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Girl Authority was an American pop girl group. The group consisted of nine girls, at the time, ranging in ages 8 to 13; Jacqueline Laviolette, Carly Grayson, Jessica "Jess" Bonner, Crystal Evans, Kate Barker, Zoë Virant, Jessica Tarr, Gina Miele and Alexandra "Alex" Bilbo. The group was established in the summer of 2005 by the group's vocal coach/executive producer Samantha Hammel, Scott Billington (a Grammy award-winning producer) and the CEO of Rounder Records, John Virant, the father of Zoe, one of the members of Girl Authority.〔(Boston music news: January 26, 2007 - Music - The Phoenix )〕〔(Godsmack on Rounder? - The Boston Globe )〕 Based on the oldest girls graduating high school; in the summer of 2010, the girls contracts with Rounder Records ceased, and the band officially retired. Currently, the majority of the group members are attending or just graduating college. All of this girls are still close friends and get together for reunions. All of the girls participated in local musical theater together for five years before joining the group.〔(The Tween Machine - Boston Magazine )〕 Each member of the group had a persona during their time in the group; Laviolette was All-Star Girl, Grayson was Glamour Girl, Bonner was Boho Girl, Evans was Country Girl, Barker was Party Girl, Virant was Preppy Girl, Tarr was Rock N' Roll Girl, Miele was Urban Girl, and Bilbo was Fashion Girl. Girl Authority's self-titled album was released on the Zoë Records label in April 2006. The album reached #9 on Billboard's Top Kid Audio chart and #17 on the Top Heatseekers chart. On the album, the girls recorded past songs such as Madonna's ''Material Girl'' and Kelly Clarkson's ''Breakaway''. The album ran several TV advertisements on Nickelodeon. In April 2006, the girls were invited to sing with The Dresden Dolls at a show in Boston. The girls have also shared the stage with the Jonas Brothers and Jesse McCartney, and have appeared on CBS' ''The Early Show''. Their second album, ''Road Trip'', was released on March 13, 2007. Featured on this album is a version of the early previously unreleased Depeche Mode song called "Let's Get Together" that Vince Clarke re-wrote for the band.〔(Vince Clarke (Erasure) re-writes old unreleased Depeche Mode song for Teen pop act - news, torrent, Wikipedia, free MP3, download, lyrics )〕 80s pop singer Cyndi Lauper wrote a ballad for the group titled "Shine", and Tanya Donelly wrote four tracks for the album, including "This Is My Day".〔〔(Mapping success for Girl Authority - Waltham, MA - The Daily News Tribune )〕 In addition, three remaining original songs on the album include "Rhythm of the World", "Wild Side" (a song sung by Jessica Tarr), and their theme song "Girl Authority".The group also recorded and released an EP titled ''Girl Authority - Halloween Party Songs'', a cover recording of Halloween-themed songs. However, the EP was only sold in iParty stores. == Awards == *Best Audio—iParenting Media〔(Girl Authority - Girl Authority - News )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Girl Authority」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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