# Stooshe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stooshe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stooshe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stooshe > Source revision: 1354922174 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English girl group}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Stooshe | image = Stooshe 2012 By Daniel Åhs Karlsson.JPG | caption = Stooshe in 2012.
From left to right: Karis Anderson, Courtney Rumbold, and Alexandra Buggs | origin = [London](/source/London), England | genre = {{flatlist| *[R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) *[soul](/source/Soul_music) *[hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)}} | years_active = 2010–present | label = {{flatlist| *[Warner](/source/Warner_Music_Group) *Trilogy Records }} | current_members = {{plainlist| *Karis Anderson *Alexandra Buggs *Courtney Rumbold}} | website = | landscape = yes }} '''Stooshe''' ({{ipac-en|ˈ|s|t|ʊ|ʃ|i}} {{respell|STUU|shee}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7TAMDx37WA|title=FAQ mit Stooshe (Interview)|publisher=Warner Music Germany|website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=23 November 2012|access-date=5 May 2020}} ''Their name is pronounced at the start of the video.'') are an English [girl group](/source/girl_group) from [London](/source/London), consisting of three members Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/27/new-band-stooshe|title=Band of the Day #1012 – Stooshe |work=The Guardian|date=2011-04-27}} Initially signed to [Warner Music](/source/Warner_Music_Group), they released of their first single "[Love Me](/source/Love_Me_(Stooshe_song))", featuring American rapper [Travie McCoy](/source/Travie_McCoy), in 2012. Later that year Stooshe were nominated for the [BBC](/source/BBC)'s [Sound of 2012](/source/Sound_of...) poll.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/stooshe/|title=BBC – Sound of 2012 – Stooshe – Profile|publisher=BBC|date=2011-12-05}} Their debut single, "Love Me", featuring American rapper Travie McCoy, peaked at number five on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/stooshe|title=Official Charts Company – Stooshe|date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}} They released "[Black Heart](/source/Black_Heart_(Stooshe_song))" in June 2012, which peaked at number three after a month in the top 10. A cover of [TLC's](/source/TLC_(group)) "[Waterfalls](/source/Waterfalls_(TLC_song))" was released as a single in November 2012. "[Slip](/source/Slip_(song))" was released as the third single and reached number 12 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). Their debut album, ''[London with the Lights On](/source/London_with_the_Lights_On)'', was released on 27 May 2013. The first single from their second album, "[Lock Down](/source/Lock_Down_(song))", was released on 15 January 2016. Stooshe announced "Let It Go" as the second official single,{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BFpJRgEAlt-/|title=#LetItGo New video out soooooon!!|date=21 May 2016|publisher=Stooshe|access-date=22 May 2016}} and it was released 1 July 2016. ==History== ===2010: Formation=== Stooshe was formed in May 2010 by creative director Jo Perry, and signed to [Warner Music](/source/Warner_Music_Group) in August 2011. The original concept was to create an urban and soulful [Spice Girls](/source/Spice_Girls).{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JPerry.html |title=Interview with Jo Perry |publisher=[HitQuarters](/source/HitQuarters)|date=30 May 2013 |access-date=2 June 2013}} Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold formed following a series of auditions and scouting in [Topshop](/source/Topshop) stores over a nine-month period. Rumbold was scouted first, then Buggs, by a stylist in store. Anderson, a former [Brit School](/source/BRIT_School) alumna, joined last after her [MySpace](/source/Myspace) demos caught the attention of management.{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=2012-03-08 |title=Stooshe: 'We're not your typical girl band' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/08/stooshe-girl-band |access-date=2025-11-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} The band members admitted that the group was "manufactured" but that their chemistry "did seem natural".{{Cite web |date=2012-02-21 |title=Introducing...Stooshe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-17102095 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}} Using tracks from writing/production duo Future Cut, the group spent the next twelve months developing their look and sound.