The Cover Girls
| The Cover Girls | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Freestyle, pop, urban contemporary |
| Years active | 1986–1996, 2001–present |
| Labels |
Fever Records Capitol Records/EMI Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment |
| Members |
Angel Mercado (1986–1990, 2011–present) Caroline Jackson (1986–1993, 2011–present) Sunshine Wright (1986–1987, 2012-present) Margo Urban (1987–1992, 2011–present) Michelle Valentine (1992–1996) Evelyn Escalera (1990–1996, 2001–present) Lorraine Munoz (2001- present), Sabrina Nieves (2001–present) |
The Cover Girls is a New York City-based freestyle girl group that achieved most of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among the group's best-known songs are "Show Me", "Because of You", "My Heart Skips a Beat", "We Can't Go Wrong", "Funk Boutique" and "Wishing on a Star".
The Cover Girls began its musical career in 1986, at a time when other American and British girl groups such as Exposé, Bananarama, Seduction, Sweet Sensation and Company B were scoring hit singles on the pop and dance charts. The group was formed by music producer and songwriter Andy "Panda" Tripoli and music promoter and dance club owner Sal Abbatiello and was originally composed of singers Louise Sabater (a.k.a. Angel Clivillés), Caroline Jackson and Sunshine Wright. The increased popularity of freestyle music, a Latin-influenced form of electronic dance music, played an influential role in the style of the group's initial recordings.
In late 1987, Wright decided to leave the group and was replaced by Margo Urban. In 1990, while the Cover Girls were the opening act on the New Kids on the Block tour, Sabater embarked on a solo career; singer Evelyn Escalera was hired to replace her. Then in 1992, Urban left the group and was replaced by Michelle Valentine, leaving Jackson as the sole original member. By the time they released their fourth studio album, Satisfy in 1996, the majority of the lead vocals were being performed by Valentine with background session singers and with Escalera coming back in from a 2-year hiatus. In 2001, Escalera enlisted Lorraine Munoz and Sabrina Nieves and toured as the Cover Girls. Evelyn Escalera, Sabrina Nieves and Lorraine Munoz still tour as the Cover Girls. In 2012, Louise Sabater, Caroline Esposito, and Margo Urban reformed and began touring as The Original Cover Girls as well as original Sunshine Wright on certain shows and as of 2016 all 4 will be performing together. It is unknown whether a fifth studio album will be released.
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