The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966) was the first album by a female group to reach the top position of the Billboard magazine pop albums chart in the United States. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Girl groups are often backed by male musicians, and serve as front artists for behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The term "girl group" is generally not applied to girl bands, in which women play instruments as well as sing. Examples include The Supremes, Destiny's Child, Bananarama, The Spice Girls, TLC, and more recently the Sugababes, Danity Kane, The Pussy Cat Dolls, and Girls Aloud. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. Danity Kane is an American R&B and pop Girl group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005 Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002

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Pre-girl groups

During the Music Hall/Vaudeville era, all-girl singing groups were mainly novelty acts singing nonsense songs in silly voices. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles The Writing's on the Wall is the second album released by the American R&B group Destiny's Child and their final release as a Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s One of the first major exceptions was the Boswell Sisters, who became one of the most popular singing groups from 1930 to 1936, with over twenty hits. The Boswell Sisters were a Close harmony singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s The Boswells were noted for their artistry, and often played their own instruments and performed their own arrangements. The Andrews Sisters started (1937) as a Boswell tribute band, filling the vacuum left after that group's demise. The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May The Andrews Sisters remained hugely popular through the 1940s and 1950s as recording and performing stars, until the rise of early rock and roll made their tight-harmony, big band-derived style obsolete. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late

1950s and 1960s

Among the earliest acts categorizable as a "girl group" are The Chantels, whose 1958 hit "Maybe" had many of the earmarks of what would become the classic girl-group sound: looser harmonies mixing elements of pop and rhythm and blues, an identifiable lead vocal within a harmony arrangement, and subject matter centered around young love. The Chantels were the second black Girl group to have nationwide success in the United States. " Maybe " is a popular song with words and music credited to the producer/writer/arranger and lead singer of the Valentines Richard Barrett but probably written by Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure

As rock and roll began to quickly grow in popularity, dozens of groups tried their luck, often teaming up with established songwriters and record producers. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Shirelles, who had had some minor R&B hits, hooked up with Brill Building songwriters, notably Gerry Goffin and Carole King, who wrote "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for them. The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The Brill Building (built 1931 is an office building located at 1619 Broadway in New York City, just north of Times Square. Gerry Goffin (born Gerald Goffin February 11 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Lyricist. Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song became a number one pop hit in early 1961, and is widely recognized as establishing the prototypical girl-group style.

Other songwriters and producers quickly recognized the potential of this new approach, and recruited existing acts (or, in some cases, created them anew) to record their songs in a girl-group style. Phil Spector recruited The Crystals, The Blossoms, and The Ronettes, while Goffin and King handled much of the output of The Cookies. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. The Crystals, a singing group from the New York City area were one of the most successful girl groups of the early 1960s best remembered for the hit singles " He's A Rebel The Blossoms were one of the premier backing groups in rock and roll history and had a recording career of their own The Ronettes were a Girl group of the 1960s from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. This article is about the US pop group For the Hong Kong pop group see Cookies (group. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller would likewise foster The Dixie Cups, The Shangri-Las, and The Exciters. Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most influential The Dixie Cups are an American Pop music Girl group of the 1960s The Shangri-Las were a Girl group, an American pop group of the 1960s The Exciters were an American Pop music group of the 1960s They were originally a Girl group, although a male member (Herb Rooney was added later Other important girl group songwriters included Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Eleanor Louise Greenwich known as Ellie Greenwich (born October 23, 1940, Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop Jeff Barry (born April 3, 1938) is an American pop music Songwriter, Singer, and Record producer. Cynthia Weil (born October 18 1940, New York) is a prominent American Songwriter. Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman, 9 February 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, and part of The Motown label also masterminded several major girl groups, beginning with The Marvelettes and later with Martha and the Vandellas and The Supremes. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. The Marvelettes were an American singing Girl group on the Motown label Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes

By the mid to late 1960s, in the face of the British Invasion and the increasing popularity of rock music, the popularity of girl groups began to wane. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers During this time, only a few all-female groups, such as The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas (both Motown), made the transition to an earthier, soulful sound and success. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown The influence of the girl-group sound would continue to be heard even as the rock era progressed; particularly through The Beatles, who would cover several girl-group hits including "Chains" (The Cookies), "Please Mr. Postman" (The Marvelettes), "Baby It's You", and "Boys" (both originally recorded by The Shirelles). The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released " Chains " was composed by the Brill Building husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was a minor hit for Little " Please Mr Postman " was the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla ( Motown) label notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one " Baby It's You " is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music and Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams and Mack David (lyrics

