The Stunners
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The original line-up, from left to right – Gonino, Tinashe, Esparza, Kiyoko and Sanders – performing live at Celebrity Basketball Game, in 2009.
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| Origin | United States |
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| Years active | 2007–2011 |
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The Stunners was an American pop girl group, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2007. Originally the members were Allie Gonino, Hayley Kiyoko, Marisol Esparza, Kelsey Sanders, and Tinashe. In July 2009, after the debut single "Bubblegum", Sanders left the group and was substituted by Lauren Hudson. The group split up in 2011.
In 2007, Allie Gonino, Hayley Kiyoko, Kelsey Sanders, Marisol Esparza, and Tinashe became friends and formed the group. Six months later, the group signed with Columbia Records 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 Lionsgate Entertainment, who also produced a scripted television show pilot based on the group, which was ordered by MTV. In March 18, they released a single titled "Bubblegum" to iTunes along with the official video for the single. The single and video were later removed from iTunes. In July, 2009 Sanders left the group to pursue her acting career and was substituted by Lauren Hudson.
In September 29, 2009, the girls released a 5-song EP influenced by Madonna, Gwen Stefani, and Rihanna On December 13 2009, they appeared on Anything Anything with Rich Russo 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 The Today Show as well as The Wendy Williams Show. In 2010, they signed to Universal Republic Records 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 Justin Bieber's My World Tour. They released a holiday single in December 2010, produced by Desmond Child, 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.
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