BlackGirl is an American
pop/
dance vocal trio consisting of
Pam Copeland,
Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman, and
Rochelle Stuart from
Atlanta
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, that formed in 1992 on the Kaper/
RCA
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/
BMG label.
Biography
BlackGirl released their debut album ''
Treat U Right'' in 1994. Warren Marshall of the ''Columbus Times'' remarked: "Blackgirl -- the ultimate definition of today's `90's girls." They released their debut single "Krazy" in 1993, which was one of four consecutive top forty singles on the
''Billboard'' R&B chart, "Krazy" (No. 37), "
90's Girl" (No. 13), "Where Did We Go Wrong" (No. 39) and "
Let's Do It Again" (No. 25). By the time "90's Girl" was released the album has US sales of over 500,000 units.
By the end of 1994, BlackGirl toured the
United States
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with
R. Kelly
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During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...
for a six-week tour, appeared on
Soul Train, and in a
Chrysler commercial, and released the holiday single "Give Love On Christmas Day"/"Christmas Time". The group then teamed up with
Aaliyah,
En Vogue
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,
Mary J. Blige
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,
Vanessa Williams
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,
For Real
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Biography
For Real s ...
, and
SWV
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for the single "Freedom" from the
film, ''
Panther
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''. The single became BlackGirl's fifth Top forty single, when peaked at number eighteen.
On September 24, the band performed at the 1994 Georgia Hall of Fame gala honoring
Isaac Hayes.
In 1995, the band earned two
Soul Train Award nominations, Single of the Year (By A Group, Band or Duo) for "Let's Do It Again" and Album of the Year (By A Group, Band or Duo) for ''Treat U Right''. They then released "90's Girl" in the
UK, the song was a Top five success on the R&B chart, and reached #23 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
The group appeared on the single "Hey, Look Away" by Questionmark Asylum in late 1995, and at the end of the year the group performed with
Chuck Berry
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at
Apollo Theater Hall of Fame ceremony.
In 1996 the group disbanded. In 2010, Stuart released a gospel album titled ''I Choose Jesus'', billed as Rochelle Morgan.
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In 2013
AllMusic.com
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named "Krazy" the #35 Best R&B Song of 1994.
The original lineup of Blackgirl reunited in late 2016 with an updated version their hit, "Where Did We Go Wrong." 2017 finds Blackgirl with new tour dates listed on their official website http://www.theofficialblackgirl.com
Humanitarian work
On January 7, 1995 BlackGirl took part in 'The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars' to benefit the
United Negro College Fund
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. In March 1995 BlackGirl joined
Naomi Campbell
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,
Coolio,
Aaliyah and
Naughty by Nature as part of CounterAID, a benefit for
AIDS. The program raised over $200,000.
Discography
*''
Treat U Right'' (1994)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
BlackGirlon
Myspace
Rollingstone.comContains a profile and discography
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American soul musical groups
American pop girl groups
African-American girl groups
Musical groups from Atlanta