Charmz

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Charmz
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop
Years active2006
Labels Shock
Past members
  • Shannon Cordes
  • Gianna Dalla-Vecchia
  • Paris Maggs
  • Lauren Stowe

Charmz were an Australian four-piece girl band. They were put together by Mattel and Shock Records to promote a motion capture film, The Barbie Diaries (May 2006), [1] which features Barbie in a band, Charmz. [2] The group were developed through a singing contest for 8- to 14-year-old girls, [3] who had to send in a video of themselves singing. [4] The four winners, out of around 500 entrants, [5] were 13-year-olds, Gianna Dalla-Vecchia, Paris Maggs and Lauren Stowe, and 14-year-old, Shannon Cordes. [6]

Contents

Charmz members were taken to a recording studio in Sydney, [7] where they were mentored by Ricki-Lee Coulter, a former Australian Idol contestant. [8] Their self-titled album was released on 28 October 2006. [9] It contains cover versions of tracks by Coulter, Robbie Williams, Bananarama, [10] Gwen Stefani, the Mamas & Papas, and Hilary and Haylie Duff. [5] [11]

The album's single, "This Is Me", is a cover version of the original by Skye Sweetnam (the voice of Barbie in the film) and was written by Dorian Cheah, Amy Powers and Michele Vice. [12] [13] Charmz' rendition was issued ahead of the album on 31 July 2006, which peaked at No. 57 on the ARIA singles chart. [6] [1] [14]

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
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[16]
"This Is Me"200657Charmz

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