Timeline
DCappella | |
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| Origin | United States |
| Genres |
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| Years active | 2018–2023 |
| Labels | Walt Disney Records |
| Past members |
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| Website | dcappellalive |
DCappella was an a cappella group formed via a national search and run by Disney Music Group featuring Disney songs. [1] The group originally consisted of Antonio Fernandez, Joe Santoni, Morgan Keene, Orlando Dixon, RJ Woessner, Shelley Regner, and Sojourner Brown: Kalen Kelly and Kelly Denice Taylor joined the group after Regner and Brown left. Deke Sharon was DCappella’s co-creator, music director, arranger and producer.
DCappella was conceived in 2012 with [2] auditions starting in November 2017. [3] Then it was announced in December 2017 as being formed by Disney Music Group through a nationwide search for talent run by Deke Sharon. Plans at the time was for a seven member group, soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, high baritone, low bass and vocal percussionist. On April 29, 2018, the seven members were confirmed to be Newsies star Morgan Keene as the soprano, Pitch Perfect star Shelley Regner as the mezzo, Tony Awards performer Sojourner Brown as the alto, Saturday Night Live performer RJ Woessner as the tenor, The Voice finalist Orlando Dixon as the baritone, Hunkapella member Joe Santoni as the bass, and American Music Machine member Antonio Fernandez as the vocal percussionist. [4] In January 2018, a list of 14 member was released, as at the time, Disney planned for two separate touring teams within DCappella group. [5]
Disney Music released the group's first single, "Immortals" from Disney's "Big Hero 6" on April 27, 2018. [6] [7] DCappella made its first appearance on American Idol's Disney Night April 29, 2018. [8] The group gave its first concert performance over Memorial Day weekend 2018 as the opening act to Disney's Beauty and the Beast Live in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl [9] along with ABC's first Idol winner Maddie Poppe. [10] The group's debut self titled album was released on November 16, 2018. [2]
DCappella's first tour started in Jacksonville, Florida, in January 2019 and ended two months later in Oakland, California. [1] Regner was replaced as mezzo by Kalen Kelly in May 2019. [11] On October 25, 2019, they released their first holiday album called Rockin Holiday. In March 2020, Brown was replaced by Kelly Denice Taylor. [12] Taylor left the group on May 9, 2022 [13] and Woessner left on February 20, 2023. The group officially disbanded on June 3, 2023.
| Period | Baritone | Bass | Soprano | Mezzo | Alto | Vocal Percussionist | Tenor |
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| April 29, 2018 – May 22, 2019 | Orlando Dixon | Joe Santoni | Morgan Keene | Shelley Regner | Sojourner Brown | Antonio Fernandez | RJ Woessner |
| May 22, 2019 – March 18, 2020 | Kalen Kelly | ||||||
| March 20, 2020 – May 9, 2022 | Kelly Denice Taylor |
All music is composed by Michael Giacchino, except where noted, and additional music by Giacchino
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 33. | "Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl's Theme" | 1:20 |
| 34. | "Chill or Be Chilled – Frozone's Theme" | 1:36 |
| 35. | "Pow! Pow! Pow! – Mr. Incredible's Theme" | 1:31 |
| 36. | "The Glory Days" | 1:39 |
All music are arranged by Deke Sharon [15]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tune Up" | :37 | ||
| 2. | "The World Es Mi Familia" | Coco | :37 | |
| 3. | "Friend Like Me" | Aladdin | 2:19 | |
| 4. | "How Far I'll Go" | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Moana | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Let it Go/Do You Want to Build a Snowman" | Frozen | 2:42 | |
| 6. | "I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)" | The Jungle Book | 3:50 | |
| 7. | "You'll Be in My Heart" | Phil Collins | Tarzan | 3:09 |
| 8. | "When She Loved Me" | Randy Newman | Toy Story 2 | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Trashin' the Camp" | Phil Collins | Tarzan | 2:03 |
| 10. | "Part of Your World/A Whole New World" | The Little Mermaid /Aladdin | 3:16 | |
