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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/en_vogue_1_1522943274.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:The original lineup (from left to right): Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, and Dawn Robinso]]
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4	->''Free your mind,\
5	And the rest will follow,\
6	Be color-blind,\
7	Don't be so shallow!''
8	-->-- "Free Your Mind"
9	En Vogue are an R&B group, formed in 1989 in Oakland, California. The original lineup was comprised of four singers, Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Often considered one of the best female vocal groups of all time, they made their debut in 1990 with ''Born to Sing'', which spawned the hit single "Hold On", which peaked at no. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
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12	'''[+Members+]:'''
13	* Terry Ellis (1989-present)
14	* Cindy Herron (1989–present)
15	* [[Series/TheJamieFoxxShow Rhona Bennett]] (2003–2005; 2006–2008; 2012–present)
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17	'''[+Former Members+]:'''
18	* Maxine Jones (1989–2001; 2003–2012)
19	* Dawn Robinson (1989–1997; 2005; 2008–2011)
20	* Amanda Cole (2001–2003)
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22	'''[+Studio Albums+]:'''
23	* ''Born to Sing'' (1990)
24	* ''Funky Divas'' (1992)
25	* ''[=EV3=]'' (1997)
26	* ''Masterpiece Theatre'' (2000)
27	* ''The Gift of Christmas'' (2002)
28	* ''Soul Flower'' (2004)
29	* ''Electric Café'' (2018)
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31	!!This group has examples of:
32	* Main/ACappella: "Hold On" begins with an acapella cover of "Who's Lovin' You?" by Music/TheJacksonFive.
33	* AdamWesting: Done in a skit for ''Series/InLivingColor'' where [[Creator/DamonWayans Ugly Girl Wanda]] was part of the group while they were trying to record "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)".
34	* AbandonedHospital: The video for "Whatever" takes place in one, with the girls as zombie patients.
35	* BreakUpSong:
36	** "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", in which the protagonist is telling her boyfriend that, despite getting a new girlfriend, she'll never accept his advances if he breaks up with his new girlfriend.
37	** "You Don't Have to Worry" provides an example of the "Please Don't Go" variant. At one point, the protagonist states that she and her boyfriend's relationship has been good "up to this very day", and she'll see where "our dedication leads."
38	* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: "Free Your Mind" dismisses this trope
39	-->''I might date another race or color\
40	It doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers!''
41	* BeYourself: The moral of "Free Your Mind".
42	* CoverVersion: The band has produced a few covers throughout their history, including one of Music/TheBeatles' "Yesterday" for ''Funky Divas''.
43	* MaliciousSlander: "Lies" discusses how this negatively impact people.
44	* ShoutOut: "Free Your Mind" begins with a line based of ''In Living Color's'' Calhoun Tubbs
45	--> "Prejudice! Wrote a song 'bout it! Like to hear it? Here it go!"

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