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* IAmTheBand: Subverted on the single release of "You Wear it Well" in 1985. The credit read "El [=DeBarge=] with [=DeBarge=]"
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At the height of the group's popularity, they were topping music charts all over the word. At the bottom, several members suffered from drug addiction and have drug-related arrests which would end the group in 1989. Bobby passed away in 1995 after contracting HIV and developing AIDS and Tommy passed away in 2021 after suffering years-long health issues due to his earlier drug abuse. Despite this, they were very successful throughout the 80s, including recording the hit single "Rhythm of the Night" for the film ''Film/TheLastDragon''. Chico [=DeBarge=], despite some legal issues kept his career going into the 2000s and El [=DeBarge=] would have a CareerResurrection and still performs to this day.

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At the height of the group's popularity, they were topping music charts all over the word. At the bottom, several members suffered from drug addiction and have had drug-related arrests which would end the group in 1989. Bobby passed away in 1995 after contracting HIV and developing AIDS AIDS, and Tommy passed away in 2021 after suffering years-long health issues due to his earlier drug abuse. Despite this, they were very successful throughout the 80s, including recording the hit single "Rhythm of the Night" for the film ''Film/TheLastDragon''. Chico [=DeBarge=], despite some legal issues kept his career going into the 2000s and El [=DeBarge=] would have a CareerResurrection and still performs to this day.
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At the height of the group's popularity, they were topping music charts all over the word. At the bottom, several members suffered from drug addiction and have drug-related arrests which would end the group in 1989. Bobby passed away in 1995 after contracting HIV and developing AIDS and Tommy passed away in 2021 after suffering years-long health issues due to his earlier drug abuse. Despite this, they were very successful throughout the 80s, including recording the hit single "Rhythm of the Night" for the film ''Film/TheLastDragon''. Chico [=DeBarge=], despite some legal issues kept his career going into the 2000s and El [=DeBarge=] would have a CareerResurrection and still performs to this day.


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!!Discography

* ''The [=DeBarges=]'' (1981)
* ''All This Love'' (1982)
* ''In a Special Way'' (1983)
* ''Rhythm of the Night'' (1985)
* ''Bad Boys'' (1987)
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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1989, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.

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Debarge [=DeBarge=] was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1989, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.



* KidAppealCharacter: Chico was the youngest Debarge sibling to join the group.
* {{Known Only By Their Nickname}}s (real first names in parentheses): El (Eldra), Randy (William), Marty (Mark), Bunny (Etterlene), Bobby (Robert Jr.), and Chico (Jonathan)

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* KidAppealCharacter: Chico was the youngest Debarge [=DeBarge=] sibling to join the group.
* {{Known Only By Their Nickname}}s KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: (real first names in parentheses): parentheses) El (Eldra), Randy (William), Marty (Mark), Bunny (Etterlene), Bobby (Robert Jr.), and Chico (Jonathan)



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Kristinia Debarge, who is James' daughter.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Kristinia Debarge, [=DeBarge=], who is James' daughter.



To the beat of the rhythm of the night, dance until the morning light...

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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1981, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.

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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1981, 1989, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.
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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1991, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.

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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1991, 1981, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.



* {{Known Only By Their Nickname}}s (real first names in parentheses): El (Eldra), Randy (William), Marty (Mark), and Bunny (Etterlene), Bobby (Robert Jr.)

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* {{Known Only By Their Nickname}}s (real first names in parentheses): El (Eldra), Randy (William), Marty (Mark), and Bunny (Etterlene), Bobby (Robert Jr.)), and Chico (Jonathan)
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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1991, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and youngest brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.

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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1991, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and youngest younger brother Chico would later join in 1986 and 1988, respectively.



* KidAppealCharacter: Chico is probably the youngest Debarge sibling.

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* KidAppealCharacter: Chico is probably was the youngest Debarge sibling.sibling to join the group.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Christinia Debarge, which is James' daughter.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Christinia Kristinia Debarge, which who is James' daughter.

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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1991, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny (Bobby and Chico would later join.)

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Debarge was a family band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1991, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny (Bobby Bunny. Older brother Bobby (who, along with brother Tommy, was a member of another popular Motown group called Switch) and youngest brother Chico would later join.)
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Debarge is an RAndB band from Grand Rapids that lasted from 1979 to 1989.

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Debarge is an RAndB was a family band from Grand Rapids that lasted Rapids, Michigan, whose repertoire spanned RAndB, soul, pop, and funk. Active from 1979 to 1989.
1991, the group originally consisted of siblings El, Mark, James, Randy, and Bunny (Bobby and Chico would later join.)
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* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: El
** TheLancer: Randy
** TheSmartGuy: Marty
** TheBigGuy: James
** TheChick: Bunny (also a TeamMom figure, since she's the eldest of the five)
** {{Sixth Ranger}}s: Tommy, Bobby, and Chico.
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Debarge is an RAndB band from Grand Rapids that lasted from 1979 to 1989.
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* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: El
** TheLancer: Randy
** TheSmartGuy: Marty
** TheBigGuy: James
** TheChick: Bunny (also a TeamMom figure, since she's the eldest of the five)
** {{Sixth Ranger}}s: Tommy, Bobby, and Chico.
* KidAppealCharacter: Chico is probably the youngest Debarge sibling.
* {{Known Only By Their Nickname}}s (real first names in parentheses): El (Eldra), Randy (William), Marty (Mark), and Bunny (Etterlene), Bobby (Robert Jr.)
* SiblingTeam
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Christinia Debarge, which is James' daughter.
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To the beat of the rhythm of the night, dance until the morning light...

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