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{{Short description|Danish pop duo}}
{{other uses|Soap (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = S.O.A.P.
|img =
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|background = group_or_band
|alias =
|origin =
|instrument =
|genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Electronic dance music|dance]]
|years_active = 1997–2002
|past_members =Heidi "Suriya" Sørensen<br/>Saseline "Line" Sørensen
}}
'''S.O.A.P.''' were a Danish [[pop music]] [[duet (music)|duo]] made up of the two sisters Heidi "Suriya" Sørensen (born 18 October 1979) and Saseline "Line" Sørensen (born 26 July 1982). Their music was primarily [[songwriter|written]] by [[Remee]] and [[record producer|produced]] by Holger Lagerfeldt for [[Sony Music Entertainment]] Denmark. They released two albums before they disbanded in 2002. They are best known for their single "[[This Is How We Party]]", and sold almost 2 million albums worldwide.
Their first album ''[[Not Like Other Girls]]'' won best pop album at the 1999 [[Danish Music Awards]].<ref name="grammy"/> Remee and Holger Lagerfeldt were also nominated for producer of the year for the album, and "Stand by You" was nominated for best radio hit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tv-2.dk/grammy.html |title=Dansk Grammy 1999 |work=tv-2.dk |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' listed the song "[[This Is How We Party]]" at No. 100 on their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s".<ref name="buzzfeed.com">{{cite web|first1=Matt |last1=Stopera |first2=Brian |last2=Galindo |title=The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=11 March 2017 |access-date=31 March 2020 |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}}</ref>
S.O.A.P. were described in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' as "looking to be the biggest thing out of Denmark since ''[[Aqua (band)|Aqua]]''."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=25 April 1998 |title=After 'All,' Who'll Be Next In line? |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=94 |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
==History==
Heidi and Saseline were born in the state of [[Perak]] in [[Malaysia]] though were raised in [[Næstved]],<ref name=euro/> along with their younger brother Daniel. Their father is Danish and their mother is Malaysian.<ref name=crave>{{cite magazine |last=Paoletta |first=Michael |date=8 May 1998 |title=Crave in Lather Over Soap |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |pages=38, 40 |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> Heidi met [[Remee]] when she interviewed him for the youth magazine she worked for. Her father, who had accompanied her to the interview, mentioned to Remee that Heidi was a singer. Remee asked Heidi to sing on a solo album with him, however, she stated that she would not do anything without her sister. Remee subsequently withdrew his offer, though approached the girls a year later stating he wanted to produce an album with both of them. The sisters chose the name S.O.A.P. because they thought it was fun, although it did not stand for anything.  Heidi and Saseline once held a competition for their fans to come up with a [[backronym]]. "Sisters Organising A Party" was one of their favourite choices, though they were unimpressed by the "countless unsavoury submissions".<ref name=waikato/>
Their first album, ''[[Not Like Other Girls]]'', was released on 18 March 1998 in Denmark for [[Sony Music Entertainment]].<ref name=newsline/> It was released in the US on 5 May, as a self-titled album on [[Crave Records]],<ref name=crave/> with a European release under Sony held around the same time.<ref name=pulse/> Remee wrote the lyrics for the album, which was produced by Holger Lagerfeldt.<ref name=pulse>{{cite magazine |last=Pride |first=Dominic |date=14 March 1998 |title=Global Music Pulse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6w4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=69 |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> The album was certified gold in Finland<ref name=fin>{{cite web |url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/s.o.a.p. |title=S.O.A.P. |work=[[IFPI]] |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref> and Denmark,<ref name=bill>{{cite magazine |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=6 June 1998 |title=Popular Uprisings |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=18 |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> and had sold over 15,000 copies in the US by July 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hay |first=Carla |date=25 July 1998 |title=Crave closure results in artist, executive shifts |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=110 |issue=30 |pages=6, 33 }}</ref> By August 2000, it had sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.<ref name=grammy/> It featured the successful debut single, ''[[This Is How We Party]]'', which spent ten weeks in the top five in Denmark,<ref name=pulse/> reached No.1 in Sweden where it achieved gold status, and was also certified platinum in Australia, where it reached No. 7. The song found significant radio coverage in the US,<ref name=crave/><ref name=bill/> and S.O.A.P. were described in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' as "looking to be the biggest thing out of Denmark since ''[[Aqua (band)|Aqua]]''."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=25 April 1998 |title=After 'All,' Who'll Be Next In line? |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=94 |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> The second single from the album, ''[[Ladidi Ladida]]'', was certified gold in Australia, where it reached No. 15. In the US, ''Stand By You'' was chosen as the second single from the album and was released in late June.<ref name=bill/>  S.O.A.P. won two of their four nominations at the 1999 [[Danish Music Awards]]: best new act and best pop album for ''Not Like Other Girls''.<ref name=grammy>{{cite magazine |last=Ferro |first=Charles |date=12 August 2000 |title=Global Music Pulse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=51 |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> Their fourth and final single from their debut album was the eponymous track ''Not Like Other Girls'', which was featured as a bonus track on the soundtrack ''[[Songs from Dawson's Creek]]''.
