"Originally added to the 1999 CD album release as a bonus track. () Led by Florence Ballard. () Features Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson. An instrumental track for ""Winter Wonderland"" was cut; however no vocals were recorded. Merry Christmas (The Supremes album) Merry Christmas is the seventh studio album recorded by Motown girl group The Supremes, and released on Motown Records in November 1965 (see 1965 in music). The LP, produced by Harvey Fuqua, includes recordings of familiar Christmas songs such as ""White Christmas"", ""Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"", ""My Favorite Things"", and ""Joy to the World""."
"called Northbound. In 2011, Frances appeared on the identity parade segment in Episode No. 25.8 of ""Nevermind the Buzzcocks"", hosted by James Blunt. It was indicated that Frances was working on a dance track with ""TNR productions."" In 2014 Alida was interviewed for an article in The Guardian about the pitfalls of having a hit novelty record. Vanilla (band) Vanilla was a British girl group from Barnet, England, founded in 1996. The band members were sisters Frances Potter (b. 17 October 1974) and Alison Potter (b. 29 January 1980), plus their friends Alida Swart (born 1975) and Sharon Selby. They"
"weight, and alcoholism, Florence Ballard was fired from the Supremes by Gordy in July 1967, hiring Cindy Birdsong from Patti LaBelle and the Blue-Bells as Ballard's replacement. Gordy renamed the group ""Diana Ross & the Supremes"", making it easier to charge a larger performance fee for a solo star and a backing group, as it did for other renamed Motown groups. Gordy initially considered Ross leaving the Supremes for a solo career in 1966 but changed his mind because the group's success was still too significant for Ross to pursue solo obligations. Ross remained with the Supremes until early 1970."
"fellow girl group Girls Aloud on their 2006 Chemistry Tour of England and Scotland. After the release of just one single and album, the band announced on 11 September 2006 that their record label had dropped them, and that they had parted ways. Lauren is now acting; Helena is still doing music videos and carries on dancing; whilst Hayley carried on acting; and Bryony undertook some solo gigs before returning to acting. Frank (band) Frank was the girl group from Channel 4's comedy drama series ""Totally Frank"". Frank consisted of lead singer Lauren Blake (born 1984), guitarist Bryony Afferson (born"
"Ross as lead singer and Holland-Dozier-Holland as its songwriting and production team. In 1967, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes, and replaced Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. Ross left to pursue a solo career in 1970 and was replaced by Jean Terrell, so the group's name reverted to The Supremes. During the mid-1970s, the lineup changed with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene joining the group until, after 18 years, The Supremes disbanded in 1977. In Detroit in 1958, Florence Ballard, a junior high school student living in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects, met Paul"
"Ex Girlfriend (band) Ex Girlfriend was an American girl group whose line-up comprised Monica Boyd, Julia Robertson, Stacy Francis, and Tisha Hunter. Formed in 1989 in Brooklyn, New York by new jack swing group Full Force, the members adopted the surname ""X"" as part of their dynamic. They were signed to Reprise Records in 1990. Ex Girlfriend was launched into mainstream recognition following the 1991 release of their debut album, ""X Marks the Spot"", which contained the singles ""Why Can't You Come Home"" and ""You (You're the One for Me)"". Following the release of their second album ""It's a Woman"
"of 1966, but changed his mind and instead kept Ross in the group for several more years. Gordy's caution may have been sparked by an incident in early 1966 as the group prepared to make their second appearance at the Copacabana. Angered by erratic behavior from Florence Ballard, Gordy intended to replace her with Marlene Barrow, a member of the Motown in-house singing group the Andantes. However, when club management heard of this change, they threatened to cancel the group's appearance if Ballard was replaced, as they saw Ballard's banter with her group mates as a major part of their"
