No Secrets
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| No Secrets | |
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| Origin | California, USA |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Years active | 2000-2004 |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG/Jive |
| Members | |
| Jessi Malay Erin Tanner Carly Lewis Jade Ryusaki Angel Faith |
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For the Carly Simon album, see No Secrets
No Secrets was an American girl group comprised of five members: Angel Faith, Carly Lewis, Erin Tanner, Jessica Fried, and Jade Ryusaki. The group debuted in the United States in 2002 with their single "Kids in America", which was featured on the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius movie soundtrack.
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[edit] Early career
Except for Carly Lewis, who was born in London, United Kingdom, the members of No Secrets grew up in Los Angeles. Carly, who is the stepdaughter of Adrian Gurvitz, a famed guitarist, took the first steps toward forming No Secrets in 2000, when she convinced her stepfather that it was her dream to become a musician. The pair then decided to form a girl group. Cousins Jade Ryusaki and Erin Tanner (who has since changed her name to Nicki Foxx and attempted to launch her own scantily clad solo career), who were both of Hawaiian descent and had performed as hula dancers, were scouted and subsequently joined the group. Then, Gurvitz placed an advertisement in a local newspaper, and Angel Faith answered, bringing her friend Jessica Fried along with her.
[edit] Debut album
Once the group line-up had been completed, No Secrets began recording songs, touring, and promoting their group. In June 2001, No Secrets joined Aaron Carter in Toronto for the shooting of his video "Oh Aaron", and also collaborated in the taping of the song, providing background vocals. In 2002, they filmed their first video, a home VHS and DVD video named No Secrets - Get to Know Us.
Later that year, the group released their self-titled debut album, which included "That's What Girls Do" (from The Powerpuff Girls Movie) and "Kids in America" (from Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius), a remake of the 1982 hit that was popularized by Kim Wilde.
No Secrets was one of the many artists who recorded a song on the album DisneyMania and its follow up DisneyMania 2. On the first album, they recorded "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid. On the second album, they recorded "Once Upon A Dream" from Sleeping Beauty.
[edit] Break-up
Disagreements between members of the group led to the eventual break-up of No Secrets. At one point, Carly, Jade, Erin, and Jessica recorded a remake of Atomic Kitten's hit "Whole Again," excluding (and unbeknownst to) Angel (coincidentally, fellow girl group Play had also covered "Whole Again" in the same time period and released it as a single from their album Replay). Angel, who had sung the majority of leads in No Secrets, then left the group to pursue a solo career. In an interview in 2007, Fried commented on the break stating that the girls got along great but due to one member's greedy parent actions it ended up breaking the group apart.
The four remaining members recorded and shot a video for the song "Once Upon Another Dream" for Disney's re-release of Sleeping Beauty, but they parted ways soon after this.
Jessica Fried is also pursuing a solo career, under the name Jessi Malay. Erin Tanner has adopted the stage name "Nicki Fox" (sometimes just "Nicki") and is also working on solo material.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "Kids in America"
- "That's What Girls Do"
- "Whole Again"
- "Once Upon Another Dream"
[edit] Albums
- No Secrets (released August 6, 2002, peaked at #136 on the Billboard 200)
