Girlicious is an American pop girl group featuring Natalie Mejia, Nichole Cordova, and Chrystina Sayers. Former member Tiffanie Anderson departed the group in June 2009.


History

2007–2008: Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious and "Girlicious"

Girlicious is an American pop group formed by Robin Antin from the reality TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. Before the airing of the series premiere of the show, the girls were already chosen for "Girlicious" and had started recording their debut album in late 2007. Originally the group was to be a trio, but was conceived as a quartet through a final decision of creator Robin Antin on the show's season finale. Thus far, they have received greater attention from Canadian audiences than the U.S. Girlicious was nominated for "Breakout Group" and "Reality: Music Competition" at the Teen Choice Awards '08. They have modeled for "Sexy Hair" and they were in the October issue of the magazine from one of their photo shoots. They also went on a V.I.P. trip to Cancun on the request of MuchMusic.

Girlicious was originally signed to Geffen Records. However as of early 2009, they are currently signed to Interscope Records.

2009–Present: Tiffanie Anderson's departure and a new direction

Since early June, 2009, rumors have spread regarding Tiffanie Anderson’s place in Girlicious, and whether she was still currently a part of the group or not. Speculations of Anderson’s departure were sparked primarily by their MySpace account, when all photos of Anderson were completely removed from the site, along with the heading title of their MySpace page (which previously read "Nic, Nat, Tiff and Chrys, that's who the hell we are"), changed to “Nic, Nat, and Chrys, that's who the hell we are", removing Tiffanie’s alias from the quote altogether. Furthermore sparking rumors of Anderson's displacement from Girlicious was a Twitter update from Robin Antin, which read: "Girlicious fans! Nic, Nat & Chrys r getting ready to record a new single, new video, & tour the world! We LOVE YOU 4 LOVING GIRLICIOUS!"

It was officially confirmed on June 11, 2009, via a YouTube video upload from Anderson’s official YouTube channel, that she is no longer a member of Girlicious. In the video, Anderson cites changes with their new record label and sound, stating: "Robin Antin and the label were looking for a new direction for the group" ... "they were looking for the group to not be [urban] any longer". She also speaks of personal differences between some of the girls, saying the group wasn't seeing eye-to-eye on a lot of things: "a couple of the girls and I didn't have the same values or the same morals - causing a huge conflict in the end of it all."

Despite Anderson's announcement on YouTube regarding the issue, Robin Antin, nor their record label, have yet to officially announce Tiffanie's departure from the band, or comment on the situation. However, Antin has announced on several occasions via her Twitter account that the group is in the studio recording material for a brand new single, set to be released in the near future.

On Sunday, June 21, 2009 Girlicious (minus Anderson) appeared live at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada as nominees and presenters. The girls won the award for the "Most Watched Video" for Like Me beating other artist such as Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne. Their video for Stupid Shit came in at second place. Robin Antin officially confirmed during a press conference for the MuchMusic Video Awards that Anderson was no longer part of the group.

Discography

Girlicious has released a double A-side single, "Like Me" and "Stupid Shit", along with videos for each single, which are now available on iTunes. Their debut single "Like Me" featured producer Jazze Pha and reached the number 1 spot on the iTunes top chart. The album was released in Canada on August 12, 2008 and reached number two on the Canadian itunes chart. Girlicious received Platinum certification in Canada by the CRIA for their debut album Girlicious.

A leaked track entitled "Blush" appeared via internet in early 2009 and was confirmed to be a track recorded for their first album which didn't make the final cut, much like Leave You Alone. Girlicious were the opening act for Britney Spears's 2009 tour on May 5 in Montreal, Quebec in place of the Pussycat Dolls.