WHEN LeMisha Grinstead made her first bid for fame in 1993, she had no idea she would become part of a band that would be cemented in RnB legacy. Now, over 30 years on, she has barely aged a day and is still performing around the world. LeMisha, alongside her sisters, twins Irish and Orish, were first put together as a musical group after LeMisha was scouted by comedian/actor, Sinbad.
At the time, she was working around Las Vegas hotel lobbies, building a small and respectable reputation in the party city for her singing skills. But it was only when she became part of the trio that they truly shot to fame. Originally called Sweeter Than Sugar, the sisters were mentored by Sinbad before being placed in a music competition.
They were later signed, added a fourth member in Amelia Cruz, and renamed 702 - in honour of Las Vegas’s telephone area code. In the years that followed, 702 became iconic performers, with empowering female-led tracks including Where My Girls At? And This Lil Game We Play, and selling over four million records worldwide. Their song Steelo became the theme song of beloved Nickelodeon show, Cousin Skeeter, in 1998.
That same year, they would work with Missy Elliott and Magoo, cracking the UK Top 40 with their song Beep Me 911. But behind the scenes was slightly less easy, with music execs and the band finding its feet resulting in multiple line-up changes. This initially included the removal of Orish and Amelia, and the addition of Kameelah Williams and Tiff.