High-end production

Besides harmony singing, girl group songs of the time were characterized by high-end production and dramatic arrangements, and producers were often as important to the recordings as the artists themselves. Spector was the most famous and influential producer of the era. His Wall of Sound production featured a thick layer of instrumentation (drums, guitar, bass, a horn section and often something more exotic, such as Glockenspiel or vibraphone). The Wall of Sound is a music production technique for pop and rock music recordings developed by Record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In a Symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn a brass instrument descended The glockenspiel ( German, "set of bells quot or "play-bells" also known as orchestra bells and in its portable The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family Amidst the musical accompaniment, there was a lead vocal, often deliberately girlish in tone, singing deceptively simple, naïve lyrics which artfully and eloquently expressed the emotions of teenagers of the time. An example would be The Ronettes' "Be My Baby," which doubles as both a charming love song and, implicitly, a portrayal of adolescent sexual mores. Mores (ˈmɔːreɪz are norms or customs Mores derive from the established practices of a society rather than its written Laws. Many groups, such as the Shangri-Las, used productions inspired by Spector, even if Spector himself did not work on their records. Others, including some New York City-based groups like The Chiffons, used more conventional pop music arrangements, while the Motown groups used typical driving Motown arrangements of the period. The City of New York The Chiffons was an all Girl group originating from the Bronx area of New York in 1960. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure

The high-production, harmony-heavy sound of girl groups was so well-established and proved so popular that many individual singers adopted the "girl-group sound. " Lesley Gore and Little Eva were solo artists, but are often considered part of the girl group genre. Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" Eva Narcissus Boyd ( June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003) known by the stage name of Little Eva (after a character from Other groups, such as Ruby and the Romantics and The Essex, had the "girl-group sound," even though they were not composed entirely of females. Ruby & The Romantics was an American early 1960s R'n'B group, frequently considered a One-hit wonder, which topped the charts once The Essex was an R&B vocal group formed in 1962 Founding members Walter Vickers ( Guitar) and Rodney Taylor ( Drums were US Marines The sound was also a key element of many of the "Beach Party" type movies of the same era, many starring Annette Funicello. Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress.

Fashion

Fashion became a key aspect of the girl group phenomenon, especially as the acts began to be invited to appear on variety television programs and musical revues. Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time Despite their often-humble backgrounds, the girl groups wore the latest and most stylish dresses (often in matching sets) and set styles for hair and clothing.

Crossing ethnic and cultural boundaries

Although the most popular girl groups of the 1960s were primarily of young black women, their success and popularity crossed all ethnic and cultural boundaries, even during periods of racial tension. (A few white girl groups, including The Angels and The Paris Sisters, had hits that were basically indistinguishable in style and sound from their black counterparts. The Paris Sisters ( Priscilla, Sherell & Albeth were an American Girl group from San Francisco, California. ) Even when the content of the songs bordered on the risqué, the well-dressed, well-mannered young women in these groups found acceptance in suburban America, subtly changing attitudes and spearheading the crossover successes of many black musical acts to come.

Mid 1970s - mid 1980s

From the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, a profusion of successful disco/pop dance female groups were formed in Continental European countries: Luv', Babe, Dolly Dots, Maywood, Doris D. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Dance-pop is a style of Electronic dance music and a subgenre of Pop music that evolved from Disco, circa 1981 that combines dance beats with a pop Luv' is a Dutch pop Girl group which scored a string of successful hit records in a large part of Continental Europe ( Benelux, Germany, Babe ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бабе translation Grandmas) were a Serbian rock band The Dolly Dots were a very popular Dutch girl band in the 1980s Maywood was a Dutch pop group in the 1970s and 1980s Their biggest hit was in 1980 "Late At Night" & The Pins, Snoopy, Star Sisters, Mai Tai from the Netherlands, Silver Convention or Arabesque from Germany, Baccara from Spain but produced in Germany. The Star Sisters were a female Dance/Pop trio from The Netherlands that were very popular during the 1980s most notably as the ladies who performed the chorus as The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Silver Convention was a German Disco recording act of the 1970s Arabesque was a famous German Disco music group formed in 1977, consisting of Sandra Cretu Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish Flamenco artists Mayte Mateos ( February 7 1951, Logroño) and María Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. . . .

