The School Gyrls (briefly known as Forever) were an
American
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girl group
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formed in 2008. They were signed to
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host ''The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's G ...
's NCredible Entertainment. The group starred in an eponymous movie that premiered on
Nickelodeon
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on February 21, 2010.
The group's
self-titled debut album was released on March 23, 2010. The album peaked at number 118 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, and was preceded by the singles "
Something Like a Party" and "Get Like Me". After the commercial success of their film and their single "Something Like A Party", the group released another movie called "
A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day", which was followed with a
second studio album of the same name. Shortly after this, two of the group's original members
Mandy Rain
Amanda Rose Moseley (born December 20, 1993), better known by her stage name Mandy Rain, is an American singer, dancer, and actress.
Rain started her acting career at a young age. In 2007, Rain auditioned for '' Star Camp'', a Nickelodeon rea ...
and Jacque Pyles, decided to leave to pursue respective solo careers. They were replaced by Brittany Oaks and Natalie Aguero.
After all the line up changes, the group had decided to change their name to "Forever"
(stylized as FOREVER) to reflect members' more mature appearance. After the name change, remaining members Rae Bello, Sade Austin, and Monica Parales left as well, whereafter the group disbanded.
History
2008–10: Formation and ''School Gyrls''
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host ''The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's G ...
was first introduced to
Mandy Rain
Amanda Rose Moseley (born December 20, 1993), better known by her stage name Mandy Rain, is an American singer, dancer, and actress.
Rain started her acting career at a young age. In 2007, Rain auditioned for '' Star Camp'', a Nickelodeon rea ...
on the set of his reality show ''Star Camp'', where she was the youngest member of the Star Camp group "The Giggle Club". After ''Star Camp'' wrapped, Cannon considered a solo career for Mandy, but decided instead to use her as the nucleus of a girl group; he also formulated a movie concept about three private school girls who meet in detention, based on "Detention", a song Mandy had already recorded which later appeared on their debut album.
Cannon brought in Monica Anne Parales, who had auditioned for "The Giggle Club", but she wound up working on the "Jam-X Kids" project instead.
Jasmine Villegas was the original third member of the group, but she left early on to pursue a solo career. After Jasmine's departure, Jacque Rae Pyles was chosen and added to the group.
The School Gyrls made their television debut with Nick Cannon on the season finale of E! television series ''
Party Monsters Cabo'' in January 2009. The group's first CD was released under the
Island Def Jam
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imprint. They opened for
Korean-pop acts the
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...
and
2PM at the
House of Blues
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in
West Hollywood
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, California, on June 11, 2010.
The film, also called ''School Gyrls'', written and directed by Cannon, premiered in February 2010.
It centers around three teen girls and their lives in high school, and features cameos from
Reverend Run,
Vanessa Simmons
Vanessa Jean Simmons (born August 5, 1983) is an American television personality. Her family is featured in the MTV reality show ''Run's House''. She was recently the host and judge of '' Project Runway: Threads''.
Early life
Simmons is the old ...
,
Justin Bieber
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,
Kristinia DeBarge
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,
Soulja Boy,
Mathias Anderle,
Diggy Simmons
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, and others.
''
A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day'' premiered on
Nickelodeon
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on December 4, 2010. A couple of weeks ahead of filming the holiday movie, Cannon announced he was adding two new girls to the group, (then) 15-year-old Sade Austin, and 18-year-old Lauren Chavez were chosen to be in the group. They also recorded a new Christmas album, ''A Very School Gyrls Holla Day'', released in December, and a single, "Going to the Mall".
2011–12: Line-up and name changes, ''Wonder Girls'' movie, and eventual demise of the group
Shortly after the second movie release, Mandy Rain and Jacque Pyles decided to leave the School Gyrls to pursue solo careers. After their departure In 2011, Natalie Aguero and Brittany Oaks were added to the group to replace them. The first appearance with the two new members was at Kids Choice Awards 2011. But shortly after starting a new song with the group, Oaks left the group to pursue a career in a girl group named DollFace with her older sister Breanne Oaks.
After hearing about Briana "Rae" Bello from close friends of her she was brought into the studio and she was added to the group. The world was first introduced to Rae on September 9, 2011, when the Gyrls performed at Crenshaw Plaza, performing their new song, "Pump Ya Breaks", for the back-to-school bash in L.A.
![School Gyrls at Paramount Studios](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/School_Gyrls_at_Paramount_Studios.jpg)
In late 2011, the School Gyrls announced that they were coming out in a third movie called ''The Wonder Girls'' starring the Korean pop girl group
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...
on February 2, 2012 the movie premiered on
TeenNick
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with their song "
The DJ is Mine" featuring the School Gyrls. In late 2012 the girls were interviewed at the "Beyond the Bells" event and the Gyrls confirmed that their third album will be released sometime in late 2012 or 2013. The album was planned to contain songs "The Power Goes Out" and "We Just Got It All" which were featured in the 2012 movie.
On July 20, 2012, after the Gyrls performance at Knotts Berry Farm Amusement Park, the group's Twitter account announced that the group would have the new name FOREVER to reflect their advancing age.
Member Rae publicly left the group for a solo career, leaving only four members: Natalie, Monica, Lauren, and Sade.
Unsurprisingly, on September 5, 2012, Sade announced that she too was abandoning the failing venture, stating that she wished the remaining "Gyrls" well. Only four days earlier, the group had shot their first music video as FOREVER, for their single "Can't Stop This Night." Awkwardly, Sade thus appears in that video with management hastily retitling the artist card for the video as "Forever featuring Sade." By November 14, Monica had also had her fill and announced that she was quitting the group, which left the group without a critical mass of talent and no other option but to disband permanently.
Changing Line-up
Members
*
Mandy Rain
Amanda Rose Moseley (born December 20, 1993), better known by her stage name Mandy Rain, is an American singer, dancer, and actress.
Rain started her acting career at a young age. In 2007, Rain auditioned for '' Star Camp'', a Nickelodeon rea ...
– vocals
* Monica Parales – vocals
* Jacque Pyles – vocals, raps
* Natalie Aguero – vocals
* Lauren Chavez – vocals
* Brittany Oaks – vocals
* Sade Austin – vocals, raps
* Rae Bello – vocals
*
Jasmine Villegas - vocals
Timeline
* Brittany Oaks is excluded from the timeline because she was only briefly part of the group.
Discography
* ''
School Gyrls
The School Gyrls (briefly known as Forever) were 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 Nickelodeon on February 21, 2010. The g ...
'' (2010)
* ''
A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day'' (2010)
Filmography
*''School Gyrls'' (2010)
*''
A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day'' (2010)
*''The Wonder Girls'' (2012)
References
External links
Foreveron Facebook
Foreveron Twitter
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Musical groups from California
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