Wild Orchid (band)
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Wild Orchid
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| Origin = [[United States]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[dance-pop]], [[electronica music|electronica]]
| Years_active = 1991—2004
| Label = [[Sony BMG|Sony]]/[[RCA Records|RCA]]/Yellow Brick
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| Current_members = [[Renee Sands|Renee Sandstrom]]<br>[[Stefanie Ridel]]
| Past_members = [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] (1991—2001)
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'''Wild Orchid''' was an [[United States|American]] vocal group, featuring [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop music|rap]] and [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy Ferguson]] (later of the [[Black Eyed Peas]]), [[Renee Sands]], and [[Stefanie Ridel]].
== History ==
Wild Orchid began while the girls were in their mid-teens; songwriter Bobby Sandstrom helped them write and record demos. They eventually signed a music [[publishing]] deal with [[Sony|Sony Publishing]] before signing with [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|RCA Records]] in 1994. Their original name was NRG, but due to legal reasons it was changed. The original line up included singer Micki Duran, who later left the group.
Their first single "[[At Night I Pray]]" hit the Billboard charts in winter of 1996; a video directed by [[Marcus Nispel]], known for his work with [[Janet Jackson]], hit heavy rotation on [[MTV]] and [[VH-1]]. In 1997, Wild Orchid released their self-titled debut album ''Wild Orchid''. The largely self-written album sold nearly a million units worldwide and included the singles "Talk to Me" (which was included in the hit movie ''Fools Rush In''), "At Night I Pray," and "Supernatural." The album received two [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Award nominations for "Talk to Me," two Lady Of Soul/Soul Train Award nominations - one for Album of The Year by A Group, Band or Duo and one for Best Music Video for "Talk To Me," and an [[American Music Award]] nomination for Favorite R&B/Soul New Artist.
Wild Orchid spent most of 1996-1997 promoting their debut album, making appearances on the [[Ricki Lake]] show, [[Access Hollywood]], [[MTV]], [[RuPaul]] show, [[Hard Copy]], [[VIBE]] and [[Soul Train]], as well as a guest appearance on the [[UPN]] sitcom [[Goode Behavior]].
In late 1997, the group toured with [[98 Degrees]] and [[NSYNC]], and released their second album, ''Oxygen'' which included the single "Be Mine." During a performance in [[New York City]], the band invited [[R&B]] singer [[Eric West]] to appear with the band on stage.
In 1999, the group performed "Declaration" and "Come As You Are" at the fictitious ''Peach Pit After Dark'' during the Ninth season of the [[Aaron Spelling]] primetime soap-drama [[Beverly Hills, 90210]] (episode titled ''Beheading St. Valentine'').
Wild Orchid also hosted the [[Fox Family]] Family Channel's Saturday morning show "[[Great Pretenders]]," which featured chart hits lip-synched by everyday kids, while competing for prizes. They also went on a 52-city [[Concert tour|tour]] with [[Cher]] and [[Cyndi Lauper]].
In 2001, the group released ''Stuttering (Don't Say)'', which reached the [[Top 40 chart]], and had a concert special on [[MuchMusic]],called Shout Back, on [[July 29]], [[2001]]. Shout Back was taped in New York City on Apr. 8th 2001. But the group broke up soon after and Stacy joined the [[Hip hop music|Hip-Hop]] group [[Black Eyed Peas]] in 2003 under the stage name [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]].
In 2003 Wild Orchid performed with only Renee and Stefanie. Their album ''Hypnotic'' failed to make the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] charts. Since then, Renee has been doing work as a session singer and Stefanie is now a member of the House/Techno duo, [[5th Element (group)|5th Element]], as well as writing and producing songs for other artists such as the [[Slumber Party Girls]].
"Talk To Me: Hits, Rarities & Gems" was released by Sony BMG Special Products on 9/26/06. It is fundamentally a greatest hits package, featuring (all previously released) singles and album tracks from WILD ORCHID and OXYGEN as well as the lone single from FIRE, "Stuttering (Don't Say)" and its B-side, "Lies."
In a 2006 interview with [[Entertainment Weekly]], [[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]] revealed that both frustrations with the band's image and personal drug problems led her to leave Wild Orchid. However, she met her future [[Black Eyed Peas]] bandmate [[will.i.am]] at one of Wild Orchid's final concert appearances together.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1333820_4_0_,00.html http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1333820_4_0_,00.html] ''Ew.com'' Retrieved on 05-31-07 </ref>
Renee is now doing the singing voice for [[Princess Fiona]] from [[Shrek]].
Stefanie has turned her focus towards writing and producing music. She co-wrote and produced all the tracks on the [[Slumber Party Girls]] debut album ''Dance Revolution''. Along with songs on [[Joanna]]'s debut CD and two tracks on Fergie's debut CD ''[[The Dutchess]]''. Stefanie also co-founded the Talent Bootcamp; coaching some of todays aspiring music sensations. Stefanie is now in the studio writing and producing songs for [[Prima J]]'s soon to be released debut CD. In the mean time Stefanie has written and sang on several tracks from the [[Bratz]] movie soundtrack. As well as lending her voice to the music vocals of Yasmin in the ''[[Bratz: The Movie]]''. She has written for [[Girlicious]].
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
*1996: ''[[Wild Orchid (album)|Wild Orchid]]''
*1998: ''[[Oxygen (album)|Oxygen]]''
*2003: ''[[Hypnotic (album)|Hypnotic]]''
*2006: ''[[Talk to Me: Hits, Rarities & Gems]]''
*2008: ''[[20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Wild Orchid]]''
*Not released: ''[[Fire (Wild Orchid album)|Fire]]''
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Title
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Canada]]
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1996
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[At Night I Pray]]"</sup> <sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|''Wild Orchid''
|align="center" valign="top"| 29
|align="center" valign="top"| 29
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Talk to Me (Wild Orchid song)|Talk to Me]]"</sup> <sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|''Wild Orchid''
|align="center" valign="top"| 10
|align="center" valign="top"| 38
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Supernatural (Wild Orchid song)|Supernatural]]"</sup> <sup>[[#Notes|3]]</sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|''Wild Orchid''
|align="center" valign="top"| 70
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1998
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Be Mine]]" </sup> <sup>[[#Notes|3]]</sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|''Oxygen''
|align="center" valign="top"| 103
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2001
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Stuttering (Don't Say)]]"</sup> <sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|''Fire''
|align="center" valign="top"| 33
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|}
===Music Videos===
*"At Night I Pray"
*"Talk To Me"
*"Supernatural" (Without [[rap]])
*"Supernatural" (With [[rap]])
*"Be Mine"
===== ''Notes'' =====
* <sup>1</sup> Peak on Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Mainstream chart.
* ² Peak on Billboard Magazine's Hot Single Sales.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3042106&cdi=7735068&cid=07%2F07%2F2001] Billboard. Accessed [[October 27]] [[2007]].</ref>
* ³ Peak on Billboard Magazine's Billboard Hot 100.
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==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/stefanieridelfans My Space Stefanie Ridel Page]
==References==
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[[Category:American pop music groups]]
[[Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups]]
[[Category:Girl groups]]
[[Category:American dance music groups]]
[[Category:All-women bands]]
[[Category:Vocal music]]
[[Category:United States singing group stubs]]
[[Category:Trios]]
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