S.O.A.P. opened for the [[Backstreet Boys]]<ref name=waikato>{{cite news |date=18 August 1998 |title=Squeaky Clean |newspaper=[[Waikato Times]] |page=11}}</ref> on their [[Backstreet's Back Tour]] in 1998 at 25 venues in the US between 8 July and 14 August.<ref name=newsline>{{cite magazine |last=Ferro |first=Charles |date=27 June 1998 |title=Newsline... |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=62 |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
In 1999 they recorded the Christmas song ''Let Love Be Love'' alongside [[Juice (Danish band)|Juice]] and Christina featuring Remee. The song remains popular at Christmas time in Denmark, where it charted in 2007 and again in 2011 at No. 20 and No. 34 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=S%2EO%2EA%2EP%2E%2C+Juice+%26+Christina+feat%2E+Remee&titel=Let+Love+Be+Love&cat=s |title=S.O.A.P., Juice & Christina Feat. Remee - Let love Be Love (song) |work=danishcharts.dk |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref> The song was certified gold by the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] in December 2013.<ref name=love/> They were also selected by [[Australia]]n duo [[Savage Garden]] to be the opening act<ref name=euro/> on their 2000 [[Europe]]an tour. In 2000 they released their second and final album, ''[[Miracle (S.O.A.P. album)|Miracle]]''. The album was less successful than their debut, with its lead single, ''S.O.A.P. Is In The Air'', only charting in Denmark and Sweden, where it reached No. 3<ref>{{cite magazine |date=14 October 2000 |title=Hits of the World Continued |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA81 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=81|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> and No. 25 respectively.<ref name=swe/> S.O.A.P. sold nearly two million albums worldwide.
==Disbandment and later work==
In 2002, S.O.A.P. disbanded. From 2002 till 2003, Saseline was a TV presenter,<ref name=euro/> hosting the Danish music program ''Boogie''. In 2005, she featured on the charity single "[[Hvor små vi er]]" and was also a contestant on the show ''[[Expedition Robinson 2005 (VIP)]]'', the Danish version of ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]''. She had a son with tennis player [[Frederik Fetterlein]] in 2008, though the couple separated during her pregnancy.<ref name=fyens/> In 2010, she released a solo album, ''Restart''. In 2012, she was a contestant on ''[[Vild med dans]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.dk/vild-med-dans/saseline-er-ude-af-vild-med-dans |title=Saseline er ude af Vild med Dans |last=Gotthardt  |first=Louise Wium |date=5 October 2012 |work=bt.dk |language=Danish |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref> the Danish version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''. In 2014, she had another son with her boyfriend Michael Dreyer.<ref name=fyens>{{cite web |url=http://www.fyens.dk/spotlight/Saseline-Ikke-fedt-at-vaere-gravid/artikel/2603092 |title=Saseline: Ikke fedt at være gravid |date=5 November 2014 |work=[[Fyens Stiftstidende]] |language=Danish |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Saseline Sørensen [[name change|changed her name]] to '''Saszeline Emanuelle Dreyer''' after visiting a [[Numerology|numerologist]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Saseline har været til numerolog: Nu hedder hun noget helt andet |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/saseline-har-vaeret-til-numerolog-nu-hedder-hun-noget-helt-andet |work=B.T. |date=29 September 2016 |language=da}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Saszeline drew controversy for spreading [[COVID-19 misinformation|misinformation regarding COVID-19]] and [[COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy|its vaccines]], leading to her being banned from [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christensen |first1=Kasper Madsbøll |title=Instagram: Derfor blokerer vi Saszelines corona-opslag |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/instagram-derfor-blokerer-vi-saszelines-corona-opslag |work=DR |date=15 September 2020 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pedersen |first1=Marie Carsten |title=Sæt dig ned, sænk skuldrene, og mød Saszeline. Kom nu. Du kan godt |url=https://www.zetland.dk/historie/s8yv7JXr-aoV3ME1j-128ec |work=Zetland |date=30 January 2021 |language=da}}</ref>
Heidi took a break from the music industry after S.O.A.P. disbanded, and trained to become a tattoo artist while learning to write her own music.<ref name=euro/> She later recorded as a solo artist under the name Suriya, releasing her first single "My Desire" in 2008 and second single "Louis Bag" in 2011. Her song "Forever I B Young" was chosen as a wildcard entry for the [[Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012#Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012]], the danish national selection for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2012|Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref name=euro>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/introducing-the-teams-behind-the-danish-selection-part-2|title=Introducing the teams behind the Danish selection - Part 2|last=Storvik-Green|first=Simon|date=8 January 2012|work=eurovision.tv|access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
==Legacy, sampling and covers==
In 2017, ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' listed ''[[This Is How We Party]]'' at No. 100 on their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s".<ref name="buzzfeed.com">{{cite web|first1=Matt |last1=Stopera |first2=Brian |last2=Galindo |title=The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=11 March 2017 |access-date=31 March 2020 |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}}</ref> In 2002, the song was sampled in [[BoA]]'s song "Tragic", and in 2019 it was sampled in a song also titled "This Is How We Party" by [[R3hab]] and [[Icona Pop]].
