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The Cheetah Girls
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Background information
Years active2003—present
Websitewww.cheetahgirls.com
This is for the group of girls. For the movie, see The Cheetah Girls (film).

Story

The Cheetah Girls started out as a 2003 Summer Line-Up movie for Disney Channel. Within the two years of release, it gained one of the biggest fan franchises in Disney history as well as on the soundtrack charts having a double platinum soundtrack and high-rated DVD release. After all of this success three of the original members Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan decided to reunite and record and a song for the Disneymania 3 CD. Raven-Symone however declined saying that "I want to work on my solo career right now. I loved being a Cheetah Girl but I don't want to be know as 'Galleria from The Cheetah Girls’, and as 'Raven Baxter' forever. Right now I just want to be Raven-Symone." Adrienne Bailon (who at the time had a reoccurring role on That's So Raven) claimed to "understand" but still said she was "disappointed" in Raven for not continuing what she started. However, the 3 remaining Cheetahs recorded I Won't Say (I'm In Love) for Disneymania 3. They also kept their names from The Cheetah Girls movie. Kiely was known as "Aqua", Adrienne was known as "Chanel" and Sabrina was known as "Dorinda". After seeing how much of a response I Won't Say (I'm In Love) received, Disney quickly approached the Cheetahs for a recording contract. Raven was again offered her spot back in the group and again declined. This upset Adrienne so much that she quit as her role of Alana on That's So Raven. The newly reformed Cheetah Girls signed the contract for one album with Walt Disney Records. The stage names Dorinda, Chanel and Aqua were also dropped at this time. Right before the release of their debut album they released a single for the Chicken Little soundtrack called Shake a Tail Feather, a re-make of an old Ray Charles song. Their debut album was a Christmas album titled Cheetah-licious Christmas. They also made a music video for their debut single also titled Cheetah-Licious Christmas. They performed this single at the Walt-Disney Christmas Day Parade and were featured in The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. After the success of their Christmas album they were reported as signing to Hollywood Records (Owned by Disney but for more successful artists such as Aly and A.J. and former Cheetah Raven-Symone). At this time a Cheetah Girls television series was in the works as well. It did however convince former cheetah Raven-Symone to return for television and film purposes only. The show filmed a total of 4 episodes when it was put on hiatus reason being That's So Raven being renewed for its fourth and final season. The Cheetahs (Including Raven) did however quickly meet up again for a sequel called The Cheetah Girls 2: When in Spain and recorded a soundtrack for the movie also. It is set to debut on the Disney Channel on August 25, 2006. Raven however left the Cheetah Girls after filming wrapped claiming "Lots of work" that had to be completed. The Cheetah Girls are set to go on a two month tour (it is unknown if Raven will join them) in mid-September of 2006 to promote The Cheetah Girls 2: When in Spain album. After that the Cheetahs are headed back to the recording studio to record their sophomore album. It is still not known if The Cheetah Girls television series will ever be picked up because of the falling out between Raven and Adrienne and Raven's separation from the group. If it is picked up, producers have stated that they will be writing in a major role for the newest 3LW member Jessica Benson. The newest sequel The Cheetah Girls 3 is currently under script development and has been rumored to be a theatrical release. If production continues on The Cheetah Girls 3 then all of the original cheetahs are under contract to return. It has also been rumored that rumored that if The Cheetah Girls 3 does well then production will continue on The Cheetah Girls television Series and that Jessica Benson may have a role written into this movie as well as the TV series.

Singers

New Album Rumours

Before the filming of The Cheetah Girls 2, The Cheetah Girls were able to record a song for Disneymania, Vol. 4, a cover song, "If I Never Knew You". They also were able to make a music video for the track. Rumors began circulating earlier in the year, that before the release of "The Cheetah Girls 2", The Cheetah Girls would release a brand new album. The album would be full of brand new material, followed by a soundtrack to "The Cheetah Girls 2" which would feature Raven-Symone. However this turned out to be false.

The Cheetah Girls 2

Main article: The Cheetah Girls 2: When In Spain

The original four Cheetah Girls, Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan have returned for the sequel of The Cheetah Girls (film), titled The Cheetah Girls 2: When In Spain. Filming started in April 2006 and will air on August 25, 2006.the cheetah girls rule

Discography

Album information
Cheetah-licious Christmas #74 U.S. 1

131,000 copies sold, according to Soundscan

Songs Recored By The Cheetah Girls

The Cheetah Girls Soundtrack

  • "Together We Can"
  • "Cinderella"
  • "Girl Power"
  • "Cheetah Sisters"

Disneymania, Vol. 3 (2005)

  • "I Won't Say (I'm In Love)"

DisneyRemixMania (2005)

  • "I Won't Say (GRRL Power Remix)"
  • "DJ Skribble Megamix"

Chicken Little soundtrack (2005)

Disneymania, Vol. 4 (2006)

The Cheetah Girls 2: When In Spain

  • "The Party's Just Begun"
  • "Strut"
  • "Its Over
  • "Step Up"
  • "Amigas Cheetahs"
  • "Cherish The Moment"

Tours

In the Winter of 2005 Kiely, Adrienne, and Sabrina went on tour as The Cheetah Girls to support their Christmas album "Cheetah-licous Christmas". Aly & AJ went along with them to support Into the Rush.

Holiday Tour Dates
Date Venue City State Country
12/13/05 Oropheum Theatre - Boston Boston Massachusetts U.S.
12/14/05 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania U.S.
12/15/05 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford Connecticut U.S.
12/17/05 Nokia Theatre Times Square New York City New York U.S.
12/18/05 Norfolk Scope Arena - Chrysler Hall Theatre Norfolk Virginia U.S.
12/19/05 Greensboro Coliseum Complex - War Memorial Auditorium Greensboro North Carolina U.S.
12/20/05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth Georgia U.S.
12/22/05 Jesse H. Jones Hall Houston Texas U.S.
12/23/05 Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie Grand Prairie Texas U.S.
12/27/05 Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City California U.S.
12/28/05 Nob Hill Masonic Center San Francisco California U.S.
  • TBA (Fall 2006)

In July of 2006 the girls stated to Disney 411, a brief Disney Channel news program, that they would be hitting the road again in September of 2006, however they didn't state whether or not Raven-Symone would be joining them.

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