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Agirl groupis a music act featuring severalfemale singerswho generallyharmonizetogether. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American femalepop musicsinging groups, many of whom were influenced bydoo-wopand which flourished in the late1950sand early1960sbetween thedecline of early rock and rolland start of theBritish Invasion.[1][2]All-female bands,in which members also play instruments, are usually considered a separate phenomenon. These groups are sometimes called "girl bands" to differentiate,[3]although this terminology is not universally followed.

With the advent of themusic industryand radio broadcasting, a number of girl groups emerged, such asthe Andrews Sisters.The late 1950s saw the emergence of all-female singing groups as a major force, with 750 distinct girl groups releasing songs that reached US and UK music charts from 1960 to 1966.[4]The Supremesalone held 12 number-one singles on theBillboardHot 100during the height of the wave and throughout most of the British Invasion rivaled the Beatles in popularity.[5][6]

In later eras, the girl group template would be applied todisco,contemporary R&B,andcountry-based formats, as well aspop.A more globalized music industry gave rise to the popularity ofdance-oriented pop music[7]led by major record labels. This emergence, led by the US, UK, South Korea and Japan, produced popular acts, with eight groups debuting after 1990 havingsold more than 15 million physical copies of their albums.With theSpice Girls,the 1990s also saw thetarget marketfor girl groups shift from a male audience to an increasingly female one.[8][9]In the 2010s, theK-popphenomenon led to the rise of successful girl groups includingGirls' Generation,TwiceandBlackpink.[10]

History

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Vaudeville and close harmonies

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One of the first major all-female groups was theHamilton Sisters and Fordyce,an American trio who successfully toured England and parts of Europe in 1927, recorded and appeared on BBC radio – they toured the US variety and big-time theaters extensively, and later changed their stage name to theThree X Sisters.The band was together from 1923 until the early 1940s, and known for their close harmonies, as well as barbershop style or novelty tunes, and utilized their 1930s radio success.[11]The Three X Sisters were also especially a notable addition to the music scene, and predicted later girl group success by maintaining their popularity throughout theGreat Depression.[12]The Boswell Sisters,who became one of the most popular singing groups from 1930 to 1936, had over twenty hits.The Andrews Sistersstarted in 1937 as a Boswell tribute band and continued recording and performing through the 1940s into the late-1960s, achieving more record sales, more Billboard hits, more million-sellers, and more movie appearances than any other girl group to date.[13]The Andrews Sisters had musical hits across multiple genres, which contributed to the prevalence and popularity of the girl group form.[14]

1955–1970: The golden age of girl groups

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As the rock era began,close harmonyacts likethe Chordettes,the Fontane Sisters,theMcGuire Sistersandthe DeCastro Sistersremained popular, with the first three acts topping the pop charts and the last reaching number two, at the end of 1954 to the beginning of 1955.[15]Also,the Lennon Sisterswere a mainstay onthe Lawrence Welk Showfrom 1955 on. In early 1956,doo-wopone-hit wonderacts likethe Bonnie Sisterswith "Cry Baby" andthe Teen Queenswith "Eddie My Love"showed early promise for a departure from traditional pop harmonies. With"Mr. Lee",the Bobbetteslasted for5+1⁄2months on the charts in 1957, building momentum and gaining further acceptance of all-female, all-blackvocal groups.[16]

However, it wasthe Chantels' 1958 song "Maybe"that became" arguably, the first true glimmering of the girl group sound ".[17][18]The "mixture of black doo-wop, rock and roll, and white pop"[19]was appealing to a teenage audience and grew from scandals involvingpayolaand the perceivedsocial effects of rock music.[20]However, early groups such as the Chantels started developing their groups' musical capacities traditionally, through mediums like Latin and choir music.[21]The success of the Chantels and others was followed by an enormous rise in girl groups with varying skills and experience, with the music industry's typical racially segregated genre labels of R&B and pop slowly breaking apart.[18]This rise also allowed a semblance of class mobility to groups of people who often could not otherwise gain such success, and "forming vocal groups together and cutting records gave them access to other opportunities toward professional advancement and personal growth, expanding the idea of girlhood as an identity across race and class lines."[22]The group often considered to have achieved the first sustained success in girl group genre isthe Shirelles,[23][24]who first reached theTop 40with "Tonight's the Night",and in 1961, became the first girl group to reach number one on theHot 100with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow",[25]written by songwritersGerry GoffinandCarole Kingat1650 Broadway.[26]The Shirellessolidified their success with five more top 10 hits, most particularly 1962's number one hit "Soldier Boy",over the next two and a half years."Please Mr. Postman"bythe Marvelettesbecame a major indication of the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first number one song in the US for African-American owned label,Motown Records.[27]Motownwould mastermind several major girl groups, includingMartha and the Vandellas,the Velvelettes,andthe Supremes.[26]