"Annual Grammy Awards. Ex Girlfriend (band) Ex Girlfriend was an American girl group whose line-up comprised Monica Boyd, Julia Robertson, Stacy Francis, and Tisha Hunter. Formed in 1989 in Brooklyn, New York by new jack swing group Full Force, the members adopted the surname ""X"" as part of their dynamic. They were signed to Reprise Records in 1990. Ex Girlfriend was launched into mainstream recognition following the 1991 release of their debut album, ""X Marks the Spot"", which contained the singles ""Why Can't You Come Home"" and ""You (You're the One for Me)"". Following the release of their second album"
"for his show. Along with them, she cast singers Mecca Madison and Angela Jude. From a style point of view they are very much like the original concept of the Pussycat Dolls. Girlicious was an American girl group consisting of Nichole Cordova, Natalie Mejia, Chrystina Sayers and Tiffanie Anderson. In 2009, Anderson left the group and in 2011, Mejia and Sayers also confirmed their departure. Later, in October 2011, Cordova announced the band's hiatus. Then Cordova confirmed her departure in April 2013 when she became a member of and was featured on The X Factor USA Season 3 with the"
"three girls."" All in all, Ballard contributed vocals to ten number-one pop hits and 16 top forty hit singles between 1963 and 1967. Ballard expressed dissatisfaction with the group's direction throughout its successful period. She would also claim that their schedule had forced the group members to drift apart. Ballard blamed Motown Records for destroying the group dynamic by making Diana Ross the star. Struggling to cope with label demands and her own bout with depression, Ballard turned to alcohol for comfort, leading to arguments with her group members. Ballard's alcoholism led to her missing performances and recording sessions. Gordy"
"Girlfriend (band) Girlfriend was a five-girl pop group from Australia, formed in 1991. Their debut album ""Make It Come True"" was released in 1992 and contained four ARIA top 50 singles, including the #1 hit, ""Take It From Me"". The group also became recognised for its fashion sense, with their flower hats becoming a symbol of the band; at one point, they had their own clothing line. After the departure of lead vocalist Robyn Loau, the group changed its name to GF4. Three of the members — Jacqueline Cowell, Siobhánn Heidenreich and Melanie Alexander — first met while taking dance"
"Love Ain't Love ""Love Ain't Love"" is the second solo single released by singer Florence Ballard of the Supremes after her departure from the group. In 1967, Florence Ballard was fired by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr.. As part of her release from Motown, no mention could be made that Ballard had been a part of the best-selling trio. Eventually, Ballard signed with ABC Records on March 6, 1968, and quickly started work on her solo album. ""It Doesn't Matter How I Say It (It's What I Say That Matters)"" b/w ""Goin' Out Of My Head"" (ABC Records #45-11074A/B)"
"The Girlfriends The Girlfriends were an American girl group who scored one hit in the United States in 1964, ""My One and Only Jimmy Boy"". The group was founded as a result of the splintering of the Los Angeles-based studio group The Blossoms. The four members of the Blossoms - Gloria Jones, Nanette Williams, Fanita James, and Darlene Wright - first sang together in 1957. In 1962, Phil Spector created the group Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans with James and Wright; Jones and Williams then formed their own group, The Girlfriends, with Carolyn Willis (formerly of The Ikettes)."
"their first music video as FOREVER for their single ""Can't Stop This Night"", Sade will appear in the video following that she was a member in the group while they shot the video, but the video is called Forever featuring Sade. On November 14, 2012, Monica announced that she also left the group. With the decision of Monica leaving, it was the end of the band. School Gyrls School Gyrls (briefly known as Forever) was an American girl group formed in 2008. They were signed to Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment. The group starred in an eponymous movie that premiered on"
"compilation album, ""76-77"", was issued in 1989. Marie Girard died of an aneurysm in 1996, aged 40. Marie et les Garçons Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons. In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, playing songs by the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, The Seeds and others. The band members were Marie Girard (1956 - 6 August 1996) (vocals), Patrick Vidal (b. 1957) (bass, vocals), Erik Fitoussi (guitar), Christian Faye (guitar) and Philippe Girard (drums)."
