Belle Amie were an English popgirl group based in London. They were formed during the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. The band originally consisted of Esther Campbell, Sophia Wardman, Rebecca Creighton and Geneva Lane. Their debut single, "Girls Up", was released in August 2011. Lane had left the group in early January 2011 and Creighton left in April 2012 in order to pursue a solo career. The group split up in 2014.
Belle Amie consisted of singers Esther Campbell,[1] Sophia Wardman[2] Rebecca Creighton[3] and Geneva Lane.[1] The group was formed after all members applied as soloists for the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010, but failed to qualify for the "Girls" category. The judges, after a suggestion by Cowell, put them together in a band, qualifying for the Groups category.[4] Their qualifying song, as well as their first song ever as a group, was an acoustic version of "Faith".[5]
In the first week of live shows, they sang "Airplanes" by B.o.B and were safe. In week 2, they sang "You Really Got Me". As a result of the public vote, they were put in bottom three and had to sing in the final showdown on 17 October, after Storm Lee polled the fewest votes and was eliminated. They sang "Big Girls Don't Cry" and were saved by judges Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole voted to save them and eliminate Diva Fever instead, without having their mentor Simon Cowell to vote. However, the voting statistics revealed that Diva Fever received more votes than Belle Amie which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Diva Fever would've been saved.
In the third week, they sang "I'll Stand by You", in which they progressed to the fourth week, where they performed "Venus". However, they were in the bottom two for the second time with Katie Waissel, and sang "Breakaway" in the final showdown. The result went to deadlock, and Belle Amie were eliminated.[citation needed] A week later, the group performed at G-A-Y, along with series 5 finalist Diana Vickers.[citation needed]
2011–12: Lane's departure, debut album and Creighton's departureedit
In January 2011, it was reported Geneva Lane had left the group.[6] Lane stated her short time with the band "was absolutely brilliant, but as time went on I realised that it wasn't what I wanted and I missed performing with a live band and songwriting."[7]
Two months after Lane's departure, they released a snippet of their debut single "Girls Up" in March 2011.[8] The band signed a record deal with Dodient Records and their debut single "Girls Up" was released on digital download and CD single on 28 August 2011.[9] The music video premiered in early June 2011 and became 16th most watched video worldwide in two days on YouTube.[10][11] On 29 June 2011 the group uploaded a Mash-up of songs from 2011 to their official YouTube channel.[12] On 1 July 2011, Perez Hilton blogged about the remix, stating it as "an awesome mash-up of some of the hits of 2011…so far!".[13]
On 11 August 2011, they appeared on The Crush and performed a cover of Tinchy Stryder and Dappy's "Spaceship".[14][15] On 30 September 2011, they released a snippet of a new song titled, "Shine".[16] On 2 October 2011, Esther and Rebecca revealed that the group plan to release their debut album sometime next year, after they release several new singles.[17] In February 2012 they uploaded their second full song "Stand Up" On 13 April 2012, it was announced that Rebecca had left the group to pursue a solo career leaving original members, Esther and Sophia, with an undetermined future.[18][19]
Esther Campbell is from London, where she studied performing arts and musical theatre. For her first audition Campball sung "One Night Only", and was put through to bootcamp by all three judges. After being told she couldn't go through to judges' houses as a solo artist, she was put into Belle Amie.
Sophia Wardman is from Scarborough, Yorkshire, where she studied music. Wardman received four yeses, and made it to bootcamp, but was eventually put into Belle Amie. Before Belle Amie, Wardman was a contestant on reality TV show Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2007. On 30 January 2013, Wardman uploaded an acoustic session of an original song written by herself on her YouTube page titled, Standing Upside Down.[20]
Geneva Lane is from Guildford, where she studied musical theatre. Lane previously won 2008 Spanish singing contest The WOW Factor.[21] In the X-factor auditions she received four yeses after singing "At Last", thus making it to bootcamp, but was put into Belle Amie before judges' houses. Geneva agreed to join Belle Amie, being a member of the group all the way through their X Factor journey. In January 2011, Lane left the group. Geneva stated it wasn't the direction she wanted to take musically, and that as a solo artist she has more freedom creatively, and can express herself.[22] After leaving the band, Lane signed a record deal with Hillbilly Records, and her debut single "Karma" was released on 25 September 2011. Lane has recorded a new song, titled "Write It Down", which is due for release sometime in 2012.[citation needed]
Rebecca Creighton, is from Tallaght, Ireland. She left her job as a hairdresser to pursuit her dreams of being a singer, and auditioned for X Factor. Creighton managed to get through to bootcamp, but was put into Belle Amie, being a member of the group all the way through their X Factor journey and remaining in the group 2 years after they were eliminated from the show. In 2012 Creighton left Belle Amie to concentrate on her own interests in R&B and rap music. She sang on Irish rapper Rob Kelly's single The Real Thing.[23] Belle Amie released a statement in April 2012 saying "We're really sorry to announce that Rebecca has decided to leave the group to pursue a solo career.... We're really upset with the decision made as the future for Belle Amie was looking bright."[23] Creighton expressed her frustration that there was little support for Belle Amie and they had struggled to get airplay for their music.[23]
Referencesedit
^ abMarion McMullen (4 October 2010). "The secrets behind The X Factor finalists revealed". Coventry Telegraph.