Other songwriters and producers in the US and UK quickly recognized the potential of this new approach and recruited existing acts (or, in some cases, created new ones) to record their songs in a girl group style.Phil Spectorrecruitedthe Crystals,the Blossoms,andthe Ronettes,[28]while Goffin and King penned two hit songs forthe Cookies.Phil Spector made a huge impact on the ubiquity of the girl group, as well as bringing fame and notoriety to new heights for many girl groups. Phil Spector's so-calledWall of Sound,which used layers of instruments to create a more potent sound[29]allowed girl groups to sing powerfully and in different styles than earlier generations.Jerry Leiber and Mike Stollerwould likewise fosterthe Exciters,the Dixie Cups,andthe Shangri-Las.[30]The Shangri-Las' hit single, "Leader of the Pack",exemplified the" 'death disc' genre "adopted by some girl groups.[31]These songs usually told the story of teenage love cut short by the death of one of the young lovers.

The Paris Sistershad success from 1961 to 1964, especially with "I Love How You Love Me".The Chiffons,the Angels,andthe Orlonswere also prominent in the early 1960s. In early fall 1963 one-hit wonderthe Jaynetts' "Sally Go 'Round the Roses"achieved a mysterious sound[32]quite unlike that of any other girl group. In 1964, the one-hit wonder groupthe MurmaidstookDavid Gates' "Popsicles and Icicles"to the top 3 in January,the Carefrees' "We Love You Beatles"scraped the top 40 in April, andthe Jewels' "Opportunity" was a small hit in December.[33]

Over 750 girl groups were able to chart a song between 1960 and 1966[4]in the US and UK, although the genre's reach was not as strongly felt in the music industries of other regions. As the youth culture ofwestern Continental Europewas deeply immersed inYé-yé,recording artists of East Asia mostly varied from traditional singers, government-sponsored chorus,[34][35]or multi-cultural soloists and bands,[36][37]whileBoss a novawas trendy in Latin America.Beat music's global influence eventually pushed out girl groups as a genre and, except for a small number of the foregoing groups and possiblythe Toysand theSweet Inspirations,the only girl groups with any significant chart presence from the beginning of theBritish Invasionthrough 1970 were Motown girl groups withthe Supremesbeing the only girl group to score number one hits.[38][39]The distinct girl group sound would not re-emerge until the 21st century, where it would influence modern-day English-speaking pop-soul soloists who have been met with international success, such asAmy Winehouse,Adele,DuffyandMelanie Fionaamong others. In addition to influencing individual singers, this generation of girl groups cemented the girl group form and sentiment and provided inspiration for many future groups.

1966–1989: Changes in formats and genres

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Singing group Labelle,c. 1975

Entering the 1970s,the Supremeshad continued success with top 10 hits "Up the Ladder to the Roof"and"Stoned Love"along with six other singles charting on Billboard's top 40. Only two other girl groups made top 10 chartings through 1974 with"Want Ads"byHoney Coneand "When Will I See You Again"bythe Three Degrees[40](which had roots in the 1960s and in 1970, like the Chantels in 1958, began their top 40 pop career with "Maybe" ).Patti LaBelleandthe Bluebelleswas a US 1960s girl group whose imageVicki Wickham,their manager, helped remake in the early 1970s, renaming the groupLabelleand pushing them in the direction ofglam rock.[41]Labelle were the first girl group to eschew matching outfits and identical choreography, instead wearing extravagant spacesuits and feathered headdresses.[42]During thediscocraze and beyond, female acts includedFirst Choice,Silver Convention,Hot,the Emotions,High Inergy,Odyssey,Sister Sledge,Mary Jane Girls,Belle Epoque,Frantique,Luv',andBaccara.Groups of the 1980s likethe Pointer Sisters,Exposé,andBananaramaupdated the concept.

In Latin America, there were a number of dance-oriented popular girl groups during the era, including theFlans,Pandora and Fandango.