While the 1980s saw the emergence of rock and punk rock girl groups such as The Go-Go's, a number of other girl groups, such as The Bangles, not only flourished, but are actually still performing and producing new material to this day. For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade The Pointer Sisters were a popular mainstream female R&B trio featuring three African-American sisters. The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The group charted several hits in the '80s, including "Jump (for My Love)" and "I'm So Excited". " Jump (For My Love " was the opening track (and third single of the Pointer Sisters ' 1983 album Break Out. " I'm So Excited " is a song written and recorded by the Pointer Sisters.

In the UK the New Wave / Europop trio, Bananarama racked up an extensive number of Top 40 singles around the world throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and later as a duo. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Their most famous international hit, "Venus," hit No 1 in the United States (a feat they didn't achieve in their homeland). " Venus " is a 1969 number-one song by the Dutch band The Shocking Blue, which again reached number one in 1986 in a cover version by Bananarama The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In 1988, they entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful all-female group in history, a title they held for over a decade. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U (Former Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey also created an edgy alternative group, Shakespears Sister, whose single "Stay" stayed at No. Siobhan Fahey (born Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey on 10 September 1958) was a founding member of the 1980s British Girl group Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey " Stay " is a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours by Irish/US pop duo Shakespears Sister. 1 in the UK for a staggering 8 weeks, the longest run by any girl group, and the song also made the Top 5 in the U. S. )

Late 1980s and the 1990s

In the late 1980s and early 1990s in the United States, Exposé, Sweet Sensation, The Cover Girls, Jade, and Seduction all enjoyed commercial success with the growth of a Latin- or R&B-oriented dance sound. Exposé is an American Vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado, and Gioia Bruno Sweet Sensation was the name of a female Dance music trio from the Bronx, New York, who specialized in freestyle from 1987 until The Cover Girls are a New York City -based freestyle / urban / Dance-pop Girl group who achieved the majority of their chart success Jade was a R&B group active during the early to mid-1990s The group consisted of Tonya Kelly Joi Marshall and Di Reed Seduction was a female Dance-pop, Urban contemporary, House music and freestyle trio from New York assembled and produced Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties 1990 saw the beginning of Destiny's Child, whose success through to 2006 rendered them as the best selling girl group of all time with sales between 50 - 60 million records worldwide ^[14][15] (not included solo carees), and one of the best musical trio's of all time according to Billboard^[16][17]. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles

Many of the girl groups of the 1990s returned to a manufactured pop style, marketed as clean-cut and aimed at young, predominantly female audiences. A prime example of this was the U. S. vocal trio, Wilson Phillips, which featured the daughters of Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys) and of John Phillips and Michelle Phillips (of The Mamas & the Papas). Wilson Phillips is an American vocal group consisting of Carnie and Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. In Canada, the West End Girls achieved minor hits on the Canadian charts. West End Girls were a Canadian pop band and Girl group in the early 1990s

In the UK, the R&B act Eternal scored a string of hits while one of the most successful American R&B girl groups of the early '90s was vocal quartet En Vogue. Eternal were a BRIT -nominated MOBO award winning London based R&B Girl group formed in 1992, that found fame in 1993 En Vogue is a Grammy nominated American female R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy. Later, Irish girl group B*Witched enjoyed chart success with four No. B*Witched was an Irish Girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000 releasing two albums and eight singles all of which 1 singles in the UK. The All Saints, became one of the most successful British pop group of the 90's with 5 No. For the British girl group see All Saints (band. All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows or Hallowmas) often 1 in the Uk and two multi-platinum albums. "Never Ever", their second single, is their biggest hit topping the charts in UK and Australia. " Never Ever " is a song by All Saints, released as the second single from their debut album All Saints.

