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composed of Myah Marie, Cosmo Douglas, and fraternal twins Bennett & Justyn Armstrong.

History

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, sons of a Viennese pianist and a father who sung back up for

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. They were discovered by

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at the age of 11 and went on to form the duo 2XL, releasing a 2007 LP entitled ''Neighborhood Rapstar''. They have also collaborated with musicians such as

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and produced the song "Switch Lanes" by

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featuring The Game. They've also featured in CSI: Miami, Four Brothers, Barbershop 2 and Bring it On 2. Myah Marie began singing at the age of two and writing songs at eight. She was contacted by a record label representative to write songs with the group 2XL while she continued to pursue her own sound, moving to

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to sing over dance tracks. Her performances prior to My Crazy Girlfriend includes collaborations with

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. She performed back-up vocals for Spears on multiple songs such as "

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". Marie also wrote the song "Body Ache" for Spears' 2013 album ''

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'', "Whatever We Want" by

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and penned the

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single "Start a Fire" featuring

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in 2015. Cosmo is the daughter of a writer and rapper from the Seattle area and she was exposed to music at an early age. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and began working on her solo career as well as various music projects, teaming up with well-known dance producers such as

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, Jumpsmokers and Chris Cox. The four met in 2008 and began writing together for their own solo projects as well as other acts. They later decided to form the group My Crazy Girlfriend. "It was effortless, and a bit of a no-brainer," said Cosmo, "We weren't sure why we didn't think of it sooner". They eventually signed with

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in August 2013 and released a promotional viral song, "Go F**k Yourself". That same year, the song peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard''

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chart Their official first single "Crazy Stupid Love" was released in March 2014 and peaked at number 38 on the Mainstream Top 40 and number 12 on the Dance Club Songs chart. The group began touring the same month on a promotional radio tour throughout the United States. On this tour, MCG played numerous Summer Jams, opening up for acts such as

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and

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. The group parted ways with Capitol in 2015 and began work on an EP, ''Kings & Queens'', released in February 2016.

Discography

Extended plays

* ''Kings & Queens'' (2016)

Singles

References

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