Paradiso Girls
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The Paradiso Girls were a girl group
and the brainchild of Jimmy Iovine
, an attempt to create a European spin–off of Iovine's other girl group The Pussycat Dolls. After forming in 2007, the group consisted of seven members but by 2008 this had dropped to five. The members come from a number of countries : Chelsea Korka from the United States, Aria Crescendo
from France, Lauren Bennett
and Kelly Beckett
from the United Kingdom
and Shar Mae Amor from the Philippines. They were signed to Interscope Records
. Their debut single "Patron Tequila
" featuring Lil’ Jon and Eve
was released on May 12, 2009 and reached position 3 on the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
.
, owner of Interscope Records
, decided to create a new girl group after meeting French
singer and former Star Academy yoga teacher Aria Crescendo. Together with Robin Antin
, Martin Kierszenbaum
and will.i.am
, he auditioned over 500 girls in London, some of which had been noticed during X-Factor
auditions, casting six of them including singer Lauren Bennett, rapper/singer, Shar Mae Amor. as well as Singer/Dancer Kelly Beckett
. Each girl represents a different country and the group has no lead singer, unlike the Pussycat Dolls
. The group, cut down to a quartet was then featured in a remix of "I Got It from My Mama
" by will.i.am
.
However, following their appearances on Antin's Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll
, Mariela Arteaga, Brittany Diiorio, Chelsea Korka
, Sisely Treasure
and Rashon Graves were also added to the lineup, as seen on rehearsals videos. The group was then first revealed by Korka and Antin at CW Upfronts 2007.
" featuring Eve
and Lil' Jon on iTunes
on April 14, 2009. The song was intended as the lead single from their to-be debut album entitled Crazy Horse. As promotion, the group was featured on various songs by Space Cowboy
and made appearances in numerous events including the Party Rock Tour, which featured many new artist from their label, TV shows, blogs and magazines
They have also modeled for Beats By Dre. In 2010, s second single called "Who's My Bitch" was released digitally on June 22, 2010 with a music video, shot from April 7–8, 2010 which had appeared on YouTube
and MySpace
on June 5, 2010. Unlike the previous single, it performed poorly on the charts and the groups did no promotions for the song.
Following the poor performance of the second single, numerous rumors of disbanded began to circulated in the internet after some members began to remove the word “Paradiso” from their Twitter names but however band member Shar Mae Amor stated in an interview on UStream
that the group was preparing for a third single while Lauren Bennett
stated that the album is already finished and that the groups are just waiting for their record label to set a release date.
The fate of the group was then put to question when a brief disagreement broke out between band members Aria Crescendo
and Chelsea Korka
through Twitter
, after Korka tweeted that the group was still together but each band member will be pursuing their own projects for now. A frustrated Crescendo then replied to her tweet by saying "why are you confusing the fans ????????? u know the troth Chealsea so stop pretending .......be truthful to ur hart for once".
Then on October 27, 2010, band member Aria Crescendo
made an unofficial confirmation that the group was dropped by Interscope Records
through an online interview hosted by popChamber via Vimeo
. In the interview, she expressed her disappointment for the lack of promotions given to the group in return for the efforts put in by each of the band members for the last two years. She has also confirmed that their highly anticipated debut album will no longer be released. It was revealed that they had apparently recorded over 50 songs for this album including a song called "Bad Man" featuring Will.i.am
. She is now currently working on her solo album under a different record label. Although the group's record label Interscope Records, has not yet released an official statement explaining the current status of the group, it is clear that Crescendo is no longer a part of it.
In October 2011, it was confirmed that Lauren Bennett
had become a member of the Pussycat Dolls
ruling out the possibility of her return in the group. So far only Chelsea, Shar, and Kelly are the confirmed remaining members who are currently focusing on their solo activities. The exact fate of the group is still unknown.
As of 2011, the group's profile page can still be seen on Interscope Records'
website.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
and the brainchild of Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
, an attempt to create a European spin–off of Iovine's other girl group The Pussycat Dolls. After forming in 2007, the group consisted of seven members but by 2008 this had dropped to five. The members come from a number of countries : Chelsea Korka from the United States, Aria Crescendo
Aria Crescendo
Aria Crescendo is a singer and yoga teacher, best known for her work as a Star Academy teacher and being a member of pop group The Paradiso Girls.-Beginnings:...
from France, Lauren Bennett
Lauren Bennett
Lauren Bennett is a British singer, dancer, painter, photographer, and model. She is best known for her involvement with girl groups the Paradiso Girls and Pussycat Dolls and her work with Cee Lo Green and LMFAO.-Early life:...
and Kelly Beckett
Kelly Beckett
Kelly Beckett is an English professional actress, musician, host, model, dancer and DJ. She is best known as a member of the musical group Paradiso Girls.-Early life:Beckett was born in Nottingham, England, of Barbadian heritage...
from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Shar Mae Amor from the Philippines. They were signed to Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
. Their debut single "Patron Tequila
Patron Tequila
"Patron Tequila" is a song by The Paradiso Girls, intended to appear on their debut unreleased studio album, Crazy Horse. The song was released as the album's lead single in the United States on April 14, 2009...