^Claire Murphy (27 September 2010). "Irish X Factor hopefuls given second chance". Evening Herald.
^"The X Factor 2010: the 12 acts who made it to the Live Shows". entertainment.stv. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"The X Factor 2010: the 12 acts who made it to the Live Shows". STV. 3 October 2010.
^"Geneva Lane leaves 'X Factor' Belle Amie". Digital Spy. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Belle Amie release debut single teaser". Digital Spy. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^. iTunes. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Hold your Belle's up for these eX Factor beauties who are taking their careers to the next level". Flavour Magazine. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"'X Factor' Belle Amie premiere 'Girls Up' video". Digital Spy. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Belle Amie – 2011 Mashup". YouTube. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Tres Belle!". PerezHilton.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Belle Amie – Spaceship (Cover)". YouTube. 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"The Crush: August". 4Music. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Belle Amie – Shine (Exclusive Snippet)". YouTube. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"X Factor Finalist – Belle Amie Interview With Amaru Don TV Part 1". 2 October 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Miss Red: Rebecca Creighton has left Belle Amie". Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^"Rebecca has left Belle Amie". Facebook. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^"Standing Upside Down Acoustic – Original Sophia Wardman". Sophia Wardman. Retrieved 1 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
^"Geneva Lane talks on leaving Belle Amie, Music&Boys". Water Media Talents. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ abcMurphy, Claire (27 April 2012). "Rebecca quits pop to pursue her R&B roots ... and a new look". The Evening Herald (Dublin). Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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This article is about the British musical group For other uses see Belle Amie disambiguation Belle Amie were an English pop girl group based in London They were formed during the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010 The band originally consisted of Esther Campbell Sophia Wardman Rebecca Creighton and Geneva Lane Their debut single Girls Up was released in August 2011 Lane had left the group in early January 2011 and Creighton left in April 2012 in order to pursue a solo career The group split up in 2014 Belle AmieGenresPopelectropophip hopR amp BYears active2010 14LabelsDodientPast membersGeneva Lane Rebecca Creighton Esther Campbell Sophia WardmanWebsitebelleamie1 wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 2010 Formation and The X Factor 1 2 2011 12 Lane s departure debut album and Creighton s departure 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Featured singles 2 3 Music videos 3 Members 3 1 Members 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit2010 Formation and The X Factor edit Main article The X Factor British series 7 Belle Amie consisted of singers Esther Campbell 1 Sophia Wardman 2 Rebecca Creighton 3 and Geneva Lane 1 The group was formed after all members applied as soloists for the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010 but failed to qualify for the Girls category The judges after a suggestion by Cowell put them together in a band qualifying for the Groups category 4 Their qualifying song as well as their first song ever as a group was an acoustic version of Faith 5 In the first week of live shows they sang Airplanes by B o B and were safe In week 2 they sang You Really Got Me As a result of the public vote they were put in bottom three and had to sing in the final showdown on 17 October after Storm Lee polled the fewest votes and was eliminated They sang Big Girls Don t Cry and were saved by judges Louis Walsh Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole voted to save them and eliminate Diva Fever instead without having their mentor Simon Cowell to vote However the voting statistics revealed that Diva Fever received more votes than Belle Amie which meant that if the result went to deadlock Diva Fever would ve been saved In the third week they sang I ll Stand by You in which they progressed to the fourth week where they performed Venus However they were in the bottom two for the second time with Katie Waissel and sang Breakaway in the final showdown The result went to deadlock and Belle Amie were eliminated citation needed A week later the group performed at G A Y along with series 5 finalist Diana Vickers citation needed 2011 12 Lane s departure debut album and Creighton s departure edit In January 2011 it was reported Geneva Lane had left the group 6 Lane stated her short time with the band was absolutely brilliant but as time went on I realised that it wasn t what I wanted and I missed performing with a live band and songwriting 7 Two months after Lane s departure they released a snippet of their debut single Girls Up in March 2011 8 The band signed a record deal with Dodient Records and their debut single Girls Up was released on digital download and CD single on 28 August 2011 9 The music video premiered in early June 2011 and became 16th most watched video worldwide in two days on YouTube 10 11 On 29 June 2011 the group uploaded a Mash up of songs from 2011 to their official YouTube channel 12 On 1 July 2011 Perez Hilton blogged about the remix stating it as an awesome mash up of some of the hits of 2011 so far 13 On 11 August 2011 they appeared on The Crush and performed a cover of Tinchy Stryder and Dappy s Spaceship 14 15 On 30 September 2011 they released a snippet of a new song titled Shine 16 On 2 October 2011 Esther and Rebecca revealed that the