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/music/2011/08/12/stooshe-may-not-be-sweet-but-they-re-certainly-spicy-115875-23335302/|title=Stooshe may not be sweet, but they're certainly spicy|work=[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)|date=2011-08-12}} Anderson said the band's name originates from the word 'stoosh', which is [urban slang](/source/urban_slang) for something expensive, "a girl who thinks she's nicer than she is", or being [stoned](/source/Substance_intoxication). They then added 'she' on the end to represent female empowerment. The resulting name is pronounced like the Scottish word "stooshie".{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a347448/ones-to-watch-stooshe.html|title=Ones to Watch – Stooshe|publisher=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|date=2011-10-31}} ===2011–2013: ''London with the Lights On''=== The group released their first song, "[Fuck Me](/source/Love_Me_(Stooshe_song))", on YouTube on 14 March 2011, originally featuring rapper Suave Debonair. This was subsequently re-recorded under the title ''Love Me'' with Travie McCoy.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a353287/stooshe-confirm-travie-mccoy-duet-for-debut-single-fk-me.html|title=StooShe confirm Travie McCoy duet for debut single|publisher=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|date=2011-11-28}} The group also recorded a music video for "Hot Stepper", a cover of the 1994 track "[Here Comes the Hotstepper](/source/Here_Comes_the_Hotstepper)" by [Ini Kamoze](/source/Ini_Kamoze) at Hyde Park's [Wireless Festival](/source/Wireless_Festival) in July 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a332392/stooshe-debut-hot-stepper-music-video.html|title=Stooshe debut 'Hot Stepper' music video|publisher=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|date=2011-07-23}} The second single, "[Betty Woz Gone](/source/Betty_Woz_Gone)", was released onto [iTunes](/source/iTunes) on 28 October 2011, earning placement on [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1)'s ''In New Music We Trust'' playlist.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkezLWTnyTA|title=Stooshe "Betty Woz Gone" (Official Lyric Video)|publisher=Youtube|date=2011-09-23}} In March 2012 they re-released ''Fuck Me'' under the new title of ''Love Me''.,{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a353287/stooshe-confirm-travie-mccoy-duet-for-debut-single-fk-me.html|title=Stooshe confirm Travie McCoy duet for debut single|publisher=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|date=2011-11-28}} which served as the [lead single](/source/lead_single) from their first album, ''Stooshe''. The track marked the group's first chart appearance, debuting at number five on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) – having sold 37,789 copies, also peaking at number seven on the [Scottish Singles Chart](/source/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Chart) for the week ending 17 March 2012.Peak positions in Scotland: * For "Love Me": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20120311/41/|title=Chart Archive > 17 March 2012 |publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)}} * For "Black Heart": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20120624/41/|title=Chart Archive > 30 June 2012|date=2012-06-30|publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)}} thumb|Stooshe performing at GuilFest in July 2012. Stooshe released their second single, "[Black Heart](/source/Black_Heart_(Stooshe_song))", on 15 June 2012, which peaked at number three on the UK chart. It was announced in June 2012 that the group would be supporting [American](/source/United_States) rapper [Nicki Minaj](/source/Nicki_Minaj) on the UK leg of the [Pink Friday Tour](/source/Pink_Friday_Tour).{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Nicki Minaj confirms Stooshe as UK tour support|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a384642/nicki-minaj-confirms-stooshe-as-uk-tour-support.html|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|publisher=([Hearst Magazines UK](/source/Hearst_Magazines_UK))|access-date=30 June 2012|date=31 May 2012}} Stooshe performed a brief set on the [Bingley Music Live](/source/Bingley_Music_Live) main stage on 31 August 2012. It was announced in October 2012 that the group would be supporting [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez) on a part of the European leg of the [Dance Again World Tour](/source/Dance_Again_World_Tour).