Divine (group)

Divine was an American R&B girl group formed in 1995^[1] who are best known for their 1998 hit single "Lately".

Divine
Genres	R&B
Years active	1996–2000
Labels	Pendulum Records Red Ant Entertainment
Past members	Kia Thornton Nikki Bratcher Tonia Tash

The group consisted of Kia Thornton, Nikki Bratcher and Tonia Tash.^[1] Thornton, Bratcher, and Tash were from different cities (all in New York or New Jersey^[2]) and were brought together to form a group by managers Nathan Garvin and Gillian Manigat.^[1] At the time they had their first and biggest hit with "Lately", Bratcher and Dash were 18 years old and Thornton was 17 years old.^[3]

Divine recorded a cover version of the George Michael song "One More Try". The group disbanded in 2000.

Discography

Albums

• 1998: Fairy Tales (Pendulum Records/Red Ant) -- US #126^[4]

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	AUS [5]	UK	Certication	Album
1998	"Lately"	1	2	50	52	RIAA: Platinum	Fairy Tales
1999	"One More Try"	29	13	–	–