SoundGirl
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SoundGirl | |
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Years active | 2010–2012 |
| Labels | Mercury |
| Past members | Izzy Beardshaw Olivia Redmond Nicole Shortland |
SoundGirl were a British girl group that consisted of Izzy Beardshaw, Olivia Redmond, and Nicole Shortland.
Beardshaw and Shortland were friends and school classmates in London that sang together before another girl from their neighbourhood, Redmond, joined them to form SoundGirl. A management company, Angelic Union, held auditions for a girl band project in a dance studio. The three girls went, wrote a song in ten minutes, and sang it for Angelic Union, who reportedly signed them on the spot.[1]
Their debut single, "I'm the Fool", featured UK rapper Twizzle. They opened for Justin Bieber, The Wanted, Scouting for Girls and Pixie Lott on tour. The band split up in April 2012 after only one charting single, "Don't Know Why", which peaked at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart.[2][3]
They released a sampler for their debut album, Something to Dream About, which was never released. The sampler includes the tracks "Don't Know Why", "I'm the Fool" (feat. Twizzle), "Planes in the Sky", "Hero", and "Something to Dream About". They premiered another two of their songs, "The Game" and "Walking on Air", on their YouTube account.
Beardshaw, Redmond and Shortland subsequently began solo careers under the names Izzy Bizu, LIV and Little Nikki, respectively.[4][5] In 2019, Shortland competed in the audition stage of The Voice UK, where she chose Olly Murs as coach.
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||
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| UK [6] |
BEL (FL) [7] |
BEL (WA) [8] | ||
| "Don't Know Why" | 2011 | 45 | 10 | 21 |
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year |
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| "I'm the Fool" (featuring Twizzle) |
2010 |
References
[edit]- ^ "SoundGirl". Last.fm. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ Dingwall, John (8 April 2011). "Justin Bieber helps launch career of London trio SoundGirl by inviting them on his UK tour". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "SoundGirl are no more • Popjustice". 19 April 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "BEAT Magazine | LIV AND LET DIE: AN INTERVIEW WITH LIV". www.thebeatjuice.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Watch Little Nikki perform Intro Intro for The Line of Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "SOUNDGIRL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "SoundGirl". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "SoundGirl - Don't Know Why". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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