THE nineties and noughties was the era when boy and girl bands ruled the airwaves.
Here's everything we know about Dream — from when the group formed to where its original members are today.
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Who are American pop group Dream?
Dream is a girl group from Los Angeles, California, which formed in October 1998.
Talent scout Debbie Fontaine selected four teenage girls — Melissa Schuman,14, Holly Blake-Arnstein, 13,Ashley Poole, 13, and Alex Chester, 13 — to comprise the group, which was initially called First Warning.
The girl group auditioned for Sean 'Diddy' Combs, before being signed to Bad Boy Records.
Following their successful audition, the band's name was changed to Dream and they stopped working with Fontaine, who unsuccessfully tried to sue Diddy, Mellisa, Holly and Ashley.
Alex was replaced by Diana Ortiz in January 1999 — before Dream's first single, He Loves U Not, was released in 2000.
The song was a hit, peaking at No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Their debut album,It Was All a Dream,was released on January 23, 2001.
It reached No.6 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 1.5million copies.
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The group then landed an opening slot on theTRL Live tour, which featured headlining acts Destiny’s Child, Eve, and Nelly — the girls were were just 14 to 16 years old at the time.
Melissa left the group in April 2002 because she was dissatisfied with the business surrounding it.
New member Kasey Sheridan came in to record a new album, but the lead single Krazy was a flop, which prompted Bad Boy to drop Dream from their roster.
In the following years, the core lineup ventured off into different fields.
Diana, Melissa and Ashley reformed as Lady Phoenix, but nothing much came of their new group.
Ashley also explored a solo career as a songwriter and artist.
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Holly ventured into motherhood and became an occupational therapist.
Melissa became an actor, appearing in films includingLove Don’t Cost a Thing (2003)andThe Hollow (2004).
The original members of Dream posted a video on YouTube on May 11, 2015 of them performing an a cappella version of their 2000 hit single He Loves U Not.
On May 29, 2015, Dream announced they would be making a comeback and launched new Twitter andFacebook pages.
Dream released a studio recording of O Holy Night on December 17, 2015.
On August 2, 2016, Dream released their first single together in 13 years, titled I Believe, and also opened for98 Degreeson theMy2K Tour.
They also performed at the 2016 Mixtape Festival on August 6 withNew Kids On The Blockheadlining.
On August 25, 2016, former member Kasey Sheridan joined Dream on stage to perform Crazy at theMicrosoft TheaterinLos Angeles,
On October 5, 2016, Ashley Poole announced that Dream had once again disbanded.
Where are the members of Dream now?
Melissa Schuman
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Melissa is currently appearing in the 2024 Discovery docuseries Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter.
She is married tochoreographer Brandon Henschel, who specialises in classical ballet, hip hop, jazz, contemporary, andBroadway, among others, and has spent his career helping traincelebritiesfor their dance roles.
While Melissa and Brandon might both have high-profile careers, they often keep details of their personal life out of the spotlight.
It is not known how they met, but it was reportedly sometime between 2003 and 2004.
Shortly aftertying the knot, the celebrity couple welcomedson Elin Elijah.
While not much is known about Elin, he often makes appearances on his parents'social mediapages.
Holly Blake-Arnstein
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After Dream broke up the first time, Holly joined a band called Whirl Magnet, which also later disbanded.
She reportedly got married, moved to San Francisco and took up a career as an occupational therapist, while continuing to make music.
Holly prefers to keep her personal information out of the public spotlight, so very little is known about what she's up to now.
Her social media profiles are also private.
Ashley Poole
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According to her Facebook page, Ashley — whose surname is now Poole Sheridan — is working for marketing company Arbonne.
Her intro on the social media site reads: "Multi-Platinum Artist | DREAM, Mindset Mentor, Wife + Twin Mama"
So she is married and has twins, and though there are videos of her family on the platform, she keeps most their personal information out of the public spotlight.
But she does refer to her husband as DJ and describes him as "the funniest dad ever".
Diana Ortiz
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Not very much is known about about what Diana has been up to since Dream disbanded for the second time in 2016.
Speaking about the 15 year anniversary of the release of It Was ALL a Dream in 2016, she told Complex: "It's a little bit surreal that time has flown by that much, to be honest.
"We all try to reminisce on where we were on the day that the album was released, and all of us have different memories of the day.
"Things were so crazy when everything happened for us."
When did Melissa Schuman appear on documentary Fallen Idols?
Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter airs across two nights on Monday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
The programmes are being broadcast between 9pm and 11pm ET on Discovery, ID and Max.
It is also available to stream from from 9pm on May 27 via the HBO streaming service.
The four-part docuseries Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter tells the story of the brothers' rise to fame with the Backstreet Boys, along withAaron’sdeath and rape allegations againstNick.
The singer, 44, has repeatedly denied the allegations against him in statements and responded to eachlawsuitwith counterclaims that question their credibility.
During the series, Melissa Shuman will reportedly recall how she was allegedly raped in 2003.
She described the moment she later received a text from Nick that read: "Why did you make me do that?"
Perthe New York Post, in the documentary Melissa says: "That text message freaked me out.
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"I confided in my manager about going to the police and reporting the crime.
"He told me, '[Nick] has the most powerful litigator in the country.'"
