Destinee & Paris
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Destinee & Paris were an American pop music duo composed of singer-songwriter sisters Destinee and Paris Monroe, former members of the teen pop girl group Clique Girlz. They formed the group in 2009[1] and were signed to Interscope Records.[2][3] Born and raised in New Jersey, now Los Angeles-based, the sisters cite their influences as Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Gwen Stefani.
Destinee & Paris were the backing vocalists for Season 10 of American Idol in 2011[4][5] and appeared on the Disney Channel's So Random in 2012.[6] They were an opening act for the later U.S. dates and the entire European leg of Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour in 2011.[7][8][9][10]
Destinee & Paris performed on American Idol-winner Scotty McCreery's first single "I Love You This Big" and contributed the song "I'm on a Roll" to the soundtrack of Despicable Me.[11] Interscope released their first single, "True Love", in August 2011.[12] The music video for "True Love" was directed by Steven Antin and has 1,724,652 views as of January 26, 2015. At the time they were said to be working on their first album, Heart of Mine, with producer RedOne,[13] but it appears to have been no further developments in their career since March 2012.[14]
References
- ^ "Destinee & Paris Videos". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Interscope Records Artist Homepage". Interscope.com. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Destinee & Paris Homepage". Destineeandparis.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Egg Harbor Township sisters sing backup vocals on 'American Idol' stage". Pressofatlanticcity.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Meet New American Idol Backups". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Destinee and Paris on "So Random!"". Popstaronline.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Opening For Britney Spears". Rumorfix.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Destinee and Paris joining Britney's European Tour". Worldnews.se. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Britney Spears Is A 'Sweetheart,' Destinee & Paris Say". Mtv.com. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Destinee & Paris, Pauly D opening for Britney Spears". Mlive.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Pharrell, Robin Thicke, Destinee & Paris Lead The Despicable Me Soundtrack". Antimusic.com. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Interscope Artist Release page". Interscope.com. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Destinee & Paris ... Forthcoming Debut Album on Streamline/Interscope". Destinee & Paris Website, 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "News", Destinee & Paris Website. Retrieved 31 March 2013.