Eden's Crush was an American
girl group
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who were created on the
American television series
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''
Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'' which aired on the now defunct
WB. The group was formed in late 2000 and released the hit song "Get Over Yourself" in 2001, following the finale of the show. The group consisted of Ana Maria Lombo, Ivette Sosa, Maile Misajon,
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger ( ; ; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With ...
and
Rosanna Tavarez.
Career
Hundreds of girls competed to become
pop star
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s in late 2000 on the TV series ''
Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'', produced by
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...
. The group was narrowed down to five finalists, Ivette Sosa, Maile Misajon, Ana Maria Lombo,
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger ( ; ; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With ...
and Rosanna Tavarez, over several
prime time
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episodes.
Warner Bros.
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/
Sire Records
Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records.
History Beginnings
The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gotteh ...
signed the group to a
recording contract
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before the band was named or had finalized its membership, due to the hours of network television exposure the group would receive.
The group's debut single, "
Get Over Yourself" topped the
Canadian Singles Chart
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and peaked at number 8 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Love This Way" was later released as a promotional single. Their album ''Popstars'' was certified gold, and peaked at number 6 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. The group guest starred as themselves on an episode of the television show ''
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
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''. In 2001, they played as a support act on some dates for
*NSYNC's
Pop Odyssey Tour and
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Johnson (née Simpson; born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' ...
's
DreamChaser Tour.
In the beginning of 2002, their record company,
London-Sire Records, folded and the group disbanded.
Scherzinger would later have more success with
The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainstrea ...
.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Promotional singles
Concert tours
;Opening act
*
PopOdyssey
PopOdyssey was the fourth concert tour by American boy band NSYNC. Sponsored by Verizon Wireless and Chili's, the tour promoted the band's fourth studio album, ''Celebrity (album), Celebrity''. The tour's name is defined as "an adventurous journe ...
(2001)
*
DreamChaser Tour (2001)
References
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American pop girl groups
American pop music groups
Hispanic and Latino American women singers
Musical quintets from California
Musical groups established in 2000
Musical groups disestablished in 2002
Nicole Scherzinger
Popstars winners
Teen pop groups
Vocal quintets