G.R.L.
Sign in to saveG.R.L. (an initialism for Girls Rock Life) is a British-Canadian-American girl group consisting of members Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, Paula van Oppen, and Emmalyn Estrada.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- G.R.L.
- Musical artist.image
- G.R.L 2013-09-28-Skokie-IL photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- G.R.L. on September 29, 2013 From left to right: Natasha Slayton, Paula van Oppen, Simone Battle, Emmalyn Estrada and Lauren Bennett
- Musical artist.origin
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.spinoff_of
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Musical artist.current_members
- Lauren Bennett Natasha Slayton Emmalyn Estrada
- Musical artist.past_members
- Simone Battle Jazzy Mejia Paula van Oppen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Emmalyn Estrada
- Genre
- pop music
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Image
- G.R.L. Campaign to Change Direction 04032015.jpg
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- inception
- 2013-00-00
- location of formation
- Los Angeles
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- social media followers
- 64452
- Commons category
- G.R.L.
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- 2011–2012: Background and formation of the group
- 2013–2014: Mainstream success and death of Battle
- 2015: ''Lighthouse'', ''G.R.L. Gives an Hour'', and hiatus
- 2016–2020: Reformation
- 2020–present: Estrada's return
- Discography
- Tours
- Notes
- References
- External links
G.R.L. (an initialism for Girls Rock Life) is a British-Canadian-American girl group consisting of members Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, Paula van Oppen, and Emmalyn Estrada.
The original line-up consisted of Bennett, Slayton, van Oppen, Estrada, and the late Simone Battle. G.R.L. made their debut appearance on the Smurfs 2 soundtrack with "Vacation". The following year, the group appeared on Pitbull's international hit single "Wild Wild Love". The song peaked in the top 30 in the United States, the top 10 in the United Kingdom, and was certified Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). G.R.L.'s smash hit "Ugly Heart" peaked in the top 10 in the United States, the top 5 in both Australia and New Zealand, the top 20 in the United Kingdom, and was certified 4× Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “G.R.L.” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.