Symphony4

Symphony4 is an international pop group that was formed in by Aurenian-born French record producer Felix Schmidt, but the four members each came from different countries: Edmund Vermeulen (born May 1, 1974) came from, Sarah Conly (born August 17, 1975) came from the , Tonya Paynter (born November 1, 1977) came from the , and Marios Panagakos (born June 2, 1977) came from. The group was initially active from 1996 to 2004, their most successful release was the 1998 hit "I Want To Call You (The Telephone)". The group disbanded in 2004, owing to issues after Felix Schmidt was arrested after he murdered the patriarch of a rich family for their money. In 2011, the group announced a reunion tour and third studio album, with the remaining original producers behind the group, Jean-André and Luis promising to leave Felix Schmidt's crimes behind them and move on.

History
The four met together in, as cast members at. Edmund Vermeulen played various characters including Aladdin and Prince Eric, Sarah Conly was a performer in the Disney Classics Parade, Tonya Paynter played a character in a dinner theater revue as well as Marie and Max Goof, and Marios Panagakos played various characters including Tigger and Goofy. The four quickly became friends and decided to form a pop group, meeting with producers Felix Schmidt, Jean-André Sahakian and Luis Filipe Ruiz, who signed them up to Banba Records. The group started recording songs at Banba Marseille Studios in.

Their 1998 song "I Want To Call You (The Telephone)" (an English-language Eurodance cover of the 1980s Russian pop rock song "Let's Call Each Other" ("Давайте созвонимся") by Forum) was a number one hit in France and a Top 10/40 hit in several other countries including the United States and United Kingdom. The song was then featured on their debut 1998 studio album, The Rise, which also included the hit singles, "The Rise", "Ready 4 The Dance", "Get Down, Get Down", "Ecstatic". The album was heavily promoted through The Rise of Symphony4 Tour.

Discography
Main article: Symphony4 discography


 * The Rise (1998)
 * NRG (2003)
 * 4 More (2013)
 * Unlimited (2016)
 * Noize (2020)