The Stunners was an American pop

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, formed in

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in 2007. Originally the members were

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, Marisol Esparza, Kelsey Sanders, and

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. In July 2009, after the debut single "Bubblegum", Sanders left the group and was replaced by Lauren Hudson. The group split up in 2011.

Career

2007–09: Beginning and Sanders departure

In 2007,

, Kelsey Sanders, Marisol Esparza, and

became friends and formed the group. Six months later, the group signed with

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and contributed a song to the ''iCarly'' soundtrack. The debut single wasn't released and, in 2009, the group left Columbia and signed a production deal with

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, who also produced a scripted television show pilot based on the group, which was ordered by

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. On March 18, 2009, they released a single titled "Bubblegum" to

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along with the official video for the single. In July 2009, Sanders left the group to pursue her acting career and was substituted by Lauren Hudson.

2010–11: ''The Stunners'' and split

On September 29, 2009, the girls released a 5-song EP influenced by

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, and

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On December 13, 2009, they appeared on

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where they performed an a cappella version of "Santa Bring My Soldier Home". In December 2009, they released the single "We Got It", with a music video released on February. The group performed the song on ''

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'' as well as ''

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''. In 2010, they signed to

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and released the single "Dancin' Around the Truth" to iTunes as well as Top 40 radio stations. The music video premiered June 2, just before the group was announced as an opening act on

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. They released a holiday single in December 2010, produced by

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, and written by the five members of the group, titled "Santa Bring My Soldier Home" and encouraged donations the USO for soldiers overseas, not with their families for the holidays. They had finished their run after twenty dates on the tour and returned to LA to record new songs with producers and writers such as

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, Dave Broome,

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, Sheppard Soloman, Jimmy Harry and Tony Kanal of No Doubt fame. They shot a fourth music video in the desert of California in November for their new song "Spin The Bottle" which premiered on December 31, 2010. A full album along with an official second single titled "Heart Stops Beating", written by Tinashe and Allie and produced by

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was planned, but cancelled when the group split in 2011. Members

Discography

Extended play

Singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Concert tours

;Opening act *

(2010)

References

External links

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