Passion Fruit (group)

Passion Fruit was a German-Dutch Eurodance trio. The first-generation line-up was formed with Blade (Manye Thompson), Dawn (Viola Schubbe), Pearl (Carla Sinclair), and MC Steve (Mario Zuber). The second generation was formed with Dutch singers Nathalie van het Ende and Debby St. Maarten and German singer María Serrano Serrano. The lyrics for their songs are a combination of English and Spanish. They were managed by Georg Bergheim. The lead vocalists for the group were Leticia Spormann and Kenneth Clemmons.

Named after the tropical fruit, Passion Fruit got its start in 1999 with its debut hit single "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song." The single reached the Top 20 charts in many European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The singles "Wonderland," "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)," and "Bongo Man" were released from 2000 to 2001 and charted in the Top 40 on the German and Austrian singles charts. "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was released in December 2001, just nine days after María Serrano Serrano and Nathalie van het Ende were killed in the crash of Crossair Flight 3597, and it became a minor hit, reaching number 56 on the Swiss singles charts and number 72 on the German singles charts.