Charmz
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| Charmz | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Australia |
| Labels | Shock |
| Past members | Shannon Cordes Gianna Dalla-Vecchia Paris Maggs Lauren Stowe |
Charmz' is a four-piece girl band from Australia. They were put together by Mattel and Shock Records to help promote the release of The Barbie Diaries,[1] a film which features Barbie in a band called Charmz.[2] It was created through a singing contest for 8- to 14-year-old girls[3] who had to send in a video of themselves singing.[4] The winners from around 500 entrants[5] were 13-year-olds Gianna Dalla-Vecchia, Paris Maggs and Lauren Stowe and 14-year-old Shannon Cordes. They were taken to Sydney to recorded their album[6] and while there they were mentored by Ricki-Lee.[7] Their self titled album, containing covers of songs by Robbie Williams, Bananarama,[8] Gwen Stefani, Ricki-Lee, The Mamas & Papas, Hilary & Haylie Duff.[5] and was released on October 28, 2006. The single, "This Is Me", peaked at #57 on the ARIA singles chart[1]
Discography
- Charmz (2006) - Shock/Mattel[9]
- "This Is Me" (2006)
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moreland Leader, 27 November 2006, "Young singer has Charmz-ed start"
- ↑ The Courier-Mail, 10 June 2006, "Video audition that worked like a charm"
- ↑ Herald Sun, 25 April 2006, "Join the Barbie queue"
- ↑ The Gold Coast Bulletin, 12 September 2006, "Plucky charmz" by Jennifer Robinson
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Southern Star, 25 October 2006, "Girl band uses all their Charmz for fame" by Belinda Barry
- ↑ Sunday Telegraph, 18 June 2006, "Girls gain sudden taste of stardom" by Andrew Chesterton
- ↑ Northern Territory News/Sunday Territorian, 7 May 2006, "Calling all teen pop star wannabes by Paul Jackson
- ↑ Diamond Valley Leader, 29 November 2006, "First album out"
- ↑ Mornington Peninsular Leader, 26 December 2006, "Charmz, by Charmz" by Carla Bergmeier
