Matina is a freestyle\dance singer from the early ’90s. Not much information is given about this artist, but she was signed to the Atlantic Records label.
In 1990, she released her only single, “Can’t We Try It One More Time” which didn’t appear to make the charts at all.
Afterwards, it seems as if Matina has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since the ’90s.
To see a video for “Can’t We Try It One More Time”, go to:
Belle and the Devotions were a British pop girl group from the ’80s that consisted of members Kit Rolfe, Laura James and Linda Sofield.
The group was named after singer Kit Rolfe, who released the singles “Where Did Love Go Wrong?” and “Got to Let You Know” in 1983 on the DJM Records label which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts. In 1984, Laura and Linda were added to the group in order to participate in the United Kingdom heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, A Song for Europe in 1984.
The song, “Love Games” won the contest and it represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 in Luxembourg. The song finished in 7th place in the competition and peaked at #11 on the UK Singles chart.
According to John Kennedy O’Connor’s 2005 book, “The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History”, the group was booed by some of the audience members during the Eurovision Song Contest by some English football fans who were mad at the British after they had rioted in Luxembourg after losing a football match there.
It was also revealed that a backing music trio (who were hidden off-camera) were doing the majority of the background singing while Laura and Linda’s microphones weren’t even turned on.
In July of 1984, Belle and the Devotions releaed the follow-up single, “All the Way Up” which failed to make the charts at all. Afterwards, the group disbanded.
In 1986, Kit Rolfe released a single called “One More Hurt” on the Fantasia Records label; it’s unknown how or if the single made any impact on the charts at all.
In 2019, the group reunited at the Manchester Eurovision Party 2019. These days (according to research), Kit runs a livery stable near Halstead and still regularly sings in London. She is still close with Laura and Linda (now called Louise), and the three of them meet up two or three times a year.
To see a video for “Love Games”, go to:
To see a video for “Where Did Love Go Wrong?”, go to:
To see a video for “Got To Let You Know”, go to:
To see a video for “All the Way Up”, go to:
To see a video for Kit Rolfe’s song, “One More Hurt”, go to
The Clique Girlz was a pop\rock girl group from the 2000s that originally consisted of the Monroe sisters from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey: Destinee (born Destinee Rae Monroe on June 16, 1994) & Paris (born Paris Quinn Monroe on January 9, 1996) and their friend, Ariel Moore (born Ariel Alexis Moore on July 27, 1995).
In 2004, Destinee, Paris and Ariel formed a group together under the name Clique with the Monroe sisters’ mom, Lenore working as their manager. They recorded the song “Lemonade” for the Alex’s Lemonade charity.
The girls opened up for the Backstreet Boys at one of their concerts after being invited to do so by member Howey D. They later opened up for other artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus, The Click Five, the Cheetah Girls, Kirk Franklin and the Jonas Brothers.
At the beginning of 2007, the group left their hometown to go to Hollywood, California to attend a meeting and they were signed to Interscope Records by Jimmy Iovine. Their name was changed to Clique Girlz because there was another music group called “Clique.” During that same year, they were featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Bratz” with the track, “Alter Ego.”
In March of 2008, the Clique Girlz went to Tokyo, Japan to work on their debut album. The following month, they released a 3-song EP.
Their first single, “Then I Woke Up” (which was originally sung by Diana DeGarmo in 2004) peaked at #2 on Billboard’s sales chart. The follow-up single, “Incredible” didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts.
In the summer of 2008, the Clique Girlz performed in several shows at Six Flags and other venues, opening up for artists such as Demi Lovato and Drake Bell. They later traveled to Japan again to promote their upcoming album, appearing on several Japanese television shows and performed at the MTV Vibrations 2008.
On August 27, 2008, the group released their debut and only studio album, “Incredible” in Japan. They performed and participated in various events such as the Fourth of July Philadelphia Fireworks Show, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Grammys, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, the Teen Choice Awards and the MTV Movie Awards. They also appeared on “The Today Show” as well.
During that same year, an acoustic version of Clique Girlz’s song, “Incredible” was featured on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack. They released an EP called “Smile” and the title track managed to peak at #2 on Billboard’s sales chart.
