Formed in 1999, Soul Explosion are a very lively wedding and corporate entertainment band who’s clients include, The Corporation of London, Merril lynch, The Ruling families of Dubai and Bahrain, Black cat Advertising group, The Dorchester Hotel and Kasbank - Amsterdam.

Over the last few years, Soul Explosion has become well known for providing efficient, reliable and quality entertainment at each and every function undertaken.

Lead singer , Melissa Bell, is the former Lead singer of top Uk Band , soul II soul.She has also worked with various well known artistes such as, Whitney Houston, George Micheal, Queen ,Stevie Wonder and Liza Meinelli, to name a few.

The group is also proving to be a popular choice for barmitzvah's, weddings, conferences, product launches, meetings, surprise parties and corporate events.

The repertoire ranges from the 1960’s to the present day and includes soul, latin, country, pop, reggae, hiphop, jazz and of course, favourite Jewish party and religious songs…in fact, there is not a song that we cannot play!

The band can vary in number according budget/requirements…anything from a Trio right up to a 12 or 14 piece outfit.

Our aim is to work closely with the client, within a given budget, in order to achieve the exact wishes and expectations as requested.

The end result, as always, is that Soul explosion will undoubtedly provide a memorable evening for you and your guest

“just tell us about the mood and atmosphere you want to create, and we will do the rest” 

Melissa began developing five octave range astounding everyone who had the pleasure of hearing it…Many had difficulty believing that she was in fact a British born talent and NOT American!

She began her recording career in 1991, quite by mistake
After attending a talent contest in London as an audience member, Melissa somehow found herself on stage in front of a 400 strong audience, performing Gladys Knight’s “Memories…The way we were.” It later transpired that one of the original contestants had pulled out due to nerves at the last minute!

Also present at this impromptu performance was Sara Montague from Tone records who promptly signed Melissa to her independent Label.

Melissa’s Debut release was entitled “Reconsider” which went on to become the fastest selling street soul track of 1992, it topped the “street soul” charts at No. 1 for seven weeks.

The success of the debut release sparked a lot of attention from the industry. Soul II Soul's “Jazzie”, was intent on signing Melissa to front his chart-topping band.

Celebrities such as Elton John, George Michael, Queen, Lisa Stansfield, Liza Minelli, Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder and Sarah Brightman have also used Melissa’s vocal talents in their live performances and studio recordings…

After 3 world tours, four albums, and a long successful span with Soul II Soul, Melissa now fronts Soul Explosion, who enjoying a new lease of success and popularity on the function and corporate scene.