ZOEgirl
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| ZOEgirl | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | U.S. |
| Genres | Pop and Rock |
| Years active | 2000–2006 |
| Labels | Sparrow Records |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Chrissy Conway-Katina Alisa Childers Kristin Swinford-Schweain |
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ZOEgirl was a Christian pop rock band. It was formed of singers Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Childers and Kristin Swinford-Schweain. In 2002, ZOEgirl received a GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. Before disbanding, the band released three more studio albums, as well as a remix album and a limited edition single.[1]
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[edit] Name meaning
The name ZOEgirl comes from the word zoe, which, in the New Testament, means eternal life. Through their music, ZOEgirl talks about this type of life.[2]
[edit] History
[edit] ZOEgirl (2000)
ZOEgirl's first, self-titled release was released on August 15, 2000. While most of the songs talk about their relationship with God, "Give Me One Reason" is about refusing to choose someone else over God, and "Stop Right There" is written to Satan about not being his property, and instead walk towards Jesus.
"I Believe" and "Living For You" both obtained the #4 position on the Adult Contemporary chart, while "Anything Is Possible" obtained the #8 position on the Contemporary Hits chart. The album itself peaked at position #8 on the Billboard Heatseeker's Chart.
[edit] Life (2001-2002)
The release of Life was better acclaimed than the self-titled album. Christian Music Today said that it "may well be the best Christian teen pop album released to date".[3]
The single "With All Of My Heart" obtained the #1 position for 3 weeks on the CHR Charts, and featured in the top 5 on AC radio charts.
[edit] Different Kind of Free (2003-2004)
The only music video filmed for the cd was the hit single "You Get Me".
[edit] Room To Breathe (2005)
ZOEgirl released their final album, Room To Breathe, on January 1, 2005. The album peaked at position 108 for the Billboard 200, and at position #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart[4], making this the most successful ZOEgirl album ever.
However, the single "About You" was not as successful as "You Get Me"; it peaked at position #5 on both the Hot Christian Songs and AC chart[5]. "Scream" was on the AC charts only for a week, where it peaked at position #40.[6]
[edit] Disestablishment (2006)
On September 2006, by means of their now-defunct ZOEgirl fan club site, the group announced that they would quit recording music as a group so that members could tend to their personal objectives.
- Chrissy Conway-Katina had a baby, and was writing and recording for a solo album titled Beautiful Redemption, though this album was never released.
- Alisa Childers has released her own self-titled album on December 1, 2007.[7]
- Kristin Swinford-Schweain gave birth to a baby on February 13, 2007, and recorded her own album, "Days Of Eden".
[edit] ColmanBlue (2008-present)
In 2008, Chrissy formed a new group, ColmanBlue, with Kelli Trontell. On September 3, 2008, the group announced that a third member would be part of the band, though they did not say who. Three days later, it was confirmed that Kristin Swinford-Schweain was the third member.[8]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Remix Album
Remixes of two other ZOEgirl songs can be found on the Life single
[edit] Awards
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Plus One |
GMA's New Artist of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Paul Colman Trio |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Chris Unthank. "ZOEgirl Says Goodbye". World of Christian Music. http://worldofcm.com/news/more.php?id=P977_0_3_0. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ Shaun Stevenson. "Life review". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ZoegirlLife.asp. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Russ Breimeier. "Life review". Christian Music Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2001/life.html. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ "Artist Chart History — ZOEgirl". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=407082&model.vnuAlbumId=671970. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Hot Christian Songs — About You". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=355&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Christian+Songs&ci=3059549&cdi=8365720&cid=07%2F09%2F2005. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Hot Christian Adult Contemporary — Scream". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=354&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Christian+Adult+Contemporary&ci=3061635&cdi=8447815&cid=10%2F15%2F2005. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ Alisa Childers.Download my music NOW!Official MySpace blog. Retrieved on May 4, 2008
- ^ ColmanBlue. "Exciting News and a little quiz". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=342625193&blogID=429750437. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
[edit] Official Links
Active projects:
Discontinued projects:
- Kristin Schweain's Website
- Chrissy Katina Web Site
- ZOEgirl's Official Web Site at the Internet Archive
[edit] ZOEgirl Press
- ThoughtQuotient.com Interview with ZOEgirl
- About.com Interview with ZOEgirl
- 30-CC Interview with ZOEgirl
- InTheTimes.com Interview with ZOEgirl
- Faith and Fame Interview with ZOEgirl
- Brio and Beyond Interview with ZOEgirl
- Freak Magazine Interview with ZOEgirl
- ZOEgirl's Passionate Heart for Missions
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