" featuring Lil’ Jon and Eve
Eve (rapper)
Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
was released on May 12, 2009 and reached position 3 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
.
2007–08: Formation
Jimmy IovineJimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
, owner of Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
, decided to create a new girl group after meeting French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer and former Star Academy yoga teacher Aria Crescendo. Together with Robin Antin
Robin Antin
Robin Antin is an American dancer, choreographer, music video director, actress, showgirl, clothing designer and entrepreneur. In 1995 in Los Angeles Antin, Christina Applegate and Carla Kama founded the modern burlesque troupe The Pussycat Dolls...
, Martin Kierszenbaum
Martin Kierszenbaum
Martin Kierszenbaum is a graduate of the University of Michigan and head of A&R at Interscope Records and president of Interscope's subsidiary imprint Cherrytree Records...
and will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
, he auditioned over 500 girls in London, some of which had been noticed during X-Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
auditions, casting six of them including singer Lauren Bennett, rapper/singer, Shar Mae Amor. as well as Singer/Dancer Kelly Beckett
Kelly Beckett
Kelly Beckett is an English professional actress, musician, host, model, dancer and DJ. She is best known as a member of the musical group Paradiso Girls.-Early life:Beckett was born in Nottingham, England, of Barbadian heritage...
. Each girl represents a different country and the group has no lead singer, unlike the Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
. The group, cut down to a quartet was then featured in a remix of "I Got It from My Mama
I Got It from My Mama
"I Got It from My Mama" is a hip hop song by American rapper will.i.am. It was released as the lead single from will.i.am's third solo album, Songs About Girls. It is primarily concerned with the inheritance of sexual attractiveness of human females through the maternal genetic line...
" by will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
.
However, following their appearances on Antin's Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll
Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll
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 CW, and took place over the course of eight weeks...
, Mariela Arteaga, Brittany Diiorio, Chelsea Korka
Chelsea Korka (singer)
Chelsea Korka is an American singer, dancer, and former beauty pageant queen. From 2007 – 2010 she was a member of Pussycat Dolls' European spin-off group The Paradiso Girls...
, Sisely Treasure
Sisely Treasure
Sisely Treasure is a singer, songwriter, dancer and actress, notable for the song "All Around the World" released by Dreamworks Records in July 2003 and appearing in Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Dance charts the same year. "Morning Star", another song off the Punk Debutante album, made top ten on...
and Rashon Graves were also added to the lineup, as seen on rehearsals videos. The group was then first revealed by Korka and Antin at CW Upfronts 2007.
2009-2011: Indefinite hiatus
After two years of production, the group finally released its first official single, "Patron TequilaPatron Tequila
"Patron Tequila" is a song by The Paradiso Girls, intended to appear on their debut unreleased studio album, Crazy Horse. The song was released as the album's lead single in the United States on April 14, 2009...
" featuring Eve
Eve (rapper)
Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
and Lil' Jon on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on April 14, 2009. The song was intended as the lead single from their to-be debut album entitled Crazy Horse. As promotion, the group was featured on various songs by Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy (musician)
Nick Dresti , better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a DJ and twice Grammy Award nominated producer, who was born in Paris and raised in England.-Biography:...
and made appearances in numerous events including the Party Rock Tour, which featured many new artist from their label, TV shows, blogs and magazines
They have also modeled for Beats By Dre. In 2010, s second single called "Who's My Bitch" was released digitally on June 22, 2010 with a music video, shot from April 7–8, 2010 which had appeared on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
on June 5, 2010. Unlike the previous single, it performed poorly on the charts and the groups did no promotions for the song.
Following the poor performance of the second single, numerous rumors of disbanded began to circulated in the internet after some members began to remove the word “Paradiso” from their Twitter names but however band member Shar Mae Amor stated in an interview on UStream
Ustream
Ustream is a website which consists of a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. Established in March 2007, the site has over 2,000,000 registered users who generate 1,500,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten...
that the group was preparing for a third single while Lauren Bennett
Lauren Bennett
Lauren Bennett is a British singer, dancer, painter, photographer, and model. She is best known for her involvement with girl groups the Paradiso Girls and Pussycat Dolls and her work with Cee Lo Green and LMFAO.-Early life:...
stated that the album is already finished and that the groups are just waiting for their record label to set a release date.
The fate of the group was then put to question when a brief disagreement broke out between band members Aria Crescendo
Aria Crescendo
Aria Crescendo is a singer and yoga teacher, best known for her work as a Star Academy teacher and being a member of pop group The Paradiso Girls.-Beginnings:...
and Chelsea Korka
Chelsea Korka (singer)
Chelsea Korka is an American singer, dancer, and former beauty pageant queen. From 2007 – 2010 she was a member of Pussycat Dolls' European spin-off group The Paradiso Girls...
through Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, after Korka tweeted that the group was still together but each band member will be pursuing their own projects for now. A frustrated Crescendo then replied to her tweet by saying "why are you confusing the fans ????????? u know the troth Chealsea so stop pretending .......be truthful to ur hart for once".
