Bands like The Supremes, TLC and Destiny’s Child marked the 60s, 90s and 2000s with soul and R&B that shocked generations
A recent phenomenon, the British group Flo caught the attention of the media by saving the proposal of an all-female trio. Called girl groups, these groups marked the 90s and 2000s in particular by bringing a rhythm and blues (R&B) with a bubblegum refrain capable of shaking generations.
Rooted in The Supremes, women’s groups have had a great influence on the popularization of gender born in North American black communities. Not only that, they were also the stage to demonstrate the power of harmonized female voices and to introduce the world to singers who would also shine in their solo careers.
Currently, girl groups are back with the k-pop. Generation of girls, Twice And blackpink conquered the “generation of Tick tockand introduced Korean pop to the world. Using the same platform, now Flo comes in to save R&B.
From the Supremes to the Brazilians SNZwe recall some of the main trios in the history of music:
The Supremes
It all started with them. Born in the early 1960s, the Supremes have become almost synonymous with soul and the Motown record label.
With Florence Ballardo, Mary Wilson, Diana Rossi And Betty McGlown, the group began initially as a quartet called The Primettes. Betty left the group and was replaced by Barbara Martinowho would also later leave the girl group.
The group also became known as Diana Ross & The Supremes due to the popularity of the singer, who would go on to an established solo career. The Supremes were responsible for paving the way for girl groups with hits like You can’t rush love, baby love And Stop! In the name of love.
The Marvelettes
On the same wavelength as Motown, the The Marvelettes failed to build a strong identity like The Supremes, but also marked the 60s and the beginning of girl groups. To maintain Gladys Horton And Vanda Young as lead vocals, the group came to have five different line-ups.
The Marvelettes were the group responsible for scoring Motown’s first number one track. Please Mr. Postmanfrom 1961, even got a cover from none other than the Beatles.
TLC
One of the most successful girl groups of all time, the TLC was born in 1991 in Georgia, in WE. Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lisa “The Left Eye” Lopes And Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas heralded the era with R&B mixed with pop.
The group suffered a major blow in 2002 when Lisa died after being involved in a car accident. Tionne and Rozonda followed as a duo until the 2010s. TLC was marked by hits such as No scrubs, waterfalls And Creeping.
The son of destiny
Group that opened the beginning of the singer’s career BeyoncéThe The son of destiny also erupted as a cultural phenomenon in 1990. The best known formation was Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland And Michael Williams.
The group suffered internal strife and ended in 2005. They reunited for the festival coachella in 2018 and rumors that members would prepare a new project after the covid-19 pandemic emerged in 2020.
Among Destiny’s Child’s greatest hits are of My Name, Invoices, invoices, invoices And Survived.
SNZ
In Brazil, the 90s were marked by bands like SNZ. The trio was formed in 1997 by Sarah Sheeva, Nana Shara And Zabel Gomessinger’s daughters Child from Brazil and the musician Pepe Gomes.
In 2003, Sarah announced her departure from the group. SNZ then went through pauses until finally finishing the work in 2009. Among the successes are If I could, Imaginary portrait And Nothing will take you away from me.
*Intern under the supervision of Charlise de Morais
Source: Terra
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