Girlicious
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| Girlicious | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Dance-Pop, Urban, Hip-Hop |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label(s) | Interscope Records |
| Associated acts | Pussycat Dolls, Robin Antin, Paradiso Girls |
| Website | www.girliciousmusic.com |
| Members | |
| Nichole Cordova Chrystina Sayers Natalie Mejia |
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| Former members | |
| Tiffanie Anderson (2007-2009) | |
Girlicious is an American pop girl group featuring Natalie Mejia, Nichole Cordova, and Chrystina Sayers.[1] Former member Tiffanie Anderson departed the group in June 2009.[2]
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[edit] History
[edit] 2007–2008: Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious and "Girlicious"
Girlicious is an American pop group formed by Robin Antin from the reality TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. Before the airing of the series premiere of the show, the girls were already chosen for "Girlicious" and had started recording their debut album in late 2007. Originally the group was to be a trio, but was conceived as a quartet through a final decision of creator Robin Antin on the show's season finale. Thus far, they have received greater attention from Canadian audiences than the U.S. Girlicious was nominated for "Breakout Group" and "Reality: Music Competition" at the Teen Choice Awards '08. They have modeled for "Sexy Hair" and they were in the October issue of the magazine from one of their photo shoots.[3][4]
Girlicious was originally signed to Geffen Records. However as of early 2009, they are currently signed to Interscope Records.
[edit] 2009–Present: Tiffanie Anderson's departure and a new direction
Since early June, 2009, rumors have spread regarding Tiffanie Anderson’s place in Girlicious, and whether she was still currently a part of the group or not. Speculations of Anderson’s departure were sparked primarily by their MySpace account, when all photos of Anderson were completely removed from the site, along with the heading title of their MySpace page (which previously read "Nic, Nat, Tiff and Chrys, that's who the hell we are"), changed to “Nic, Nat, and Chrys, that's who the hell we are", removing Tiffanie’s alias from the quote altogether.[5] Furthermore sparking rumors of Anderson's displacement from Girlicious was a Twitter update from Robin Antin, which read: "Girlicious fans! Nic, Nat & Chrys r getting ready to record a new single, new video, & tour the world! We LOVE YOU 4 LOVING GIRLICIOUS!" [6]
It was officially confirmed on June 11, 2009, via a YouTube video upload from Anderson’s official YouTube channel, that she is no longer a member of Girlicious.[7][8] In the video, Anderson cites changes with their new record label and sound, stating: "Robin Antin and the label were looking for a new direction for the group" ... "they were looking for the group to not be [urban] any longer". She also speaks of personal differences between some of the girls, saying the group wasn't seeing eye-to-eye on a lot of things: "a couple of the girls and I didn't have the same values or the same morals - causing a huge conflict in the end of it all."
On Sunday, June 21, 2009 Girlicious appeared live at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada as nominees and presenters. The girls won the award for the "Most Watched Video" for Like Me beating other artist such as Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne. Their video for Stupid Shit came in at second place. Robin Antin officially confirmed during a press conference for the MuchMusic Video Awards that Anderson was no longer part of the group.[9]
[edit] Discography
Girlicious has released a double A-side single, "Like Me" and "Stupid Shit", along with videos for each single, which are now available on iTunes. Their debut single "Like Me" featured producer Jazze Pha and reached the number 1 spot on the iTunes top chart. The album was released in Canada on August 12, 2008[10] and reached number two on the Canadian itunes chart. Girlicious received Platinum certification in Canada by the CRIA for their debut album Girlicious.
A leaked track entitled "Blush" appeared via internet in early 2009 and was confirmed to be a track recorded for their first album which didn't make the final cut, much like Leave You Alone. Girlicious were the opening act for Britney Spears' 2009 tour on May 5 in Montreal, Quebec in place of the Pussycat Dolls.
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and certifications |
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| 2008 | Girlicious
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[edit] EPs
| Year | Information |
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| 2008 | Like Me / Stupid S***
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | "Like Me" | 102 | 70 | 4 | Girlicious | ||||||||||||||
| "Stupid Shit" | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Baby Doll" | — | — | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | "Liar Liar" | — | — | 43 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Still In Love" | — | — | 99 | — | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
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| 2008 | "Like Me" | Steve Antin |
| "Stupid Shit" | Robin Antin,
Mikey Minden |
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| "Baby Doll" | Matt McDermitt |
[edit] Awards & Nominations
| Year | Result | Category | Nominated Work |
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| 2009 | Won | MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video | Like Me |
| 2009 | Nominated | MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video | Stupid Shit |
[edit] Tours
2008/2009: The Girlicious Tour
[edit] As Opening Act
2008: The Unbreakable Tour
2009: The Circus Starring: Britney Spears (Opening act for the May 5th show.)
[edit] Television appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards | Themselves | Presenters for Best Pop Video, winners for Most Watched Video for "Like Me". |
| 2009 | Ram Quiz Of Girlicious | Quiz | French Canadian TV Special ( Musique Plus ). |
| 2009 | Spring Break 09 | Themselves | MuchMusic TV special. |
| 2009 | Much News Weekly | Themselves | Guests, two episodes. |
| 2008 | Exclusif á MusiquePlus: The Pussycat Dolls et Girlicious | Themselves | French Canadian TV Special ( Musique Plus ). |
| 2008 | On Set: Girlicious | Themselves | TV Special, MuchMusic behind-the-scenes of Baby Doll. |
| 2008 | disBAND | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | 2008 Fox Reality Really Awards | Themselves | TV Special, performed. |
| 2008 | eTalk | Themselves | Guests, two episodes. |
| 2008 | MuchOnDemand | Themselves | Guests, two episodes. |
| 2008 | America United: In Support of Our Troops | Themselves | TV Special, performed Like Me. |
| 2008 | Loop Weekend | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | MP6 | Themselves | French Canadien TV special ( Musique Plus ). |
| 2008 | Girlicious: Live @ Much | Themselves | TV special with performances of Stupid S***, Baby Doll, Still in Love, Here I Am, Liar Liar and Like Me. |
| 2008 | Live At Musique Plus ( Plus Sur Commande ) | Themselves | French Canadian TV Special ( Musique Plus ). |
| 2008 | A Channel News | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards | Themselves | Performed for the first time in Canada, they performed Like Me |
| Themselves | Presented Award for Best International Video to Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music | ||
| Themselves | Also performed for the first time in an awards night. | ||
| 2008 | The Playbook | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | TRL | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | Summer 2008 Girlicious Top 5 (Number 1 whit Like Me) | Themselves | French Canadien TV ( Musique Plus ). |
| 2008 | The Sauce | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | Big Idea | Themselves | Guests, one episode. |
| 2008 | KTLA Morning News | Themselves | Performed Like Me for the first time, one episode. |
| 2008 | Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious | Themselves | All members appeared in 10 episodes as contestants to get into the group. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Girlicious". Geffen.com. Retrieved April 23, 2008
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiCBnd4r2oQ&eurl
- ^ [1]Girlicious Modeling for Sexy Hair, Sexyhair.com.
- ^ http://www.sexyhair.com/kp_cb.htm
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/girlicious
- ^ http://twitter.com/robinantinpcd/status/2066469002
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/tuffanie
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiCBnd4r2oQ
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1-OlGfldU
- ^ Bestbuy.ca Girlicious Album Order Page (showing availability since August 12th)
- ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0109_g.php
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