In Japan, all-female idol groupsCandiesandPink Ladymade a series of hits during the 1970s and 1980s as well. The Japanese music programMusic Stationlisted Candies and Pink Lady in their Top 50 Idols of All Time (compiled in 2011), placing them at number 32 and number 15, with sales exceeding 5 and 13 million in Japan, respectively.[43]With the single "Kiss in the Dark",Pink Lady was also one of only two Japanese artists to have reached theBillboard Top 40.[44]

1990–present: Dance pop girl group era

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American R&B and hip hop

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With the rise ofnew jack swing,contemporary R&Bandhip hop,American girl groups such asEn Vogue,ExposéandSweet Sensationall had singles which hit number one on the charts. Groups in these genres, such asSWV,Xscape,702,Total,Zhane,Blaque,and3LW,managed to have songs chart on both the U.S. Hot 100 and the U.S. R&B charts. However,TLCachieved the most success for a girl group in an era where contemporary R&B would become global mainstream acceptance.[45]TLC remains the best-selling American girl group with 65 million records sold, and their second studio album,CrazySexyCool(1994), remains the best-selling album by a girl group in the United States (Diamond certification), while selling over 14 million copies worldwide.[46]Destiny's Childemerged in the late 1990s and sold more than 60 million records.[47]

In the mid-to-late-2000s, there was a revival of girl groups. American girl group and dance ensemblethe Pussycat Dollsachieved worldwide success with their singles. Girl groupDanity Kanealso became the first girl group in Billboard history to have two consecutive number-one albums, as theirself-titled debut album(2006) and their second albumWelcome to the Dollhouse(2008) both topped the U.S.Billboard 200.[48]Girl groups have now been more popular compared to the early 2000s.

Girl groups continued their success in the 2010s.Miami-based girl groupFifth Harmonyformed in 2012 onThe X Factor USA.They reached international success with their debut albumReflection,which featured the hit "Worth It"."Work from Home",the lead single from theirsecond studio album,became the first top-five single in the U.S by a girl group in a decade, following the September 2006 peak of "Buttons"by The Pussycat Dolls at number three." Worth It "and" Work from Home "remain themost-viewed girl group music videosonYouTube.

The Second British Invasion and Europe

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Breaking through during the mid-1990s, theSpice Girlsbecamethe best-selling girl group of all time.

In the early 1990s, the British music scene was dominated by boy bands. The only girl group making an impact on the UK charts at the time wasEternal,but even they "remained largely faceless".[49]Amidst the American domination of the girl group format, theSecond British Invasionsaw the UK'sSpice Girlsturn the tide in the mid-1990s, achieving ten number 1 singles in the UK and US. With sold-out concerts, advertisements, merchandise, 86 million worldwide record sales, the best-selling album of all time by a female group,[50][51]and a film, the Spice Girls became the most commercially successful British group sincethe Beatles.[52][53][54]Unlike their predecessors who were marketed at male record buyers, the Spice Girls redefined the girl group concept by going after a young female fanbase instead.[8][9]

The cultural movement started by the Spice Girls produced a glut of other similar acts, which include the British-Canadian outfitAll Saints,Irish girl groupB*Witched,Atomic Kittenand theHoneyz,who all achieved varying levels of success during the decade.[9][55]Throughout the 2000s, girl groups from the UK remained popular, withGirls Aloud's "Sound of the Underground"andSugababes' "Round Round"having been called" two huge groundbreaking hits "[56]credited with reshaping British pop music for the 2000s.[57]Despite her being a solo artist,Amy Winehouse's2006 albumBack to Blackcontained heavy influence from 1960s girl groups and garnered Winehouse comparisons to the Ronettes.[58]UK girl group continued to have success in the 2000s and 2010s, with acts such asMis-Teeq,the Saturdays,StooSheandLittle Mix,who were the first band ever to win the UK version ofThe X Factor.

