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Infidels
Infidels
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Molly Johnson
Molly Johnson
Canadian singer
2
Norman Orenstein
Norman Orenstein
Canadian musician
3
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright
Canadian country music artist
4
Martha and the Muffins
Martha and the Muffins
Canadian band
5
Big Sugar
Big Sugar
Canadian band
6
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra
American jazz band
7
Pseudo Echo
Pseudo Echo
Australian new wave band from Melbourne
8
Pukka Orchestra
Pukka Orchestra
Canadian new wave band in the 1980s
9
Odds
Odds
Canadian alternative rock band
10
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
11
Kim Stockwood
Kim Stockwood
Canadian musician
12
Doughboys
Doughboys
Canadian alternative rock band
13
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger
Canadian rock band
14
Animotion
Animotion
1980s American band
15
The Outfield
The Outfield
Banda de Rock en Inglés
16
Hootie & the Blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish
American rock band
17
54-40
54-40
Canadian alternative rock band
18
One to One
One to One
Canadian pop music duo
19
Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble
Canadian singer
20
Spoons
Spoons
Canadian band
21
Big Wreck
Big Wreck
band
22
Triumph
Triumph
Canadian hard rock power trio
23
Do-Ré-Mi
Do-Ré-Mi
Australian band
24
Rough Trade
Rough Trade
Canadian band
25
Pirates of the Mississippi
Pirates of the Mississippi
band
26
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves
British-American rock band
27
Men at Work
Men at Work
Australian rock band
28
INXS
INXS
Australian rock band
29
Gary O'
Gary O'
Canadian singer
30
Sandbox
Sandbox
Canadian band
31
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
Intro
Canadian band
Record Labels
Members, past and present

Alta Moda were a Canadian funk rock band formed in 1979 in Toronto. It originally consisted of singer Molly Johnson and guitarist Norman Orenstein. Drummer Steven Gelineau and bassist Etric Lyons were added in 1982 and 1983 respectively.

After performing for several years in Toronto and releasing a demo cassette, the band eventually signed to CBS Records and released their debut album in 1987. Although the album spawned the single "Julian", radio stations criticized them for sounding like "generic American funk" and going as far as saying they sounded "too black", with the result that the song was only a modest hit, peaking at #53 in the RPM Hot 100 chart the week of January 30, 1988. The album's other singles, "Notown (In Particular)" and "Cool Love", did not chart. The band also contributed a non-album track, "American Chaser", to the soundtrack of the 1986 television film Popeye Doyle.

The band declined a Juno Award nomination in the R&B category for "Julian", because they felt it was a mislabelling of the song.

Although the band had originally signed a six-album deal with CBS, they were dropped from the label after the album's poor sales. The band continued to perform live, on the lookout for another deal. Orenstein wrote and produced material for other artists, and Johnson performed as well with a band who later became known as Big Sugar.

Johnson and Orenstein reunited in 1990 as Infidels, who had a similar sound to Alta Moda's but were more successful on the charts.