# Capital Sound

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{{Short description|Canadian Eurodance band}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Capital Sound
| image           = Capitol Sound.jpg
| caption         = The band's first album, ''Sussex Drive''
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| origin          = [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| genre           = Eurodance
| years_active    = 1990s
| label           =
| associated_acts =
| website         =
| current_members =
| past_members    = Nathalie Page<br />Céline "Katt" Guindon<br />Martin "Baby/Bit Burn" Brunet<br />Morgan<br />Donna Pearson
}}

'''Capital Sound''' was a Canadian [Eurodance](/source/Eurodance) band from [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario) - the capital city of Canada and the genesis for their name.<ref name=highenergy>"Ottawa's Capital Sound No. 1 in high-energy dance music". ''[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)'', March 30, 1995.</ref>

The group's core members, all of whom were billed only by single names in the band, were vocalists Nathalie (Page) and Katt (Céline Guindon) and keyboardists Baby/Bit Burn (Martin Brunet) and Morgan.<ref name=highenergy/> Paolo Iovannone, credited as "Rocko T. Bello", was also a frequent songwriting collaborator, and was billed as a featured artist on some of the band's singles, but was not an official band member.

Their debut album, ''Sussex Drive'', was produced by [Michel Picard](/source/Michel_Picard_(producer)) and released in 1994. The band won the [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Award) for [Best Dance Recording](/source/Juno_Award_for_Best_Dance_Recording) for the single "Higher Love (Club Mix)" at the [Juno Awards of 1995](/source/Juno_Awards_of_1995).<ref>"Juno winners list". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', March 27, 1995.</ref> Another single, "In the Night (Club Mix)", was nominated alongside it in the same category.<ref>"List of 1995 Juno Award nominations". ''[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', February 9, 1995.</ref>  Additional awards included the Cheer DJ Pool award in the 1995 Top Canadian Dance/Club Artist category and Quebec's Record Pool's Best New Dance Group in 1994.

Nathalie left the band following ''Sussex Drive'' to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Donna (Pearson) on the band's 1996 album ''And the Party Goes On''.

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Category:Canadian dance music groups
Category:Musical groups from Ottawa
Category:Canadian Eurodance groups

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