After Ariel’s departure, auditions were held at Center Staging in Burbank, California to find a new member. In late February of 2009, pictures from a photoshoot for Baby Bottle Pop featured new member Sara Diamond (born on January 5, 1995). It was later confirmed that Sara was now part of the group; however, she was let go from them in late April 2009 due to unknown reasons.
In 2009, the Clique Girlz disbanded. The following year, Destinee and Paris formed their own music duo called Destinee & Paris. In August of 2011, they released their single, “True Love” which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts.
The Monroe sisters were backing vocalists for the 10th season of “American Idol”, appeared on the Disney Channel show, “So Random”, were featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Despicible Me” with the track, “I’m On a Roll” and toured with Britney Spears as the opening act on her “Femme Fatale Tour”.
It was reported that Destinee and Paris were working on their debut album, “Heart of Mine”, but since then, nothing much has been heard about it and it is presumed that the album was shelved.
These days (according to research), Destinee is a member of The Billy Walton Band. It’s unknown if Paris is still involved in music, but she appears to be quite active on Instagram.
Ariel went on to sing with a new girl group called No More Drama (or NMD), but it appears as if she is now a solo artist.
To follow Destinee Monroe on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/destineemonroe
To follow Paris Monroe on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/parisqmonroe
To see Sara Diamond’s official website, go to:
https://www.iamsaradiamond.com/
To follow Sara Diamond on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/iamsaradiamond
To see a video for “Then I Woke Up”, go to:
To see a video for “Incredible”, go to:
To see a video for “Smile”, go to:
To see a video for “Alter Ego”, go to:
To see a video for “Here With Me Now”, go to:
To see a video for “Lemonade”, go to:
To see a video for Destinee & Paris’s song, “True Love”, go to:
Kelli Mack (born in Los Angeles, California) is an R&B singer from the 2000s. Not much information is given about her, but she was signed to the Rising Hi Records label.
In 2000, she released her debut single, “Keep It Real” which peaked at #38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.
In 2001, Kelli released her self-titled and only album which failed to make the charts at all. During that same year, she released the single, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts at all.
Afterwards, it seems as if Kelli has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since the 2000s.
To see a video for “Keep It Real”, go to:
To see a video for “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah”, go to:
Damozel was an R&B girl group from the early 2000s that was formed by hip-hop\R&B artist Kelli “K-Ball” Ball. The members consisted of Brandy Merchelle, Tasha Goodner, Lisa Ball and Tamisha “Tish” Lotterberry.
In 2000, they released their debut single, “You Don’t Know Me Like That” featuring rapper Rah Digga which didn’t make the charts.
Their follow-up single, “Everyday’s a Party” peaked at #34 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Two Can Play That Game”.
Afterwards, it seemed as if Damozel faded into obscurity and their debut album ended up being shelved (although advanced copies seem to be available on Discogs.com).
The group began performing together again around the 2010s and released music on their ReverbNation page, but nothing much has been heard from them since about 2014.
To see Damozel’s ReverbNation page, go to:
To see a video for a remixed version of “You Don’t Know Me Like That”, go to:
To see a video for “Everyday’s a Party”, go to:
Dena Cali (born Amie Petersen in 1979 in Pasadena, California) is a hip-hop\R&B singer from the early 2000s.
Dena first started her career as a model and was later cast in the 1999 film, “Foolish”. Despite her success as a model and an actress, she wanted to pursue a music career. Her longtime friend, producer E-Smooth began working with her on an album. They also brought in producer SYC which formed the trio, ESD; together, the three of them recorded Dena’s debut album.
In 2001, she released her debut single, “I’m Your Girl” which peaked at #76 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks. It also peaked at #12 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
In 2002, Dena’s self-titled and only album was released on E-Smooth’s record label, ES3. The album failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
She appeared in the 2003 film, “Biker Boyz”, but nothing has been heard from Dena since the 2000s and it appears as if she has faded into obscurity.
To see a video for “I’m Your Girl”, go to:
To see a video for Dena’s album, go to:
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