Emergence of Asian dance-pop girl groups

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Although the emergence of dance-pop focused acts in Asia paralleled their British counterparts in the 1990s, girl groups in Asia sustained as a successful format through the 2010s.[59] Japan hasthe music industry's second largest market overalland the largest physical music market in the world,[60]with the physical salesOricon Singles Chartbeing dominated byJ-popidolgirl groups.[61]In the late 1990s, vocal/dance girl bandsSpeedandMaxgained prominence in Asia, and paved the way for succeeding Japanese girl groups, such asMorning Musume,AKB48,Perfume,andMomoiro Clover Z.Speed sold a total of 20 million copies in Japan within three years, withVarietycalling them "Japan's top girl group",[62]while Max still hold the record for girl group with the second most consecutive top 10 singles in Japan.[63]Throughout the 2010s,AKB48 sister groupshave been launched or will be launched in Indonesia, China, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.[64][65][66]Several new Japanese idol groups appeared in the 2010s and created a fiercely competitive situation in the music industry, which has been referred to as the "Idolsengoku jidai"(アイドル chiến quốc thời đại; lit. Age of the Idol Warring States).[67]

Girls' Generation performing at the 2015 MBC DMC Festival
2NE1 smiling for the camera
Blackpink performing at Coachella 2023
Twice performs during their 2022 Twice 4th World Tour "III"
(clockwise)Girls' Generation,2NE1,TwiceandBlackpinkare among the leading girl groups of the Korean wave.

Since 2009,Hallyu(Korean wave) andK-popbecame increasingly significant in the entertainment industry. Its influence spread across Asia and began to reach the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the Americas.[68][69][70]At the beginning, girl groups such asGirls' Generation,2NE1andWonder Girlswere among the leaders of this "Hallyu" wave.[71]The influence of the original girl groups of the United States was not lost on this era of artists, as many adopted visual influences through their "retro" concepts, such as the international 2008 hit "Nobody"by Wonder Girls.

From the second half of the 2010s, new generations of Korean girl groups emerged and enjoyed great success as the Korean wave's globalization accelerated.[72]These newer girl groups gradually shifted towards more "girl crush" concepts and it became more common for members to be involved in writing or production. Popular South Korean girl groups includeBlackpink,Twice,Aespa,NewJeans,IVEandRed Velvetamongst others.[73]

Themes

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Girl groups have a wide array of subject matter in their songs, depending on time and place and who was producing. Songs also had a penchant for reflecting the political and cultural climate around them. For instance, songs with abusive undertones were somewhat common during the 1950s–1970s. One notable example was the song "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"bythe Crystals.During the "golden age of girl groups", lyrics were disparate, ranging from songs about mean dogs to underage pregnancy. However, common sentiments were also found in ideas like new love, pining after a crush or lover, and heartache. Some songs sounded upbeat or cheerful and sang about falling in love, whereas others took a decidedly more melancholic turn. Groups likethe Shangri-Las,with the song "I Can Never Go Home Anymore"sang about the darker side of being in love.[74]

Adolescence

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An especially prevalent theme was adolescence. Since most of the girl groups were composed of young singers, often still in high school, songs mentioned parents in many cases. Adolescence was also a popular subject because of an emerging audience of young girls listening to and buying records. Adolescence was also reinforced by girl groups in cultivation of a youthful image, since "an unprecedented instance of teenage girls occupying center stage of mainstream commercial culture".[75]An example of this youth branding might beBaby Spicefrom theSpice Girls.This was shown through flourishes like typically matching outfits for mid-century girl groups and youthful content in songs. Girl groups of the 1950s era would also give advice to other girls, or sing about the advice their mothers gave to them, which was a similarity to some male musical groups of the time (for example,the Miracles' "Shop Around").

Adolescence was also important (especially starting in the 1950s) from the other end: the consumers were "teenagers [with] disposable income, ready access to automobiles, and consolidated high schools that exposed them to large numbers of other teens. Mass teen culture was born."[76]

Feminism

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As the girl group structure persisted through further generations, popular cultural sentiments were incorporated into the music. The appearance of "girl power"and feminism was also added, even though beginning groups were very structured in their femininity.[75]It would be simplistic to imply that girl groups only sang about being in love; on the contrary, many groups expressed complex sentiments in their songs. There were songs of support, songs that were gossipy, etc.; like any other musical movement, there was much variation in what was being sung. A prominent theme was often teaching "what it meant to be a woman".[77]Girl groups would exhibit what womanhood looked like from the clothes they were wearing to the actual lyrics in their songs. Of course this changed over the years (what the Supremes were wearing was different from the Spice Girls), but girl groups still served as beacons and examples of certain types of identities to their audiences through the years.

In the 1990s through the present, with the prevalence of such groups as the Spice Girls, there has been a strong emphasis on women's independence and a sort of feminism. At the very least, the music is more assertive lyrically and relies less on innuendo. This more recent wave of girl groups is more sexually provocative as well, which makes sense within pop music within this time frame as well.[78]

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