current_members years_active origin label article_title background genre image|caption name
tunde baiyewu paul tucker 1993 -- 2003 2010 -- present newcastle upon tyne , united kingdom mca music , inc. , wildcard , polydor lighthouse family
 group_or_band pop listening , r & b , soul , easy lighthouse family lighthouse family
lighthouse family

lighthouse family are a british musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s .
vocalist tunde baiyewu and keyboardist paul tucker formed the act in 1993 in newcastle upon tyne , uk after meeting while studying at university and both working at the same bar .
their 1995 debut album `` ocean drive '' sold more than 1.8 million copies in the uk alone and established them as a popular easy listening duo throughout europe .
they are well known for their songs : `` lifted '' , `` lost in space '' , `` ocean drive '' , `` raincloud '' and `` high '' , which also reached number one on the australian singles chart .
