YLA (known as BG5 from 2008–2012) were an American girl group. The group's most successful release was "$$$EX", a collaboration with Vanessa Anne Hudgens that peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and spent twelve weeks on the chart.[1]
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 The group as BG5 in 2009. Left to right: Laura New, Mandy Jiroux, Brooke Adams, Dominique Domingo, and Noreen Juliano. | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Years active | 2008–2014 |
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| Past members | Brooke Allison Adams Dominique Domingo Mandy Jiroux Noreen Juliano Laura New Jaime Lee Ruiz |
History edit
2008–2012: BG5 edit
In 2008, Brooke Allison Adams, Mandy Jiroux, Laura New, Dominique Domingo, and Noreen Juliano formed the group The Beach Girlz.[2] The group members met after being individually hired as entertainers on the 2008 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.[3] The group's name was later simplified to BG5, which stands for The Beach Girl5.
In 2009, BG5 won KIIS-FM’s "Breakout Star" contest, which awarded them $10,000 and a spot in the 2009 Wango Tango line-up.[4] They worked with producers Rock Mafia and released the single "Unbreakable" which was followed by the release of their debut EP Beach Girl5 on May 8, 2009.[5][6] In 2010, they opened for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber.[5] They began being managed by Kris Jenner and appeared in several episodes of the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians beginning in September of that year.[7] That same month, they were credited as backing vocalists on the track "Summer's Not Hot" by Selena Gomez & the Scene from their album A Year Without Rain.[8] In November 2010, they released the single "Scratch".[9] The following year, they released the single "Lay A Little Sunshine".[10]
2013–2014: YLA edit
In late 2012, Jiroux departed from BG5; the group disbanded and reformed under the name YLA (which stands for Young L.A.) with new member Jaime Lee Ruiz.[11]
In March 2013, YLA released the single "$$$EX", a collaboration with Vanessa Anne Hudgens.[12] The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and spent twelve weeks on the chart.[1] Though not included on the soundtrack, the song was released to promote the film Spring Breakers, which starred Hudgens.[13] Later that month, the group was featured on the third soundtrack for the Disney Channel show Shake It Up with the song "I Can Do Better".[14] In August 2013, the group performed "I Can Do Better" on the third season episode of Shake It Up, "Oui Oui It Up".[15] In September 2013, BG5's self titled full debut album, which was recorded prior to their disbandment, was released to digital retailers.[16] In November 2013, YLA released the single "Bad Bitches".[17]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- BG5 (2013)
EPs edit
- Beach Girl5 (2009)
Singles edit
- "Unbreakable" (2009)
- "Scratch" (2010)
- "Lay A Little Sunshine" (2011)
- "$$$EX" (with Vanessa Hudgens) (2013)
- "Bad Bitches" (2013)
References edit
- ^ a b "Vanessa Hudgens Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Introducing: THE BEACH GIRLZ!". Fanvasion.com. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "thebg5.com Archived June 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved January 23, 2013
- ^ "The Beach Girl5". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31.
- ^ a b "Five Things You Need to Know About BG5". Celebuzz. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Beach Girl 5, 2009-12-11, retrieved 2023-08-13
- ^ "All the Business Ventures the Kardashians Actually Failed At". www.vh1.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ A Year Without Rain (booklet). Hollywood. 2010.
- ^ Anker, Erica. "BG5 Prepares for New Single Release, US Tour and TV this Fall". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "BG5 - Lay A Little Sunshine". Amazon. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "YLAmusic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "$$$EX (Explicit) Original Mix". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Vanessa Hudgens Gets Sexy in YLA's "$$$ex" Music Video—Watch Now!". E! Online. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Various Artists - Shake It Up: I, retrieved 2023-08-13
- ^ "Shake It Up: Vol. 6 – TV on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "BG5 on Apple Music". Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ YLA Bad B*tches A.K.A. Bad Bitches (Music Video), retrieved 2023-08-13