For those who grew up in the early 2000s, they might remember a little girl group called Play. The four-member singing group was from Sweden and featured singers Rosie Munter, Anais Lameche, Faye Hamlin, and Anna Sundstrand. Their biggest hit was their first single, "Us Against The World." After their first two albums, lead singer Hamlin left the group and was replaced by the young singer, Janet Leon.
The band broke up in 2005 and eventually, Hamlin and Lameche got back together in 2009 and added Sanne Karlsson to their trio before ultimately splitting up again in 2010. There have definitely been lots of changes in the group since its original formation in 2001. The band has been through a lot of different reincarnations over the years, and we're here to explore what exactly happened between the young women who made up PLAY.
8 Faye Hamlin Left The Group In 2003
The group's lead singer, Hamlin, left the group in 2003 to further her education, according to an official press release from the band. She went on to attend college and began modeling. She attended a music school in Rytmus and signed with Swedish modeling agency, Skyncasting. She went on to film a commercial for MQ and recorded a cover of Fleetwood Mac's song, "Go Your Own Way" for the commercial. The full song was released for download and features Hamlin's familiar powerful vocals.
7 Play Replaced Hamlin With Janet Leon In 2003
After Hamlin left the group, she was replaced by a young singer with a similar vocal range, Janet Leon. Leon recorded Play's third album with the other three girls in the group and went on tour with them. Their third album together would be the group's last, as they broke up in 2005. The last time the girls performed together was in December 2004. Rumors of the group's split made the rounds for a while until an official announcement of the group's break-up came in September 2005. The announcement stated that the group was on an "indefinite break."
6 Hamlin And Anais Lameche Reunited In 2009
Hamlin and Lameche decided to get the group back together in 2009 and with Sundstrand showing no interest in rejoining and Munter pulling out at the last minute, the two added a third member to their trio named Sanne Karlsson. They were featured on the second season of the reality series Made in Sweden and released an album titled Under My Skin. They released a single called "Famous" from that album as well as a music video for the track, which reached number one in Sweden.
5 Hamlin Left The Group Again In 2010
Hamlin, for whatever reason, decided to leave the group once again in 2010 around the time the girls were going to try to bring the group's popularity back to the United States. Karlsson and Lameche replaced Hamlin with a friend of theirs named Emelie Norenberg. Hamlin went on to pursue a solo music career that ended in 2013, after accepting a record deal with Capitol Records that apparently went nowhere. Hamlin now works as a stylist for Plaza Interior Magazine. Play ended up splitting for good shortly after adding Norenberg to the group.
4 Many Of The Girls From Play Went On To Model
Several of the girls from Play went on to pursue modeling careers after Play split up, including Hamlin, Munter, and Sundstrand. Sundstrand signed to the MMG modeling agency in NYC and did various performances as a solo artist with her friend, Chris Trousdale, who sadly passed away in 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic. Sundstrand eventually moved back to Sweden where she currently resides.
3 Janet Leon Lives In Los Angeles
Janet Leon has a public Instagram account and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She released a solo, self-titled album in 2009. Since then, she recorded vocals for the song "Fire Fly" on Childish Gambino's album, Camp, which was released in 2011. She went on to compete as a singer on Melodifestivalen in Sweden in 2013 and 2014, and came in 8th and last place in 2014.
2 Rosie Munter Is Now A Mom
Rosie Munter got married in 2018 and had her first child in the summer of 2021, a daughter named Stella. As of 2022, Munter works A & R at Universal Music in Stockholm and also runs a music management company that she founded herself called Logic & Heart. She has worked with artists such as Icona Pop and Lune.
1 Anais Lameche Lives A Normal Life
Anais Lameche is now married to a man named Niklas, whom she wed in 2015. They got engaged in 2014 after six years of dating. She currently works as a senior PR consultant for a Stockholm-based PR agency. She has an Instagram profile, but it remains private to this day. She is now the mother of two children, the first born in 2016 and the second born in 2019. She quit the music industry in 2011 and hasn't returned to it since.
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