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Girl Authority
Girl Authority's debut album; Top row: Crystal, Kate and Tarr. Middle row: Gina, Zoë and Jess. Bottom row: Carly, Alex and Jacqueline.
Girl Authority's debut album; Top row: Crystal, Kate and Tarr. Middle row: Gina, Zoë and Jess. Bottom row: Carly, Alex and Jacqueline.
Background information
Origin Sudbury, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 2005—present
Label(s) Zoë/Rounder Records
Website girlauthority.com
Members
"All-Star Girl" Jacqueline Laviolette
"Glamour Girl" Carly Grayson
"Boho Girl" Jessica "Jess" Bonner
"Country Girl" Crystal Evans
"Party Girl" Kate Barker
"Preppy Girl" Zoë Virant
"Rock n' Roll Girl" Jessica Tarr
Former members
"Urban Girl" Gina Miele
"Fashion Girl" Alex Bilbo

Girl Authority is an American pop girl group from Sudbury, Massachusetts. The group consists of nine girls, ranging in ages 10 to 16. The group was established in the summer of 2005 by the group's vocal coach/executive producer Samantha Hammel, Scott Billington, a Grammy award-winning producer and the CEO of Rounder Records, and John Virant, the father of Zoë (Preppy Girl).[1] (The record label, Zoë Records is named after her.[2])

Each girl in the group has a distinct personality: There is 'Country Girl' Crystal, 'Party Girl' Kate, 'Rock n' Roll Girl' Tarr, 'Urban Girl' Gina (who recently quit but will be in the Halloween CD)[citation needed], 'Fashion Girl' Alex (who has also recently quit, but will be in the Halloween CD)[citation needed], 'Preppy Girl' Zoë, 'Boho Girl' Jess, 'All-Star Girl' Jacqueline and 'Glamour Girl' Carly. All of the girls attended musical theater together for five years before joining the group. The girls are also accomplished actresses, all acting in local theater throughout Greater Boston.[3] Hammel chose the girls herself from her SHAPA establishment (Samantha Hammel Academy of Performing Arts). Billington produced the album.

Girl Authority's self-titled album was released on the Zoe Records label in April of 2006. The album reached #9 on Billboard's Top Kid Audio chart and #17 on the Top Heatseekers chart. On the album, the girls recorded past songs such as Madonna's Material Girl and Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway. The album ran several TV advertisements on Nickelodeon. In April of 2006, the girls were invited to sing with The Dresden Dolls at a show in Boston.

Girl Authority has often been compared to the music of Kidz Bop as they also perform popular songs of other artists. They have also been called a G-rated version of the Spice Girls due to each member sporting a moniker.

The group has appeared on CBS' The Early Show as well as signing an endorsement deal with PorchLight Entertainment for a television series, specials, website and direct-to-video programming, merchandising and an original book series.[4]

Their second debut, Road Trip was released on March 13. Featured on this album is a version of the early previously unreleased Depeche Mode song called "Let's Get Together" that Vince Clarke re-wrote for the band.[5] 80's pop singer Cyndi Lauper wrote a ballad for the group titled "Shine" and Tanya Donelly wrote four tracks for the album, including the group's new signature song titled "This Is My Day". [6][7] The group recently recorded an EP titled Girl Authority - Halloween Party Songs, a cover recording of Halloween-themed songs. However, the EP is only sold in local iParty stores.

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Girl Authority recorded "The Star-Spangled Banner" in June of 2006 and also a theme song for the Club Libby Lu store chain. They also released a Christmas single titled "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town". The single is only sold to listeners on Rhapsody, URGE, Zune and iTunes. "Rock n' Roll Girl" Tarr is currently serving as an intern for SAMM Entertainment.[9]

  1. ^ http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid32224.aspx
  2. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/12/05/godsmack_on_rounder/
  3. ^ http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts_entertainment/articles/the_tween_machine
  4. ^ http://www.girlauthority.com/?id=ga_news.php&newsId=699
  5. ^ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=21198_0_2_0_C
  6. ^ http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid32224.aspx
  7. ^ http://www.dailynewstribune.com/music/x1653602010
  8. ^ http://www.girlauthority.com/?id=ga_news.php&newsId=688M
  9. ^ http://www.sammonline.org/staff.html

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