Charmz

Charmz were an Australian four-piece girl band. They were put together by Mattel and Shock Records to promote a motion capture film, The Barbie Diaries (May 2006),[1] which features Barbie in a band, Charmz.[2] The group were developed through a singing contest for 8- to 14-year-old girls,[3] who had to send in a video of themselves singing.[4] The four winners, out of around 500 entrants,[5] were 13-year-olds, Gianna Dalla-Vecchia, Paris Maggs and Lauren Stowe, and 14-year-old, Shannon Cordes.[6]

Charmz
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop
Years active2006
LabelsShock
Past members
  • Shannon Cordes
  • Gianna Dalla-Vecchia
  • Paris Maggs
  • Lauren Stowe

Charmz members were taken to a recording studio in Sydney,[7] where they were mentored by Ricki-Lee Coulter, a former Australian Idol contestant.[8] Their self-titled album was released on 28 October 2006.[9] It contains cover versions of tracks by Coulter, Robbie Williams, Bananarama,[10] Gwen Stefani, the Mamas & Papas, and Hilary and Haylie Duff.[5][11]

The album's single, "This Is Me", is a cover version of the original by Skye Sweetnam (the voice of Barbie in the film) and was written by Dorian Cheah, Amy Powers and Michele Vice.[12][13] Charmz' rendition was issued ahead of the album on 31 July 2006, which peaked at No. 57 on the ARIA singles chart.[6][1][14]

Discography
  • Charmz (28 October 2006) – Shock/Mattel[15]
  • "This Is Me" (31 July 2006) – Shock/Mattel (SPIKE010)

References
  1. Moreland Leader, 27 November 2006, "Young singer has Charmz-ed start"
  2. The Courier-Mail, 10 June 2006, "Video audition that worked like a charm"
  3. Herald Sun, 25 April 2006, "Join the Barbie queue"
  4. The Gold Coast Bulletin, 12 September 2006, "Plucky charmz" by Jennifer Robinson
  5. The Southern Star, 25 October 2006, "Girl band uses all their Charmz for fame" by Belinda Barry
  6. Wallace, Ian (9 October 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 7th August 2006 ~ Issue #857" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (857): 2–3, 8, 12, 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. Sunday Telegraph, 18 June 2006, "Girls gain sudden taste of stardom" by Andrew Chesterton
  8. Northern Territory News/Sunday Territorian, 7 May 2006, "Calling all teen pop star wannabes by Paul Jackson
  9. "New Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). October 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. Diamond Valley Leader, 29 November 2006, "First album out"
  11. Charmz (2006), Charmz, Mattel, Shock Records(distributor), retrieved 12 February 2018
  12. "'This Is Me' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 February 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  13. "ACE Repertory – ISWC T0729434234". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  14. Wallace, Ian (9 October 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 9th October 2006 ~ Issue #866" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (866): 4, 13, 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  15. Mornington Peninsular Leader, 26 December 2006, "Charmz, by Charmz" by Carla Bergmeier
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