| Rouge | |
|---|---|
| Origin | São Paulo |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Years active | 2002–2005 |
| Labels | Columbia, Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | KLB, Br'oZ |
| Members | |
| Aline Willy(2002-2005) Fantine Thó(2002-2005) Karin Hils(2002-2005) Luciana Andrade (2002-2004) Patrícia Lissah Martins(2002-2005) |
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| Notable instruments | |
| Vocal | |
Rouge was a commercially successful girl group, formed in the first season of the Brazilian reality show Popstars, broadcast by SBT in 2002. In four years of career, they achieved four Gold, three Platinum and one Diamond album in Brazil and released various hit singles, becoming the most successful Brazilian girl group of all time.
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The goal of the first season (2002) of the Brazilian version of the show Popstars was to form a girl band. Thousands of young women participated the first phase of the show, and, through tests, five girls were selected to form Rouge. While Popstars had a good rating for SBT, nobody expected Rouge's album to be as big as it ended up being.
In 2002, they released their debut self-titled album, which was tremendously successful and sold over a million copies (1.2 million copies[1]) in Brazil, receiving the Diamond certification. Part of the unexpected success was due to the song Ragatanga (the Portuguese version of Las Ketchup's global hit The Ketchup Song (Asereje)), which became a huge phenomenon in the country when released. Rouge was particularly popular among young girls and shoe-line, dolls, candies, toys, among other licensed products were released targeting the public.
Their second album came in 2003, named C'est La Vie. The lead single, "Brilha La Luna", performed well on Brazilian charts, but was not as huge as Ragatanga. The album went 2x Platinum (500,000 copies sold).
In January 2004 Luciana left the group before the release of the third album due to personal reasons. She would not reveal what prompted her to leave the group, but many newspapers says the reason was the fights with Fantine. Fantine attacked constantly Luciana in media and claimed that she did not sing good parts in the songs because most solo parts sung by Luciana and Patricia. But the Fantine's disgust by Luciana began hearings on Popstars. In 2002 on the Sônia Abrão's program Falando Francamente (en: Speaking Frankly), Fantine said she did not like Luciana and she was the only one she did not want the group, but said they had become friends. Luciana was forbidden to record a solo album for seven years for breaking the contract. The ban was completed in 2010.
In June 2004 when the public thought Rouge would break up, Blá Blá Blá was released. The title song was also successful. Blá Blá Blá was certified Platinum (125,000 copies sold. The certifications had changed since 2003: Platinum was 125,000 and 2x Platinum was 250,000); although the album sold well, its sales are low in comparison to Rouge's previous albums.
The group released a greatest hits compilation, named Mil E Uma Noites, in 2005. The album featured six previously unreleased songs, featuring the hit song "Vem Habib (Wala Wala)", and went Gold (50,000 copies sold). Since then, any new material from Rouge was announced or released. The group formally broke-up in December 2005.
In 2010 the fans started a petition to the group's return. The intent of the petition were recording a DVD celebrating 10 years of career in 2012. The petition started on the Internet, but received attention from the television because of the video aired on YouTube and had millions of views. In a few months, the Twitter of 5 members began to have thousands of messages asking for the return of the Rouge. In 2011 Lissah (formerly known as Patricia), Aline and Karin accept a return and Sony BMG showed interest in the DVD recording, but the fight between Luciana and Fantine is a hindrance to the return.
Total album sales: 3,4 million
| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | Best New Group | Rouge | Won |
| Prêmio Austregésilo de Athayde | Best New Group | Rouge | Won | |
| Prêmio Jovem Brasil | Best New Group | Rouge | Won | |
| Best Song | Ragatanga | Won | ||
| 2003 | Video Music Brasil | Viewer's Choice | Brilha La Luna | Nominated |
| 4th Latin Grammy Awards | Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Rouge | Nominated | |
| Prêmio Multishow | Best New Group | Rouge | Won[4] | |
| Best DVD | O Sonho de Ser Uma Popstar | Nominated[4] | ||
| Prêmio Miscelânea Design (ABRE) | ? | CD + DVD C'est La Vie | Won | |
| Meus Prêmios Nick(Nicklodeon's Kids Choice Awards Brazil) | Best Song | Brilla La Luna | Won | |
| Best Video | Brilla La Luna | Won | ||
| Prêmio Troféu Imprensa | Best Group | Rouge | Won | |
| 2004 | Video Music Brasil | Viewer's Choice | Blá Blá Blá | Nominated |
| Prêmio Academia Brasileira de Letras | Best Group | Rouge | Won | |
| Prêmio Troféu Imprensa | Best Group | Rouge | Won | |
| 2005 | Meus Prêmios Nick(Nicklodeon's Kids Choice Awards Brazil) | Best Group | Rouge | Won |