Jett17

Jett17 are a Tongan-American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band was formed in 2002 and they were meant to be “The Next Generation” of The Jets that originated in the 80s. Jett17 consists of Natalia on lead vocals and bass; Maliana on lead vocals, keyboards, songwriting and choreography; EtiVise on lead vocals, drums and songwriting; Leipua on lead vocals, keyboards and percussion; Mika on lead vocal and bass; Donnie on vocals, drums and DJ; Tony on vocals, guitar and ukulele and finally Ashton on lead vocals and percussion. Raising a family of 17 children, with 10 girls and 7 boys, has been no easy task for Maikeli and Vake Wolfgramm. Maikeli and Vake originally emigrated from the islands of Tonga for the United States and the journey has been quite unusual. Settling in Salt Lake City and continuing to Minneapolis, the eldest Wolfgramm children formed The Jets. During the mid to late 80’s, this band went on to be the first Polynesian musical family band worldwide to crossover to the Pop mainstream music scene. During The Jets five-year success on the MCA Records label, they charted on Billboard with eight top-ten hits. While The Jets were achieving crossover status in the Pop Music industry, Vake had seven more children. These younger siblings were literally raised “on the road” while their elder brothers and sisters were touring the world over. The Jets will momentarily slow down in the late 90s, ending the Wolfgramm family. Behind the scenes, LeRoy and Lami Wolfgramm founded a small independent record label in August 2002. 2002: The Next Generation of The Jets. The Jets will make a triumphant comeback with a new cast, a new name, and singing new songs. They are the younger part of the Wolfgramm family and they signed into WP records in 2002, they were the first artists to sign into WP records. The band released their debut single “Paradise” on January 1, 2003. The track will reappear on the band’s upcoming album. Jett17 will finally release their debut studio album “All Together Now” on March 8, 2004. Two music videos are made on the tracks “All Together Now” and “Hot Trax.” The band will also appear on Good Day Orlando. The band soon faded out since the original Jets will return, leaving the new band with no future.