12-554: FYA may refer to: Faya (duo) , an English R&B duo formerly called FYA Flyant , a defunct Spanish airline operating 2006–2008 The Foundation for Young Australians Saicus Air , a defunct Spanish airline operating 2008–2010 Flashing Yellow Arrows , a traffic signal configuration that allows for permissive left-turns at a traffic signal while eliminating yellow traps An abbreviation for " For Your Action ", commonly used in business email communications Topics referred to by
24-559: A BBC Radio 1 series on new British music. "Must Be Love" featured vocals from guest singer Smujji and peaked at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart , making it FYA's biggest chart hit. It sold 100,000 copies worldwide and was licensed to more than fifteen countries. Following the success of "Must Be Love", FYA released a third single, "Too Hot", in July 2004. The song did not sell as well as "Must Be Love", and peaked at No. 49 on
36-570: A Slough youth centre and released their debut single, "Boops '03"—a cover of " Boops (Here to Go) " by Sly and Robbie —in November 2003. After the release of "Boops '03", FYA were signed to a six-album deal with Def Jam Recordings . This was followed by a second single, "Must Be Love", which was released in March 2004. The strength of this single allowed FYA to be featured alongside acts such as Franz Ferdinand and Natasha Bedingfield as part of
48-483: A single. After Bennett left the group, Foster and Nhamburo continued to perform together under the name Faya, and are currently based in West London . Toshiba EMI EMI Music Japan Inc. ( Japanese : 株式会社EMIミュージック・ジャパン , Hepburn : Kabushiki-gaisha EMI Music Japan ) , formerly Toshiba EMI ( 東芝イーエムアイ株式会社 , Tōshiba EMI Kabushiki-gaisha ) , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became
60-439: A wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was involved with the production of anime. On April 1, 2013, the company became defunct, following its absorption into Universal Music Japan as a sublabel under the name EMI Records Japan . The company
72-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Faya (duo) Faya ( / ˈ f aɪ j ə / , formerly spelled FYA ) are a female R&B duo from West London . Originally a trio, the group was founded in Slough , England, and were signed to a six-album deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2003. They are best known for their 2004 single "Must Be Love", which featured guest vocals from Smujji and peaked at number 13 on
84-619: The UK Singles Chart . This was followed by a second single, "Too Hot", and an album, For Your Attention , which was certified gold in Japan. FYA (standing for "For Your Attention") originally had three members: Kezia (Kizzy) Bennett, Tenza Foster and Emma Nhamburo. Nhamburo, originally from Harare in Zimbabwe, and Foster, who originated from Montego Bay in Jamaica, met Bennett and formed FYA in Slough . They were discovered performing at
96-522: The UK Singles Chart. The band were subsequently dropped by Def Jam, and instead released their debut album, For Your Attention , through the label Jamdown in 2005. For Your Attention was also released in Japan by Toshiba EMI , where it reached gold certification . A second album, Feel the Heat , was released by Universal Music in 2007, with the track "Season on Fire" being taken from it as
108-496: The remaining 45%. On June 30, 2007, Toshiba Corporation sold the remaining 45% stake in the company to EMI, giving EMI full ownership of the company. The name was then changed to EMI Music Japan , reflecting Toshiba's divestiture from the business. In 2012, EMI Music Japan and Universal Music Group 's Japanese branch was scheduled to hold a corporate swap in response to the merger by January 15, 2013, with Kazuhiko Koike serving as EMIJ's president. On April 1, 2013, EMI Music Japan
120-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FYA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FYA&oldid=1048649541 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-501: Was founded on October 1, 1960, as Toshiba Musical Industries ( 東芝音楽工業株式会社 , Tōshiba Ongaku Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha ) . From 1962, it licensed Columbia (UK) titles for release in Japan. After an injection of capital by Capitol EMI, EMI acquired 50% of the company in October 1973, and the name was changed to Toshiba EMI Limited . On October 3, 1994, the equity ratio of the company was changed, in which EMI obtained 55% with Toshiba owning
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#1732800969482144-581: Was officially absorbed into Universal Music Japan, became defunct as a company and was renamed to EMI Records Japan . The label continued to use the TOCT catalog code until October 2013, when it started to use the TYCT catalog code. The official website was shut down as of October 23, 2013. After the dissolution and absorption, some of the former EMI staff and executives have been into different companies away from Universal Music. Then-executive producer San-e Ichii
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