"Wild Orchid (band) Wild Orchid were an American all female group, which began under the name ""NRG"" in 1990, and performed as Wild Orchid during the years 1990–2003. In 2013, ""US Weekly"" named the group number 18 of the 25 'Best Girl Groups of All Time'. Wild Orchid began in 1990 when former Kids Incorporated cast members Renee Sandstrom and Stacy Ferguson and their friend and Stefanie Ridel decided to form a music group based on their shared love of music and poetry, and they initially called themselves New Rhythm Generation or NRG (energy). Heather Holyoak and Ferguson soon joined"
"Marie et les Garçons Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons. In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, playing songs by the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, The Seeds and others. The band members were Marie Girard (1956 - 6 August 1996) (vocals), Patrick Vidal (b. 1957) (bass, vocals), Erik Fitoussi (guitar), Christian Faye (guitar) and Philippe Girard (drums). After a few months, Philippe Girard left, and was replaced on drums by his sister Marie. Vidal"
"A five-piece girl group, The Saturdays consist of Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman, formerly of S Club 8, along with Mollie King, Una Healy and Vanessa White. They supported Girls Aloud on the tour for their ""Tangled Up"" album and fellow labelmates Jonas Brothers at one of their recent live dates in London. Their first single, ""If This Is Love"" was released on 28 July 2008 and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single, ""Up"" was released on 13 October 2008 and peaked at number five in the UK Singles Chart. Up became their best"
"the 1990s. They ranked as the second most successful female group of the 1990s. In March 2015, ""Billboard"" magazine named the group the ninth most-successful girl group of all-time. Two of the group's singles ranks in ""Billboard's"" most successful girl group songs of all-time list, ""Don't Let Go (Love)"" (#12) and ""Hold On"" (#23). In the late-1980s, when they were assembling their 1988 compilation project ""FM2"" for Atlantic Records, Oakland-based production and songwriting duo Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy first conceived the idea of a modern-day girl group in the tradition of commercially successful female bands that flourished in the"
"girls supporting the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth. In January 1987, after five years with the group, bassist Gil Weston-Jones left Girlschool to spend more time with her American husband. Her place was quickly taken by Tracey Lamb, who had been the bass player of the all-female NWOBHM band Rock Goddess and a band mate of Cris Bonacci in She. Girlschool spent the rest of the year promoting the album with a US tour and appearances in various TV shows across Europe, followed by a long European tour supporting usual label mates Motörhead. At the beginning of 1988, the band"
"Ron Fair. They have three children together. Wild Orchid (band) Wild Orchid were an American all female group, which began under the name ""NRG"" in 1990, and performed as Wild Orchid during the years 1990–2003. In 2013, ""US Weekly"" named the group number 18 of the 25 'Best Girl Groups of All Time'. Wild Orchid began in 1990 when former Kids Incorporated cast members Renee Sandstrom and Stacy Ferguson and their friend and Stefanie Ridel decided to form a music group based on their shared love of music and poetry, and they initially called themselves New Rhythm Generation or NRG"
"the departure of Florence Ballard in 1967 and lead singer Diana Ross in 1970, was about to lose another member of the group, Cindy Birdsong, who was expecting a baby. Birdsong originally replaced Tucker in the group The Ordettes, later to be named Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, so it was ironic that Tucker's sister, Laurence took Birdsong's place as a backing vocalist. At this time, Jean Terrell was the lead singer of The Supremes. Laurence joined the group around the time the group issued their ""Floy Joy"" album, and appeared on the cover with Terrell and Wilson, though Birdsong"
"studio, many written by ""Smokey"" Robinson, who, by then, was vice president of Motown (""Your Heart Belongs to Me"" and ""A Breathtaking Guy""). Gordy, too, composed songs for the trio, including ""Buttered Popcorn""(featuring Ballard on lead) and ""Let Me Go the Right Way"". While these songs were regional hits, they were not nationwide successes. In January 1961, Gordy agreed to sign the group on the condition they change their name. Eventually, Janie Bradford approached Florence Ballard, the only group member at the studio at the time, to pick out a new name for the group. Ballard chose ""Supremes"", reportedly, because"
"Mix. The group then went on to become the most successful girl band in ""The X Factor"" history, having avoided the final showdown every week and winning the show in the process, making them the first group to do so in the show's eight-year history. Tulisa returned for the ninth series in 2012, alongside Walsh, Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger, who replaced Rowland and finished as the winning judge with James Arthur. Tulisa mentored the ""Girls"", a category made up of female contestants aged 16–28, which included Jade Ellis, Lucy Spraggan and Ella Henderson. In 2012, Tulisa confirmed that she had"
"Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an English-Irish pop girl group, which was created through the ITV talent show """" in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a string of twenty consecutive top ten singles in the United Kingdom, including four number ones. They also achieved seven certified albums, of which two reached number one. They have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for ""The Promise"". The group's musical style is pop, but throughout their career they had experimented with electropop and dance-pop. Girls"
"during the late summer and early fall of 1967. Making the highest debut on ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on the week of August 6, the song reached number 2 on the week ending September 9, 1967. One place short of being the group's 11th American number 1 single, ""Reflections"" stalled at the penultimate position for two weeks behind Bobbie Gentry's ""Ode to Billie Joe"", which Diana Ross re-recorded as a solo for the ""Reflections"" album. The single peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The first nationally televised performance to feature Ballard's replacement Cindy Birdsong as a member of"
"Now (Tho)"" and ""Swagger Right"". Following unsuccessful attempts to chart, the girls released their one and only full album release on Valentine's Day 2011 with a mixtape ""Fall in Love with RichGirl"". The group later disbanded after all members of the group pursued solo careers and different endeavors. On March 21, 2012, Ambee released a song titled ""Red Handed"" along with a statement that confirmed her disbandment from the group and revealed that she had signed with Chris Brown's CBE imprint. Tom Gurl Four TG4 (Tomgirls Forever) was an American R&B quartet. The group consisted of members Keisha Henry, Davida"
"1 on the pop charts for the first time with the hit, ""Where Did Our Love Go"", becoming their first of 12 No. 1 singles. (Though Wilson sang background on all of their hits before 1967, it was later revealed that Motown used in-house background singers, The Andantes, for the hits ""Love Child"" and ""Someday We'll Be Together). By 1964, the group had become international superstars. In 1967, Motown president Berry Gordy changed the name of the group to ""Diana Ross & The Supremes"" and, after a period of tension, Florence Ballard was removed from the Supremes that July. Cindy"
"The Girls Aloud Party The Girls Aloud Party was a one-off Christmas variety show starring British girl group Girls Aloud, produced for ITV. The show was aired on 13 December 2008, in between ""The X Factor"" series finale and its results show. All five members took part in the show, which generally consisted of the group performing singles and unheard songs, as well as intercepted with sketches and interaction with the audience. Girls Aloud performed some of their biggest hits, as well as some tracks from their latest album, ""Out of Control"". James Morrison performed his track ""Broken Strings"" with"
"girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw Scherzinger's failed attempt to embark on her solo career with ""Her Name Is Nicole"". Following the group's disbandment, Scherzinger successfully ventured into television winning the tenth season of ""Dancing with the Stars"" and becoming a judge on ""The Sing-Off"" and on both US and UK versions of ""The X Factor"". Her debut studio album ""Killer Love"" (2011) was released to moderate success and was preceded by the number-one single ""Don't Hold Your Breath"". In 2014, Scherzinger released her second album ""Big Fat Lie"" and starred on the West End revival of the"
"""The Voice UK"", exiting the show at the semi finals. Cleopatra (girl group) Cleopatra are an R&B/pop girl group from the UK. The girl group was originally based in Manchester, England with sisters Cleo, Yonah, and Zainam Higgins. At first they were known as Cleopatra and the Attractions. At that point Cleo was the lead singer with Yonah and Zainam serving as backup singers and dancers. They later dropped that name and became known as the band Cleopatra. Their debut single was ""Cleopatra's Theme"", which was taken from their debut album ""Comin' Atcha!"", and it entered the UK Singles Chart"
"it was the only name on the list that did not end with ""ette"". Upon hearing the new name, the other members weren't impressed, with Ross telling Ballard she feared the group would be mistaken for a male vocal group (a male vocal group was, indeed, named the Supremes). Gordy signed the group under their name on January 15, 1962. A year later, Barbara Martin left the group, reducing the quartet to a trio. In late 1963, the group had their first hit with ""When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"", peaking at number 23 on the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"(32.3%). The following are the special celebrity guests that appeared on the show: Notes The Girls Aloud Party The Girls Aloud Party was a one-off Christmas variety show starring British girl group Girls Aloud, produced for ITV. The show was aired on 13 December 2008, in between ""The X Factor"" series finale and its results show. All five members took part in the show, which generally consisted of the group performing singles and unheard songs, as well as intercepted with sketches and interaction with the audience. Girls Aloud performed some of their biggest hits, as well as some tracks from"