| 11. | "Step in Time" | Sherman Brothers | Mary Poppins | 2:25 |
| 12. | " Immortals " | Big Hero 6 [6] | 3:42 | |
| 13. | " Remember Me " | Coco | 2:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "A Whole New World" | Aladdin | 2:39 | |
| 15. | "Beauty and the Beast" | Beauty and the Beast | 3:59 | |
| 16. | "Circle of Life / He lives in You" | The Lion King / The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | 3:38 | |
| 17. | "Under the Sea" | The Little Mermaid | 2:53 | |
| 18. | "Thanks to You (From Tokyo DisneySea 1st Anniversary)" |
| 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last Christmas" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | 1:47 |
| 3. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | 1:43 |
| 4. | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Feliz Navidad" | 2:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | On album (Released) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Immortals" (from Big Hero 6 ) | DCappella (April 27, 2018) | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana) | Lin-Manuel Miranda | DCappella (August 10, 2018) | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Trashin' the Camp" (from Tarzan) | Phil Collins | DCappella (September 28, 2018) | 2:03 |
| 4. | "Last Christmas" | George Michael | (September 28, 2018) | 3:20 |
| 5. | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | (September 28, 2018) | 3:47 | |
| 6. | "Part of Your World" (from The Little Mermaid) | DCappella (February 15, 2019) | 3:01 | |
| 7. | "Ready for This" (features JD McCrary) | (August 2, 2019) | 1:14 | |
| 8. | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) | (September 6, 2019) | 3:24 [19] [20] | |
| 9. | "Circle of Life/He Lives in You" (from The Lion King / The Lion King II: Simba's Pride ) | (October 11, 2019) | 3:38 | |
| 10. | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) | (November 8, 2019) | 3:08 | |
| 11. | "Get'cha Head in the Game" (from High School Musical ) |
| (December 6, 2019) | 2:21 |
| 12. | "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" (from The Aristocats ) |
| (January 10, 2020) | 2:40 |
| 13. | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (from The Lion King ) | (February 7, 2020) | 2:24 | |
| 14. | "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (from Mulan (1998 film) ) | (February 28, 2020) | 3:08 | |
| 15. | "All I Want" (from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ) | Olivia Rodrigo | (March 27, 2020) | 3:02 |
| 16. | "I2I" (from A Goofy Movie ) | Patrick Deremer & Roy Freeland | (April 10, 2020) | 2:57 |
| 17. | "Into the Unknown" (from Frozen II ) | Kristen Anderson-Lopez·Robert Lopez | (April 24, 2020) | 2:43 |
| 18. | "You're Welcome (song)" (from Moana ) | Lin-Manuel Miranda | (May 15, 2020) | 2:43 |
| 19. | "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" (from Lilo & Stitch ) | Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu | (June 10, 2020) | 2:49 |
| 20. | "Just Around the Riverbend/Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas (1995 film) ) | (June 19, 2020) | 4:35 | |
| 21. | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules ) | (September 4, 2020) | 2:43 | |
| 22. | "The Nightmare Before Christmas Medley" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas ) | Danny Elfman | (October 2, 2020) | 3:05 |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Cappella Video Awards (AVA) | ||||
| 2019 | "Immortals" | Best Rock Video | Won | [24] |
| Outstanding Special/Visual Effects | Nominated | [25] | ||
| Outstanding Video Editing | Nominated | |||
| Best Soundtrack Video | Nominated | |||
| Best Video by a Professional Group | Nominated | |||
| Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) | ||||
| 2019 | Deke Sharon for "Immortals" | Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group | Won | [26] |
| DCappella | Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Debut Album | Runner-up | ||
| "Immortals" | Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Rock Song | Runner-up | ||
| "The Glory Days" | Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Soundtrack Song | Runner-up | ||
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