group plan to release their debut album sometime next year after they release several new singles 17 In February 2012 they uploaded their second full song Stand Up On 13 April 2012 it was announced that Rebecca had left the group to pursue a solo career leaving original members Esther and Sophia with an undetermined future 18 19 Discography editSingles edit Year Song Chartpositions Album UKIndie 2011 Girls Up 25 Non album single Featured singles edit Year Song Chart positions UK IRE SCO 2010 Heroes as part of The X Factor Finalists 1 1 1 Music videos edit Title Year Director Girls Up 2011 D O Fissoun and Mouktar MohammedMembers editMember 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Geneva Lane 2010 2011 Rebecca Creighton 2010 2012 Esther Campbell 2010 2014 Sophia Wardman 2010 2014 Members edit Esther Campbell is from London where she studied performing arts and musical theatre For her first audition Campball sung One Night Only and was put through to bootcamp by all three judges After being told she couldn t go through to judges houses as a solo artist she was put into Belle Amie Sophia Wardman is from Scarborough Yorkshire where she studied music Wardman received four yeses and made it to bootcamp but was eventually put into Belle Amie Before Belle Amie Wardman was a contestant on reality TV show Shipwrecked Battle of the Islands 2007 On 30 January 2013 Wardman uploaded an acoustic session of an original song written by herself on her YouTube page titled Standing Upside Down 20 Geneva Lane is from Guildford where she studied musical theatre Lane previously won 2008 Spanish singing contest The WOW Factor 21 In the X factor auditions she received four yeses after singing At Last thus making it to bootcamp but was put into Belle Amie before judges houses Geneva agreed to join Belle Amie being a member of the group all the way through their X Factor journey In January 2011 Lane left the group Geneva stated it wasn t the direction she wanted to take musically and that as a solo artist she has more freedom creatively and can express herself 22 After leaving the band Lane signed a record deal with Hillbilly Records and her debut single Karma was released on 25 September 2011 Lane has recorded a new song titled Write It Down which is due for release sometime in 2012 citation needed Rebecca Creighton is from Tallaght Ireland She left her job as a hairdresser to pursuit her dreams of being a singer and auditioned for X Factor Creighton managed to get through to bootcamp but was put into Belle Amie being a member of the group all the way through their X Factor journey and remaining in the group 2 years after they were eliminated from the show In 2012 Creighton left Belle Amie to concentrate on her own interests in R amp B and rap music She sang on Irish rapper Rob Kelly s single The Real Thing 23 Belle Amie released a statement in April 2012 saying We re really sorry to announce that Rebecca has decided to leave the group to pursue a solo career We re really upset with the decision made as the future for Belle Amie was looking bright 23 Creighton expressed her frustration that there was little support for Belle Amie and they had struggled to get airplay for their music 23 References edit a b Marion McMullen 4 October 2010 The secrets behind The X Factor finalists revealed Coventry Telegraph Sophia s band takes spotlight Scarborough Evening News 2 October 2010 Claire Murphy 27 September 2010 Irish X Factor hopefuls given second chance Evening Herald The X Factor 2010 the 12 acts who made it to the Live Shows entertainment stv 3 October 2010 Retrieved 15 April 2012 The X Factor 2010 the 12 acts who made it to the Live Shows STV 3 October 2010 Geneva Lane leaves X Factor Belle Amie Digital Spy 26 January 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Geneva Lane on leaving Belle Amie her split from Zayn Malik and being a Cher Lloyd fan 11 August 2011 Archived from the original on 10 May 2012 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Belle Amie release debut single teaser Digital Spy 23 March 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Girls Up Remixes EP iTunes Archived from the original on 5 December 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Hold your Belle s up for these eX Factor beauties who are taking their careers to the next level Flavour Magazine 24 August 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 X Factor Belle Amie premiere Girls Up video Digital Spy 16 June 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Belle Amie 2011 Mashup YouTube 29 June 2011 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Tres Belle PerezHilton com 1 July 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Belle Amie Spaceship Cover YouTube 24 August 2011 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2012 The Crush August 4Music 25 July 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Belle Amie Shine Exclusive Snippet YouTube 30 September 2011 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2012 X Factor Finalist Belle Amie Interview With Amaru Don TV Part 1 2 October 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2012 Miss Red Rebecca Creighton has left Belle Amie Retrieved 7 May 2012 Rebecca has left Belle Amie Facebook 7 May 2012 Retrieved 7 May 2012 Standing Upside Down Acoustic Original Sophia Wardman Sophia Wardman Retrieved 1 February 2013 dead YouTube link The Wow Factor 2008 Finalists Geneva Lane talks on leaving Belle Amie Music amp Boys Water Media Talents 19 September 2011 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 27 June 2012 a b c Murphy Claire 27 April 2012 Rebecca quits pop to pursue her R amp B roots and a new look The Evening Herald Dublin Retrieved 11 August 2012 External links editOfficial website nbsp Belle Amie at IMDb Belle Amie s channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belle Amie amp oldid 1223646518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