''Stand By You'' was covered by ''[[S Club 7]]'' on their 2000 album ''[[7 (S Club 7 album)|7]]'', while that same year ''Ladidi Ladida'' was covered by [[I5 (girl group)|i5]].
==Discography==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |[[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Denmark|DEN]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine |date=13 June 1998 |title=Hits of the World Continued |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=71 |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=S%2EO%2EA%2EP%2E&titel=Miracle&cat=a |title=S.O.A.P. - Miracle (album) |work=australian-charts.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=259}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="Album charts">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=S%2EO%2EA%2EP%2E&titel=Not+Like+Other+Girls&cat=a |title=S.O.A.P. - Not Like Other Girls (album) |work=australian-charts.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="Album charts"/>
! width="40"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="Album charts"/>
|-
| 1998
| align="left"| ''[[Not Like Other Girls]]''
| 3
| 61
| 2
| 32
| 40
|
*[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI DEN]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite news |title=Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 36 |work=[[Ekstra Bladet]] |location=[[Copenhagen]] |language=Danish |date=1998-09-06 }}</ref>
*[[IFPI Finland|IFPI FIN]]: Gold<ref name=fin/>
|-
| 2000
| align="left"| ''[[Miracle (S.O.A.P. album)|Miracle]]''
| 20
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| align="center" colspan="8"| <small>"—" denotes the album did not chart or was not released in that territory</small>
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak Chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
!<small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/></small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=s.o.a.p. |title=S.O.A.P. |work=australian-charts.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite journal |date=29 March 1999 |title=The ARIA Report |journal=[[ARIA Charts]] |issue=474 |page=4}}</ref>
!<small>[[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]</small><br/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=S.O.A.P.&cat=s |title=S.O.A.P. |work=finnishcharts.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
!<small>[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/></small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=S.O.A.P.&cat=s |title=S.O.A.P. |work=lescharts.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
!<small>[[Single Top 100|NL]]</small><br/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=S.O.A.P.&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts |title=S.O.A.P. |work=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
!<small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]<br/></small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&search=s.o.a.p. |title=S.O.A.P. |work=charts.nz |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
!<small>[[VG-lista|NOR]]<br/></small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=S.O.A.P. |title=S.O.A.P. |work=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
!<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited  | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 513}}</ref>
!<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US<br/>Hot 100]]</small><br/><ref name="US">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soap-mn0000280799/awards |title=S.O.A.P. Awards |work=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref>
!<small>[[US Top 40|US<br/>Top 40]]</small><br/><ref name="US"/>
!<small>[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]</small><br/><ref name=swe>{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=S.O.A.P.&cat=s |title=S.O.A.P. |work=swedishcharts.com |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|1998
! scope="row" | "[[This Is How We Party]]"
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 17
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 36
|align="center"| 51
|align="center"| 21
|align="center"| 1
|
*[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref name=aria1998>{{cite web |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Singles |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1998.htm |work=[[ARIA Charts]] |accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref>
*[[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]: Gold<ref name=swe_1>{{cite web|title=Guld & Platina - År 1987-1998|url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=20 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521214300/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf|archive-date=21 May 2012}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"|''Not Like Other Girls''
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Ladidi Ladida]]"
|align="center"| 15
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 28
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 58
|
*ARIA: Gold<ref name=aria1998/>
|-
! scope="row" | "Stand by You"
|align="center"| 82
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1999
! scope="row" | "Not Like Other Girls"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|
|-
! scope="row" | "Let Love Be Love"<br/><small>([[Juice (Danish band)|Juice]], S.O.A.P., Christina featuring Remee)</small>
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|
*[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]: Gold<ref name=love>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/soap-juicechristinaremee-let-love-be-love |title=S.O.A.P. /Juice/Christina/Remee "Let Love Be Love" |work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
|Non-album single
|-
|rowspan="3"|2000
! scope="row" | "S.O.A.P. Is in the Air"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 25
|
|rowspan="3"|''Miracle''
|-
! scope="row" | "Mr. DJ"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
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|-
! scope="row" | "Like a Stone (In the Water)"
|align="center"| —
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|-
| 2001
! scope="row" | "Holiday"
|align="center"| —
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|align="center"| —
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|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|
|Non-album single
|-
|colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Female musical duos]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1997]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002]]
[[Category:Danish Eurodance groups]]
[[Category:English-language singers from Denmark]]