The Spice Girls were one of the most influential pop girl groups around this time. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 They brought their slogan "Girl Power" to popular use, with 9 No. The phrase " Girl Power " is a term of empowerment expressed a cultural phenomenon of the mid-late 1990s to the early 2000s and is also linked to Third-wave feminism 1 singles in the UK, such as Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Spice Up Your Life, sold-out concerts, advertisements, merchandise and even a film, became the most successful British girl group, and enormous success globally. " 2 Become 1 " is a Pop song performed by the British group Spice Girls. " Spice Up Your Life " is a pop &ndash samba song by the Spice Girls. The first album Spice is the best-selling album of the all time by a female group with worldwide sales of 23 million copies ^[18][19]. A spice is a dried Seed, Fruit, Root, Bark or vegetative substance used in Nutritionally insignificant quantities as a Food additive In total The Spice Girls sold in excess of 55 million records worldwide ^[20] became the biggest selling female group of the 90's, and one of best selling female groups in the history. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994

The 1990s also saw the era of TLC, who became one of the biggest selling girl groups of all time and whose sophomore album, Crazy Sexy Cool is the best selling hip hop and female r&b group album of all time, with sales of 15 million copies. CrazySexyCool, the second studio album is a bestselling R&B / hip hop album by the group TLC, released on 15 November 1994 in North America Billboard also ranks them as one of the best musical trios of all time.

SWV another group from the nineties had songs that appeared in every genre. SWV, also known as Sisters With Voices, is an American Grammy -award nominated female R&B / Pop trio from New York They are the third best selling female group to come out of the nineties after Spice Girls and TLC. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Meanwhile, a group by the name of Jade was looking up to the success of TLC and SWV all three in the same genre of music.

2000s

Girl group UC3 sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for U. UC3 is an American all-female trio of pop singers from Tampa Bay, Florida. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America S. troops in Afghanistan

In the early 2000s, girl groups again increased in popularity, spawning such bands as California-based Dream, the Swedish quartet Play, Chinese pop band S.H.E and the UK/U. Dream was an American pop Girl group. Formation The quartet was originally formed in October 1998 by talent scout Judith "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. SHE is a Taiwanese Girl group whose members are Selina Ren, Hebe Tian, and Ella Chen. S. quintet No Secrets. For the Carly Simon album see No Secrets No Secrets was an American Girl group comprised of five members Angel Faith,

The reality TV show, Popstars, produced some short-lived girl groups: in Australia, Bardot, in the U. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the 1982 UK Eurovision entry see Bardo (band. Bardot was an Australian female pop group which formed in 1999 on the S. , Eden's Crush, in Argentina, Bandana and in Canada, Sugar Jones. Eden's Crush was a Girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American Television series Popstars which aired on The For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Sugar Jones was a Canadian pop group created on the first season of the Canadian version of Popstars, that aired on Global Television. In Germany, "Popstars" produced the girl groups No Angels, Monrose and the already disbanded group Preluders. Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series The No Angels are an ECHO Award -winning all-female pop group from Germany. Monrose is an ECHO Award -nominated German all-female pop band first established in 2006. The Preluders were an all-female band from Germany, formed in 2003 during the third season of the international television talent show Popstars In France produced the girl groups like L5 and Diadems. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Diadems was one of the bands created by the 3rd French season of the popular Reality show show " Popstars " called "Popstars - the Duel" aired

The Pipettes, one of the newest girl groups, self-reflexively mimic the girl group sound from the 1960s coined by Phil Spector in an effort to modernize the original girl group sentiments. The Pipettes are a British Indie pop Girl group formed in Brighton.

Pussycat Dolls, an all-American girl group, gathered worldwide success with their #1 hit "Don't Cha" they burst into the music scene, and following songs such as "Stickwitu", "Beep". Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 " Don't Cha " is a 2005 song written by Cee-Lo and Sir Mix A Lot. " Stickwitu " is the second single from the Pussycat Dolls ' debut album PCD. This article is about the computer networking concept See also Beep for a disambiguation page

Creator of the Pussycat Dolls, Robin Antin created a new reality show in search of 3 lucky young talented women willing to compete to become a new R&B Pop girl group Girlicious, in 2008. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 Robin Antin (born July 6, 1961) is an American choreographer, Music video director actress, clothing designer and Girlicious is an American pop Girl group featuring Natalie Mejia, Nichole Cordova, Chrystina Sayers, and Tiffanie Anderson At the finale, Antin named Tiffanie Anderson, Natalie Mejia, Chrystina Sayers and Nichole Cordova, as Girlicious. Tiffanie Adair Anderson (born August 15, 1989 in Los Angeles California) is an African American Singer and Dancer Natalie Mejia (born May 7, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and dancer Chrystina Lauren Sakamoto Sayers (born August 14, 1986 in San Diego California) is an American Singer and Dancer Nichole Marie Cordova (born August 17, 1989 in Texas City, Texas) is an American Singer and Dancer. Girlicious is an American pop Girl group featuring Natalie Mejia, Nichole Cordova, Chrystina Sayers, and Tiffanie Anderson

