Secret Girls
Secret Girls | |
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| Origin | New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Pop, dance-pop |
| Years active | 2006–07, 2008, 2012–16 |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | www.secretgirlsworld.com |
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Secret Girls is an American girl group consisting of only transgender women created by Nikki Exotika. The current lineup consists of Nikki Exotika ,Raquel Starr, Eleet,and Jazlene Ban. The group made their debut on June 28, 2015 at NYC Pride performing a two song set consisting of covers. They are currently working on new music and pitching a reality show to television networks called "The Secret Girls ".
History
2006–14: Formation and line-up changes
The group originated around 2007 while under the name "Secret" (stylized as S+E+C+R+E+T) with Exotika along with now former members Felicia and Shayla. Exotika announced their departures in a video blog in 2007. In 2008, Exotika announced that her and a revised version of S+E+C+R+E+T were performing together again.[citation needed]
2015–16: Departure of Raquel Star and tour
They are currently scheduled to make their debut public performance at NYC Pride in 2015. The same day the announcement came, Exotika also announced that the current members are Jazlene, Eleet, Raquel Star, and herself. They give an interview to Sirius XM show "Opie with Jim Encore" on June 25.[1][2] They performed "One Last Time" (originally by Ariana Grande) and "Secret Girls (Pretty Girls)" (Originally by Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea) at NYC Pride on June 28. They performed the set at Pride a second time the next day.
Nikki Exotika, member and founder of the band, released the demo for the Secret Girls' reality show "Secret Girls" on her Facebook page. She also revealed that they were still offering the show around to television networks. A teaser for their cover of "One Last Time: was released onto their official YouTube account on August 3.[3] The video also announced that their website was coming out soon and would feature some special releases including the full version of "One Last Time" and a cover of Taylor Swift's US #1 hit "Blank Space".
Member Elina Garcia professionally known as Raquel was announced by Exotika to have departed the group. There has so far been no explanation on why she left the group. Singer Alissah Brooks was announced as a potential replacement the same day. The group along with Exotika individually has signed to Transcendence Icon Company, a modeling, acting, and singing management company directed at helping transgender people with their careers. Alissah Brooks was announced as new members of the group in late August. Exotika announced that the group had a headling promotional tour that would commence in 2015 called "The Secret Girls Promotional Tour".Exotika expressed her desire for the group to audition for America's Got Talent, although she has concern to whether she should after she auditioned with an old line up of the Secret Girls in 2010 where they were met with transphobia from the audience and had judge Sharon Osbourne say that she was "confused".[4]
Artistry
Secret Girls commonly cite The Spice Girls as their lead musical influence while taking visual inspiration from The Pussycat Dolls.
Members
Current
Nikki Exotika
Nicole Sanders (real name Nicole Sanders) is an American EDM/Pop singer-songwriter and actress from New Jersey. Exotika began her career at age 18 as a fashion model and doing shows at the Xtravaganza house under the name "Nicole Xtravaganza". She eventually switched her focus from modeling and dancing to acting and music and released a total of five singles, starred in the film Trantasia (2006), and made a number of television appearances on shows including Jerseylicious, Maury, The Tyra Banks Show, and Explosiv, among others. During this time, Exotika spent nearly a decade from 2006 until 2015 perfecting her idea for an all trans women girl group, this time saw several line up changes and a name change from Secret (stylized as S+E+C+R+E+T) to Secret Girls. In 2015, after going on a search through the internet, casting calls, and audition videos, Exotika was finally able to decide on a line up consisting of her, Raquel Star, Eleet, and Jazlene.
Former
Elina Garcia
Raquel Star (real name Elina Garcia) is an American singer who originated from Texas. Garcia is believed to have been added as a member to the Secret Girls in 2015. Garcia also speaks Spanish. Fellow member Nikki Exotika announced Garcia's departure on her Facebook account on August 11, 2015.[5]
Jazlene Ban
Jazlene Ban better known simply as Jazlene, is an American singer who originated from California. Ban is believed to have been added as a member to the Secret Girls in 2015.
Eleet Lucheonnie
Eleet Lucheonnie is an American singer who originated from New York. Lucheonnie is believed to have been added as a member to the Secret Girls in 2015.
Alissah Brooks
Brooks is an American singer who was announced as a new member to the group in late August, 2015. Brooks made headlines in 2013 for being discriminated against at a local Atlanta restaurant.[6]
Timeline
| Members | 2007 | 2008–14 | 2015 | ||
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| June | Aug. | Sept. | |||
| Nikki Exotika | |||||
| Eleet Lucheonnie | |||||
| Jazlene Ban | |||||
| Alissah Brooks | |||||
| Shaela | |||||
| Felicia | |||||
| Raquel Star | |||||
Tours
- The Secret Girls Promo Tour (2015)
Performances
| Year | Tour | Venue | Location | Date(s) | Notes |
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| 2015 | N/A | NYC Pride | New York City, New York | June 25–26 |
2 Performances (Two Song Set) |
| "Secret Girls Promotional Tour" | GLAAD Gala | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | October 21 | ||
| TBA | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | November 6 | |||
| Parliament House | Orlando, Florida, USA | November 7 | |||
| Manor | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | November 13 |
Discography
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director | Ref. |
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| 2015 | "One Last Time" | Rhonny Tufino | [7] |
Special releases
| Year | Title | Personnel | Notes | |
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| Producer(s) | Songwriter(s) | |||
| 2015 | "One Last Time" | James Manno Jamman Productions |
David Guetta Savan Kotecha Giorgio Tuinfort Rami Yacoub Carl Falk |
To Be Released |
| "Blank Space" | TBA | Taylor Swift Max Martin Shellback | ||
References
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/131886758
- ↑ https://twitter.com/secretgirlsusa/status/616044277706190848
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46N-Xp-pDu8
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153147526102507&set=a.10150275037417507.330019.737692506&type=1&permPage=1
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/NIKKIEXOTIKA/posts/10153109965312507?pnref=story
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/transgender-woman-discriminated_n_4254769.html
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=421734671354536&id=200911770103495
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