Charmz
Charmz | |
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| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2006 |
| Labels | Shock |
| Past members |
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Charmz were an Australian four-piece girl band. They were put together by Mattel and Shock Records to promote a motion capture film, The Barbie Diaries (May 2006),[1] which features Barbie in a band, Charmz.[2] The group were developed through a singing contest for 8- to 14-year-old girls,[3] who had to send in a video of themselves singing.[4] The four winners, out of around 500 entrants,[5] were 13-year-olds, Gianna Dalla-Vecchia, Paris Maggs and Lauren Stowe, and 14-year-old, Shannon Cordes.[6]
Charmz members were taken to a recording studio in Sydney,[7] where they were mentored by Ricki-Lee Coulter, a former Australian Idol contestant.[8] Their self-titled album was released on 28 October 2006.[9] It contains cover versions of tracks by Coulter, Robbie Williams, Bananarama,[10] Gwen Stefani, the Mamas & Papas, and Hilary and Haylie Duff.[5][11]
The album's single, "This Is Me", is a cover version of the original by Skye Sweetnam (the voice of Barbie in the film) and was written by Dorian Cheah, Amy Powers and Michele Vice.[12][13] Charmz' rendition was issued ahead of the album on 31 July 2006, which peaked at No. 57 on the ARIA singles chart.[6][1][14]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Charmz |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| AUS [16] | |||
| "This Is Me" | 2006 | 57 | Charmz |
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b The Southern Star, 25 October 2006, "Girl band uses all their Charmz for fame" by Belinda Barry
- ^ a b Wallace, Ian (9 October 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 7th August 2006 ~ Issue #857" (PDF). The ARIA Report (857). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 2–3, 8, 12, 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ 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
- ^ "New Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). October 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Diamond Valley Leader, 29 November 2006, "First album out"
- ^ Charmz (2006), Charmz, Mattel, Shock Records(distributor), retrieved 12 February 2018
- ^ "'This Is Me' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 February 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "ACE Repertory – ISWC T0729434234". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Wallace, Ian (9 October 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 9th October 2006 ~ Issue #866" (PDF). The ARIA Report (866). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 4, 13, 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Mornington Peninsular Leader, 26 December 2006, "Charmz, by Charmz" by Carla Bergmeier
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 55.