| Clique Girlz | |
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The group onstage in 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | 2004–2009 |
| Labels | Interscope Records Universal Records |
| Associated acts | Destinee & Paris |
| Website | destineeandparis.com |
| Past members | |
| Destinee Monroe (2004–2009) Paris Monroe (2004–2009) Ariel Moore (2004–2009) Sara Diamond (2009) |
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Clique Girlz were an American girl group consisting of sisters Destinee and Paris Monroe and Ariel Moore. The group split up in 2009.
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In 2004, Destinee and Paris Monroe formed a group with their childhood friend whom they met at school.[1][2] Then, the three started to perform together as a group, named Clique (before they were signed), with the Monroes' mother, Lenore, as their manager. The rising to stardom group recorded the song "Lemonade" for Alex's Lemonade with the label Rhino (a part of Warner Bros. Records), which is now available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, (etc.)
In concert, where band member Howie D invited them to open the show.[3] They opened for other artists including Billy Ray Cyrus, The Click Five, Kirk Franklin, The Jonas Brothers, and The Cheetah Girls.
At the beginning of 2007, they left their hometown to go to Hollywood for a meeting and never left.[2][4] Jimmy Iovine signed them to his Interscope label.[5][6] The name of the group was changed to Clique Girlz due to there was already a group called "Clique" On March 28, 2008, they went to Tokyo, Japan to work on their first full length album, Incredible.[5] The following month, they released a three-song EP. That summer the girls did several shows at Six Flags and other venues opening for artists including Drake Bell and Demi Lovato,[7] performing songs from the girls' upcoming album. They later traveled to Japan for the second time to promote their upcoming album. They appeared on several Japanese TV shows and performed at the MTV Vibrations 2008.[8] Their first studio album, Incredible, was released August 27, 2008 in Japan.[9]
They performed at the Fourth of July Philadelphia Fireworks Show and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[6] and also participated in special events including the Grammys, Kids Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards.[3]
Music videos for the songs "Then I Woke Up",[10] "Incredible",[11] and "You Think" were filmed the same year and the girls did several TV appearances on shows like The Today Show, performing songs like "Incredible", "The Difference In Me" and "Then I Woke Up".[12][13]
An acoustic version of their song "Incredible" was included in the AT&T Team USA Olympic Soundtrack 2008.[14] The girls were also the official opening act for the Cheetah Girls nation-wide "One World Tour".[5]
On January 24, 2009, Tommy2.Net reported that Ariel Moore had left the group.[15] Then on January 31, auditions were held at Center Staging in Burbank, CA to find a new member.[16] On that same day, Ariel Moore posted a video on YouTube announcing that she had left the group for personal reasons.[17] In late February, pictures from a photo shoot for Baby Bottle Pop surfaced featuring the new member, Sara Diamond. On February 27, they confirmed on their website that Diamond joined the group and did their first ever interview with Tommy2.Net.[18] Diamond was let go from the group in late April due to unknown reasons.
The Clique Girlz disbanded in 2009. In 2010, Destinee and Paris Monroe formed their own group, simply titled Destinee & Paris. The girls posted on their official website that their debut album (as a duo) would come out in late 2010. Also on their website, they posted snippets of 4 new songs from their upcoming album: "Go Your Own Way" (Cover from Fleetwood Mac), "Sweet Sarah," "It's Over," and "Heart of Mine." The girls shot the music video for their then second single, "Pretend," on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The release date as of August 2011 has not been confirmed, leading many to believe the video will not be released. The girls released a song for the "Despicable Me" movie soundtrack, "I'm on a Roll." On their Facebook page they said their album would be called "Heart of Mine" and they were going to be touring again soon.
Via Twitter, Destinee and Paris announced that their new single will be called, "True Love," and will be released on August 9th, 2011. They also will be touring with Britney Spears on her Femme Fatale Tour. "True Love" was released as scheduled on their MySpace page, then was released as a digital download on August 23, 2011.[19]
Destinee and Paris also performed their song True Love at Disney Channel's Original Series: So Random.
Paris Quinn Monroe (2004–2009)[20] (born January 9, 1996) from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey[21] was described as the "princess" of the group, and her symbol was a crown, which she said she loved as a fashion statement.[1] Her signature color was pink. She also plays the piano. She is now in a duo with her sister, Destinee & Paris.
Destinee Rae Monroe (2004–2009)[20] (born June 16, 1994) from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey[21] was described as the "rock girl" of the group. Her symbol was a star because when she was little she had something in her eye and her mom said it was a star.[1] Her signature color was blue. Destinee's hobbies include singing and playing guitar, violin and piano.[3][22] She is now in Destinee & Paris, a duo with her sister.
Ariel Alexis Moore (2004–2009)[20] (born July 27, 1994). Ariel's group symbol was hearts "because she always wants to help others and has a big heart",[23] and she has also said that she chose that symbol because she always liked to draw hearts.[1] Her signature color was purple.[23] Ariel's other hobbies are dancing and reading.[22]
Sara Maxine Diamond (2009) (born January 5, 1995)[24] from Montreal, Quebec, Canada has been singing and performing since age five. She has also opened for singers Roberta Flack and Bonnie Tyler at Montreal's Bell Centre. She also acts, models and plays piano. Her symbol was a heart, because she loves to care for people, and her color was red.[24]