VBirds
| VBirds | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, electronica, funk, soul |
| Years active | 2002–2003 |
| Labels | Cartoon Network Music, EMI, Liberty |
| Past members |
Boom Wow Bling (Sophie Okonedo) D:Lin |
VBirds were a British virtual/cartoon girl band created in 2002 by a team of designers, producers and musicians (one of whom was the drummer of the band UB40, James Brown) led by Richard Kilgarriff, the General Manager of Cartoon Network UK. This aired as six one-minute episodes[1] between long-form programming. The band's only single, Virtuality, released on Liberty Records, reached No.21 in the UK charts in early 2003. A second series of dance episodes, VBirds: Perfect,[2] followed in 2003. Despite its success as a promotional tool to keep young viewers watching during ad breaks, no further singles were released.
The band's story revolved around them being exiled from their home planet of Planet V by its ruler, King He:Lin, for refusing to participate in the dance farms on their planet. They were shrunk down in size and put into a dance machine which was launched from the planet down to Earth, so the humans could play with them as long as they wanted. The story concluded with He:lin's echoing words "Enjoy yourself while you can, VBirds. For you will never escape your dance machine prison!"
The VBirds were promoted with an interview on SMTV Live, and their only short on the UK tapes of the Powerpuff Girls Movie. The band also opened for British boy band Blazin' Squad. In their SMTV interview, their music style has been stated to be very similar to Destiny's Child, as well as British girl groups Mis-Teeq and the Sugababes.
Members
- Boom: She is perhaps the most witty and energetic member of the group, although she can also be very bad tempered. Boom is able to create and throw pulsating balls of colour, by blowing a kiss into her hand. This gives her a knack for decoration.
- Wow: She is the oldest of the VBirds, and the most mature. Her powers give her a calming influence on those around her, including people and animals, allowing her to keep most arguments under control.
- Bling (voiced by Sophie Okonedo): She is the most fashionable of the girls, and can easily show it by using her powers to create new costumes for the group in an instant. Although this ability comes in handy for the group during performances, she prefers to use it in her free time to annoy the other girls.
- D:Lin: She is the youngest in the group, and with green skin she stands out more than the other VBirds. D:Lin loves nothing more than DJ'ing whenever the group is not performing, and she also use records as throwing weapons whenever the occasion calls for it.
Soundtrack
References
External links
- VBirds at the Internet Movie Database