has been up to since Dream split for the second time in 2016.
Speaking about the 15 year anniversary of the release of It Was ALL a Dream in 2016, she said Complex: “It’s a little surreal that so much time has passed, to be honest.
“We all try to remember where we were the day the album came out, and we all have different memories of that day.
“Things were so crazy when it all happened for us.”
When did Melissa Schuman appear in the Fallen Idols documentary?
Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter airs over two nights on Monday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
The shows are airing between 9pm and 11pm ET on Discovery, ID and Max.
It is also available to stream from 9pm on May 27th via the HBO streaming service.
The four-part documentary series Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter tells the story of the brothers’ rise to fame with the Backstreet Boys, along with Aaron’s death and the rape allegations against Nick.
The 44-year-old singer has repeatedly denied the allegations against him in statements and responded to each lawsuit with counterclaims that question his credibility.
During the series, Melissa Shuman will remember how she was raped in 2003.
She described the moment she later received a text from Nick that said: “Why did you make me do this?”
Per the New York Post Officein the documentary Melissa says: “That text message scared me.
“I confided in my manager about going to the police and reporting the crime.
“He told me, ‘[Nick] has the most powerful litigator in the country.'”
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