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UC3 performing with US soldier at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Members (left to right): Eileen Esposito, Cristal Bermudez, and Tracy Williams

UC3 perform The Star-Spangled Banner. Members (left to right): Eileen Esposito, Tracy Williams, Cristal Bermudez

UC3 is an American all female trio of pop singers from Tampa Bay, Florida. They have performed throughout the U.S. and overseas in several countries. They are particularly well known among U.S. service personnel overseas, who they have repeatedly performed for.

The current members are Eileen Esposito, Cristal Bermudez, and Tracy Williams. Former member Kristy Scott was replaced by Eileen Esposito. The group is sponsored by Hooters, who distributes their music in some of their restaurants, which complements traditional sales. They were part of the Hooters organization's "Operation Let Freedom Wing" group of talent which toured Afghanistan and other places with U.S. forces. Touring with them overseas was singer Angela Lanza.

Within the US, the largest number of people who saw them, were at NFL and other major league games, where they sang.

The group is apparently on hiatus (possibly permanently), and has not performed or recorded together since early 2005. In addition, their official website, www.uc3online.com, no longer works.

1 Members
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[edit] Members

[edit] Eileen Esposito

Eileen Esposito is a dancer and singer. She started training musically at age 8. She was part of the Tampa troupe Entertainment Revue. Before that she was a member of the country/pop group Indian Summer alongside Heather Piccinini, a contestant on the third season of American Idol. She was also a member of the Tampa chorus. As a stage actress, she appeared in the musical Oliver.

[edit] Cristal Bermudez

Cristal Bermudez is also a dancer and a model, who started musical training at age 3. She performed with the Spanish Lyric Theatre. She was formerly part of the R&B Hip Hop group In2ition. She was a member of Florida's all-state choir. She performed in the stage plays West Side Story and Oliver!.

[edit] Tracy Williams

Main article: Tracy Williams

Williams had early success at age 12, with the all girl group PYT (Pretty Young Thing). The other members of that group were Lauren Mayhew, Lydia Bell, and Ashley Niven.[1] In 2000 the four member group released the album Down with Me on the Epic Records label. The group released the singles "Something More Beautiful" and "Same Ol' Same Ol'". As well the group's songs were on the soundtracks for the films Center Stage and Bring It On.