Another creation of Antin, is the Paradiso Girls, the European version of the Pussycat Dolls, set to debut sometime in 2008. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common They included eight diverse members at first, but now have five founding members. One of the members is Chelsea Korka, one of the finalist from Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. Chelsea Korka (born June 10, 1986) is an American pop singer and former Beauty pageant queen Pussycat Dolls Present The Search for the Next Doll is the first season of Pussycat Dolls Present that premiered on March 6, 2007 on The Each of the five girls represent 5 different countries. Another co-creation is Girlesque, somewhat following the footsteps of the Pussycat Dolls. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995

In Germany, Soccx, a new rising girl group, with 5 girls from the U. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. S. , is on the rising scene. Starting from being a quintet, they are now a trio. They have two singles out, From Dusk till Dawn and Scream Out Loud, as seen on Youtube. From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 action / Horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees

In Korea, many of the K-pop girl groups, such as Baby V.O.X, Fin.K.L, S.E.S, Wonder Girls and Girls' Generation, led K-pop boom in East Asia and contributed to Korean Wave, or Hanryu. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. K-pop is an abbreviation for Korean Popular music, specifically from South Korea. Baby VOX ( Hangul: 베이비복스 standing for Baby Voices of Xpression was one of South Korea 's most popular Girl groups belonging to record FinKL (핑클 was a K-pop Girl group that debuted in 1998 Their name stands for Fin e K illing L iberty, and was intended to mean SES (Sea Eugene Shoo is a popular K-Pop Girl group that signed with SM Entertainment. Girls' Generation ( Hangul: 소녀시대 Hanja: 少女時代 is a South Korean nine-member Girl group formed by SM Entertainment K-pop is an abbreviation for Korean Popular music, specifically from South Korea. The Korean wave refers to the recent surge of popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries especially in Asian countries In Japan, J-pop bands such as Zone (2000s), Onyanko Club (1980s), Morning Musume (late 1990s-present), AKB48 (late 2000s-present), and Speed were all popular girl groups. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. It refers to Japanese popular musicians and was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese musicians from foreign musicians ZONE was a J-Pop band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999 that went on to become a hit in 2000 with their single GOOD DAYS. was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s The group gave a new approach to the idol formula with its 52 official members and three unofficial members is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan. They are sometimes also referred to as. AKB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.

In 2005, came the birth of The Cheetah Girls, a girl group spawned by two successful TV movies on Disney Channel and two Platinum selling soundtracks. The Cheetah Girls are an American Girl group created by The Walt Disney Company, and made famous by the successful eponymous Disney Channel original film For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. The group's 2006 tour was the most successful in Disney Channel history and a year later, they released their studio debut album "TCG", which debuted in the top 50 on the Billboard charts. TCG is the official debut studio album of The Cheetah Girls. The album was released on Hollywood Records on September 25, 2007

In 2005, MTV reality tv show, Making the Band 3, P.Diddy formed Danity Kane, with 5 diverse talented young women. Making the Band is an ABC / MTV Reality television series that exists in separate iterations each iteration focusing on a specific music act Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Danity Kane is an American R&B and pop Girl group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005 Their very first album debuted at #1 on the main charts and went platinum. In two months, it sold 1 million copies world wide. Welcome to the Dollhouse was released on March 18th, 2008, and it also debuted at #1 on the main charts and has since been certified Gold, and in no time will be certified platinum. Welcome to the Dollhouse is the second studio album by American R&B/[[Pop music|Pop]] group Danity Kane, released by Bad Boy and Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Danity Kane is the first girl group in history to have both there debut and sophomore album make it onto the main charts at #1 in its first week of release. They have since released two top 10 hits and are well on there way to becoming one of the biggest girl groups to ever break into the music industry bringing international pop back to radio.

Another girl group includes, R&B sensation Cherish.

Bands like The Raveonettes, Miss Derringer and the Detroit Cobras incorporate the sound of early-1960s girl groups. The Raveonettes are a Danish Rock and roll duo consisting of Sune Rose Wagner (on Guitar, instruments, Vocals) and Sharin Foo (on Miss Derringer is a Los Angeles based rock band fronted by singer and underground artist Elizabeth McGrath and her husband/songwriter Morgan Slade The Detroit Cobras are a Garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1994.

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