Queensberry (band)

Queensberry
Queensberry original quartet (2008)
Queensberry original quartet (2008)
Background information
OriginGermany
GenresPop, R&B, dance-pop
Years active2008–2013
LabelsWarner Music (2008–2010)
Past membersGabriella De Almeida Rinne
Leonore Bartsch
Antonella Trapani
Victoria Ulbrich
Selina Herrero
Ronja Hilbig

Queensberry was an all-female German pop group founded in late 2008. Formed during the seventh season of the television talent show Popstars, Popstars – Just 4 Girls, the original line-up consisted of singers Leonore Bartsch [de] (Leo), Gabriella De Almeida Rinne [de] (Gabby), Antonella Trapani (Anto), and Victoria Ulbrich (Vici).[1] In July 2010, it was announced that both Antonella and Victoria had left the group, to be replaced by new members, Selina Herrero [de] and Ronja Hilbig [de].[2]

The band's debut album Volume I was released in December 2008 and reached gold status in Germany in January 2009.[3] It produced two singles, "No Smoke" and "I Can't Stop Feeling", both becoming top thirty successes in the charts.[4] In February 2008, Queensberry served as the opening act for the Pussycat Dolls's Doll Domination Tour in selected European countries.[5] In November 2009, the second studio album On My Own was released.[6] For the soundtrack of the film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Queensberry recorded "The Song" with The Chipettes in December 2009, in addition to voicing the characters in the German-dubbed version of the film.

  1. ^ "Queensberry | Biografie" [Queensberry | Biography]. Warner Music (in German). 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Queensberry – Selina Herrero und Ronja Hilbig die neuen Bandmitglieder" [Queensberry - New Band Members Selina Herrero and Ronja Hilbig]. popstars-news.de (in German). 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Gold für "Queensberry - Volume I"" [Gold for "Queensberry - Volume I"]. Pro Sieben (in German). 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
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  6. ^ Rösener, Sebastian (6 May 2009). "Warum seid ihr alle noch solo?" [Why are you all still single?]. Bild (in German). Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2009.