Passion Fruit was a German Eurodance trio. The original members were Blade (Manye Thompson), Dawn (Viola Schubbe), Pearl (Carla Sinclair) and MC Steve (Mario Zuber). The later formation was made up of the trio Nathaly van het Ende, María Serrano Serrano, and Debby St. Maarten. Named after the tropical fruit, Passion Fruit got their start in June 1999 with the top 10 dance-pop hit "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song". The songs "Wonderland", "Sun Fun Baby" and "Bongo Man" followed in 2000 and 2001, all making the top 40 on the German singles chart. "I'm Dreaming of... A Winter Wonderland" was released posthumously in December 2001 just a week after the group was involved in a massive plane accident that killed María and Nathaly on 24 November of the same year. Passion Fruit originally sang "The Rigga Ding Dong Song", which was the group's most successful single. The single reached the top 10 in 14 countries, including in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and top 20 in the Netherlands. It became a number 1 hit in Mexico. The original line-up can be seen in the single's cover sleeve and music video. Besides the main 3 minutes 25 seconds Radio Mix, there were three other mixes, the Extended Mix (5:12), the Plastic Bubble Mix (5:03) and the Munsta Groove Mix (5:41). Exactly ten years after the Passion Fruit release, in 2009, the German pop group Cherona released its version titled "Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", dropping the definite article "the" from the title. The Cherona version on Columbia Records, accompanied by a music video, became a minor hit for them in Germany and Austria. The song appeared on the band's 2009 album Sound of Cherona. First line-up Blade (Manye Thompson) Dawn (Viola Schubbe) Pearl (Carla Sinclair) MC Steve (Mario Zuber) The first line up was established in June 1999 after the release of "The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", but the line up soon parted ways in October due to tensions and musical differences. Second line-up Nathaly van het Ende (born. 2 January 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 26) María Serrano Serrano (born. 26 November 1973 in Madrid, Spain – died. 24 November 2001) (aged 27) Debby St. Maarten (born. 1973 in Delft, Netherlands) (age 50) The second line up replaced the first line up in January 2000 with the release of "Wonderland" and they continued to perform live and release the singles "Sun Fun Baby (Looky Looky)", "Bongo