Then on October 27, 2010, band member Aria Crescendo
Aria Crescendo
Aria Crescendo is a singer and yoga teacher, best known for her work as a Star Academy teacher and being a member of pop group The Paradiso Girls.-Beginnings:...
made an unofficial confirmation that the group was dropped by Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
through an online interview hosted by popChamber via Vimeo
Vimeo
Vimeo is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. It was founded by Zach Klein and Jake Lodwick in November 2004...
. In the interview, she expressed her disappointment for the lack of promotions given to the group in return for the efforts put in by each of the band members for the last two years. She has also confirmed that their highly anticipated debut album will no longer be released. It was revealed that they had apparently recorded over 50 songs for this album including a song called "Bad Man" featuring Will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
. She is now currently working on her solo album under a different record label. Although the group's record label Interscope Records, has not yet released an official statement explaining the current status of the group, it is clear that Crescendo is no longer a part of it.
In October 2011, it was confirmed that Lauren Bennett
Lauren Bennett
Lauren Bennett is a British singer, dancer, painter, photographer, and model. She is best known for her involvement with girl groups the Paradiso Girls and Pussycat Dolls and her work with Cee Lo Green and LMFAO.-Early life:...
had become a member of the Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
ruling out the possibility of her return in the group. So far only Chelsea, Shar, and Kelly are the confirmed remaining members who are currently focusing on their solo activities. The exact fate of the group is still unknown.
As of 2011, the group's profile page can still be seen on Interscope Records'
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
website.
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance |
|||
| 2009 | "Patron Tequila Patron Tequila "Patron Tequila" is a song by The Paradiso Girls, intended to appear on their debut unreleased studio album, Crazy Horse. The song was released as the album's lead single in the United States on April 14, 2009... " (featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... and Eve) |
3 | Crazy Horse |
| 2010 | "Who's My Bitch" | 28 |
Collaborations
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
SWE |
|||
| 2009 | Falling Down Falling Down (Space Cowboy song) "Falling Down" is the first single from Space Cowboy's album, "Digital Rock Star". It was written and co-produced by RedOne and Nick Dresti. It features Chelsea Korka from the Paradiso Girls providing guest vocals, while the video shows the entire group dancing... (Space Cowboy Space Cowboy Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space... featuring Chelsea Korka) |
63 | 27 | Digital Rock Star Digital Rock Star Digital Rock Star is the fourth studio album by French-born English recording artist Space Cowboy. It was released in the United States on 26 October 2009 by Cherrytree Records.-Singles:... |
| I Came 2 Party I Came 2 Party "I Came 2 Party" is a song by German band Cinema Bizarre. It features Space Cowboy and was written and produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne and Space Cowboy, for the band's second studio album ToyZ and debut U.S. album, BANG!. The track was released as the album's lead single on August 7, 2009... (Space Cowboy Space Cowboy Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space... featuring Paradiso Girls) |
— | — | ||
| Get U Home Get U Home "Get U Home" is the first single released by rapper Shwayze from his album Let It Beat. The song was featured in the films Sorority Row and Piranha 3D and the thirteenth episode in the fifth season of The Hills.... (Shwayze Shwayze Aaron Smith , better known by his stage name Shwayze, is an American rapper.Born and raised in Malibu, California, Shwayze worked at a local Starbucks coffee shop until he met Whitestarr frontman Cisco Adler at a nightclub. One night Shwayze jumped on stage during Whitestarr's performance and... featuring Aria) |
— | — | Let It Beat Let It Beat -Shwayze:*Cisco Adler - lead vocals, Guitar, Piano*Shwayze - lead vocals-Additional musicians:*Mark Smidt - Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone Sax, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Trumpets Horn Arrangement,... |
|
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Patron Tequila (featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... & Eve Eve Eve is the first woman created by God in the Book of Genesis.Eve may also refer to:-People:*Eve , a common given name and surname*Eve , American recording artist and actress-Places:... ) |
Ray Kay Ray Kay Ray Kay is a Norwegian director and photographer, based in Los Angeles.He is one of the most sought-after music video & commercial directors in the world now, and has directed the most watched video on YouTube, Justin Bieber's "Baby" . All in all, his videos have been viewed more than 1 billion... |
| Falling Down (Space Cowboy Space Cowboy Space Cowboy may refer to any of the following:* "Space Cowboy" , from the album Banaroo's World* Space Cowboy, song from the Jonzun Crew album Lost in Space... featuring Chelsea Korka) |
The Party Rock Crew | |
| 2010 | Who's My Bitch? | Chris Sims |