Ilanda was a 3 (originally 4) piece band that was formed in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

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. The members, however originate from Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, though their heritage is Samoan

Samoans

The Samoan people are a Polynesian ethnic group of the Samoan Islands, sharing genetics, language, history and culture. Due to colonialism, the home islands are politically and geographically divided between the country of Samoa, official name Independent State of Samoa ; and American Samoa, an...

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Nothing has been released by the band since 2000, and they are believed to have disbanded.

History

Born in New Zealand, all four members grew up with each other as kids, living in the same neighbourhood for many years. They were all member of the same church choir. However, the fates of the four would come to a halt, when Norman and Lennie migrated to Melbourne. Eleven years later, however, they would discover that Frank and Leighton were in Melbourne as well, so they reunited once more and formed the group known as Past to Present.

As Past to Present, they achieved moderate local success with their singles "Crazy" and a cover of Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...

's "September". They also featured on Peter Andre's

Peter André

Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...

 single Get Down on It

Get Down on It

"Get Down on It" is a song originally recorded by the funk/R&B/pop band Kool & The Gang on their album Something Special in 1981. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard charts in early 1982, displaying some of the characteristics of a blend of pop and funk, with the title of the song repeating...

. Feeling that things felt a little too rushed, they took a year's hiatus from the music industry and refocused on what they wanted to do in their music careers. Leighton Hema left the group, citing personal reasons.

They would reappear in the music scene in late 1999 to early 2000 as a three piece band, choosing the name Ilanda, a simple reference to their Samoan heritage. The band achieved moderate success with their singles "It's our time", "Tasty" and Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us featuring Joanne Accom

Joanne Accom

Joanne Accom is a dance, pop singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Joanne was born in London, but is South African by descent. She moved to Australia at age 10.- Career :...

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Ilanda credit the Samoan band The Katinas

The Katinas

The Katinas are a Contemporary Christian music group. The family of five brothers hails from American Samoa, and moved to Washington, USA after the death of their mother in 1988. The group's members sang in church as children, and began playing fairs, soon moving up to nationwide slots opening for...

, as being a major inspiration for them.

Members

• Frank Laga'aia
• Lennie Keller
• Norman Keller
• Leighton Hema - (departed whilst the band was still "Past to Present")

Singles

Release date	Single	Peak chart positions
		AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	NZL New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
June 1995	Crazy	46	43
March 1996	Get Down on It (featured with Peter Andre Peter André Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park... )	5	1
October 1996	September	42	—
August 1997	Ready Willing & Able	—	32
May 1999	It's Our Time	30	21
December 1999	Tasty	25	—
May 2000	Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us (featuring Joanne Accom Joanne Accom Joanne Accom is a dance, pop singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Joanne was born in London, but is South African by descent. She moved to Australia at age 10.- Career :... )	38	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart