L2M

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L2M
Origin	United States
Genres	Pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Warner
Website	www.l2mofficial.com
Members	Mariangeli Collado Tati McQuay Jenna Simmons Lexi Drew McKenzie Mack

L2M is a US based girl group formed in 2015. The group was masterminded, produced and funded by Mads Munk, a Danish entrepreneur who also funded the LEGO Friends DVD movie “Girlz 4 Life”. Following auditions throughout the United States with former Syco Music Creative Director / Manager Tim Byrne (of One Direction and The X Factor (UK TV series) fame) the group was formed and includes five girls: Mariangeli Collado (of Hitstreak), Tati McQuay, Lexi Drew, McKenzie Mack, and Jenna Simmons. The group name L2M stands for the phrase “Listening To Music” and was chosen by a focus group of eight- to 12-year-old girls.

In less than a year, the band pulled in over 13 million views on LEGO’s YouTube channel for their debut single “Girlz”, which led to a YouTube Kids partnership creating reality tutorials-based TV show ’L2M’s PopShop’ on their band YouTube channel, but also casting the girls as the leads in the new Red Originals drama series called ’Hyperlinked!’. The show is based on the highly successful Miss O & Friends brand which aims to empower young women around the world.

So far the group has released 4 singles with their Warner Bros Records including “GIRLZ”, “Incredible”, “B.E.A.T.”, and “Living For The Rhythm”.

The band released their most recent single “Living For The Rhythm” in February of 2017. The five girls are currently in the studio working on new music for a full-length album.

History

2015–2016: Formation and Girlz 4 Life

In 2015, Mads Munk had completed the first version of Girlz 4 Life using adult session singers. Looking for a younger sound, Munk approached Tim Byrne for help in putting a young girl group together.

After visiting LA and NYC and seeing auditions that were cheesy or overly “Disney”, Tim began to broaden his search across the US. When Tim found his group, the girls were all aged 10 or 11.

Byrne sent details of the project to the world’s best pop songwriters and producers, looking for a hit song to launch them. After ending up with some 500 songs to sift through, submitted by 250 writing teams. “Girlz” written by a team headed by Danish writer/producer Soulshock, was an obvious standout. ‘I sent it to Mads and he loved it. We knew that was the one.’

They recorded “Girlz” quickly so that the film could be finished, then flew to LA for intense three- to five-week blocks, working with a team that included vocal coach Eric Vetro, who has helped stars such as Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and Anne Hathaway. During their time in LA, the girls worked with WilldaBeast Adams, along with Justin Bieber’s choreographer, Nick Demoura, on improving their dance moves, while Dallas Lovato – sister of pop star Demi Lovato – helped their acting skills. By May 2015, Byrne felt they were ready to secure a record deal and decided to ink a deal with Warner Music Group.

Responsible for introducing Munk to Byrne, it was perhaps inevitable that Hermione (Hennessy) Ross became the band’s manager. A child prodigy who was playing classical piano onstage from the age of four, there is very little she hasn’t done in the music industry, from performer to manager to executive at Jive Records.

LegoFriends: Girlz 4 Life went on to be released on February 2nd, 2016 and was the biggest worldwide movie launch for LEGO in 2016.

2017: Hyperlinked!

In February 2017, the LA Times revealed the new slate of YouTube Red Original Programming aimed at children and families which included the official announcement of Hyperlinked. Hyperlinked! is a live-action series about a group of middle-schoolers who create and code a website for girls. The show is based off of Juliette Brindak from Miss O and Friends and how she created a safe online place for young girls. Blake also wrote and executive produced the series set to premiere summer of 2017.

Influences

Musically, the girls cite Justin Bieber, Cher Lloyd, Beyoncé and Fifth Harmony as their main influences among others. The girls even listened to Justin Bieber on the set of their most recent video shoot for "Living For The Rhythm". Girl power and turning your dreams into reality are also common themes from their music to the new show Hyperlinked.

Members

Mariangeli Collado

Mariangeli Collado was born April 11th, 2003 in Miami, FL. Mariangeli is the eldest of the group at 13 years old. She grew up in Miami and initially turned heads with a cover of Katy Perry’s “Roar” that amassed over 175 million views. Her parents came to the US from Puerto Rico 14 years ago, and when she showed a talent for singing, they encouraged it by taking her to after-school classes. At the age of nine Mariangeli became the youngest cast member in HitStreak, a drama centered on a recording studio and created to be watched on tablets and phones.

Tati McQuay

Tati McQuay was born August 30th, 2003 in Toronto, Canada. She has two young brothers and now lives in the LA area. Tati’s main role in the band is the girls’ choreographer. She started dancing almost as soon as she could walk, and by 6, was teaching adults how to move it on the dance floor. Tati has been featured in many choreographer videos on YouTube with Matt Steffanina, WillDaBEAST Adams, GuyGroove and more.

Lexi Drew

Lexi Drew was born December 21st, 2003 in Dallas, TX. She is the self proclaimed Posh Spice of L2M and is responsible for the L2M look / style choices and designs her own fashion line. Lexi started singing in public at the age of three and comes from a performing arts background. Her musical heroes include UK X Factor star Cher Lloyd and rapper Nicki Minaj.

Jenna Simmons

Jenna Simmons was born February 17th, 2004 in Dallas, TX. Jenna is the sportswoman L2M. She splits her off-time between playing sports and spending time with her dog Duchess.

McKenzie Mack

McKenzie Mack was born April 13th, 2004 and grew up in Canton, Ohio. She was the final addition to L2M, cast just two days before “Girlz” was recorded after auditioning for Tim Byrne in her living room. McKenzie is also an experienced actress who has filmed for Disney.

External links

• Official website
• L2M on Facebook
• L2M on Twitter
• L2M on Instagram

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