Save Ferris
Monique Powell, born in 1975, is the lead vocalist of the American ska-punk band
Save Ferris. The group formed in 1995, and the band first performed in
underground venues across Southern California, releasing the self-issued EP
Introducing Save Ferris in 1996, which sold nearly 20,000 copies. In 1996 the
band was honored with a Grammy showcase prize as the top unsigned act and signed
with Epic Records. Their debut full-length album, It Means Everything, was
issued in 1997 and included the hit cover “Come On Eileen”, while the single
“The World Is New” appeared in the 1998 film Th...
