BlackGirl is an American

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vocal trio consisting of Pam Copeland, Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman, and Rochelle Stuart from Atlanta, that formed in 1992 on the Kaper/ RCA/

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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 with R. Kelly for a six-week tour, appeared on

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, and in a

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commercial, and released the holiday single "Give Love On Christmas Day"/"Christmas Time". The group then teamed up with

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, En Vogue, Mary J. Blige, Vanessa Williams, For Real, and SWV for the single "Freedom" from the

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, '' Panther''. 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

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. 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. 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 at

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Hall of Fame ceremony. In 1996 the group disbanded. In 2010, Stuart released a gospel album titled ''I Choose Jesus'', billed as Rochelle Morgan.ATLANTA GOSPEL PRODUCTIONS - Rochelle Morgan
. Musiczone.atlantagospel.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-03. In 2013 AllMusic.com 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. In March 1995 BlackGirl joined Naomi Campbell,

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and Naughty by Nature as part of CounterAID, a benefit for

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. The program raised over $200,000.

Discography

*'' Treat U Right'' (1994)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

BlackGirl
on Myspace
Rollingstone.com
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