{{cite web|author=Loading... |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/88507/Jennifer-Lopez-Hires-Stooshe-For-UK-Tour-Support |title=Jennifer Lopez Hires Stooshe For UK Tour Support – Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions |publisher=Entertainmentwise |date=2012-09-19 |access-date=2012-11-11}} On 15 November, it was reported that the album's release would be delayed until March 2013 after their cover of [TLC](/source/TLC_(group)) classic nineties track "[Waterfalls](/source/Waterfalls_(TLC_song))" failed to chart in the Top 20.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a438488/stooshe-delay-debut-album-until-march-2013.html|title=Stooshe delay debut album until March 2013|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=15 November 2012|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|access-date=15 November 2012}} Stooshe's debut album was released on 27 May 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a466561/stooshe-confirm-new-single-slip-album-release-dates.html|title=Stooshe confirm new single 'Slip', album release dates|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=18 March 2013|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|access-date=18 March 2013}} under the title ''[London with the Lights On](/source/London_with_the_Lights_On)''. They performed "[Slip](/source/Slip_(song))" on [Britain's Got More Talent](/source/Britain's_Got_More_Talent) TV show on 1 June 2013. ''[London with the Lights On](/source/London_with_the_Lights_On)'' entered the UK albums chart at Number 8.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20130602/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|work=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)}} "[My Man Music](/source/My_Man_Music)" was announced as the fourth single from the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Stooshe-release-My-Man-Music-video&nItemID=67390|title=Stooshe release 'My Man Music' video – Music-News.com|work=music-news.com}} In July 2013, they performed at the Alton Towers Live concert. ===2014–present: Unreleased second album and inactivity=== In autumn 2013, the group split from their record label due to disagreements over ''London with the Lights On''. They were to work (as of February 2014) independently on a second album, which has yet to be released. They said that they would eventually sign to a new label.{{cite web|url=http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/leisure/leisure_home/11012402.Stooshe_are_back_after_bust_up_with_record_label/?ref=rss|title=Harrow Times|work=harrowtimes.co.uk}} They are now under Trilogy Records. Stooshe announced "[Lock Down](/source/Lock_Down_(song))" as the lead single from their upcoming untitled second album; the single was released on 15 January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/stooshe/status/654950703329333248/?ref=rss|title=Stooshe|work=twitter.com}} The video to "Lock Down" was shot in L.A., and at HM Kingston Prison, Portsmouth, England. The new single has two official remixes. Stooshe announced "Let It Go", released 1 July 2016, as the second single from the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BFpJRgEAlt-/|title=#LetItGo New video out soooooon!!|work=instagram.com}} Like "Lock Down", the music video for "Let It Go" was filmed by Damien Sandoval, and shot in Italy. The group performed at [Chesterfield](/source/Chesterfield%2C_Derbyshire) [Pride](/source/Pride_parade) on 22 August 2021.{{Cite web|title=Chesterfield Pride pulls in star singers Stooshe, Big Brovaz, Sonia, Black Lace|url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/chesterfield-pride-pulls-in-star-singers-stooshe-big-brovaz-sonia-black-lace-3343657|access-date=2021-08-20|website=derbyshiretimes.co.uk|language=en}} ==Discography== {{main|Stooshe discography}} *''[London with the Lights On](/source/London_with_the_Lights_On)'' (2013) ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Organisation ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! Ref |- | 2011 | [BBC](/source/BBC) | [Sound of 2012](/source/Sound_of...) | Stooshe | {{Nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | rowspan="5"| 2012 | rowspan="4"| 4Music Video Honours | Best Breakthrough | Stooshe | {{Nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/shows/584/4Music-Video-Honours-2012|title=4Music Video Honours 2012|date=October 2012|work=[4Music](/source/4Music)|publisher=[Box Television](/source/Box_Television)|access-date=27 October 2012}} |- | Best Group | Stooshe | {{Nom}} |- | Best Video of 2012 | "[Black Heart](/source/Black_Heart_(Stooshe_song))" | {{Nom}} |- | Best Video of 2012 | "[Love Me](/source/Love_Me_(Stooshe_song))" | {{Nom}} |- | [MOBO Awards](/source/Music_of_Black_Origin_Awards) | Best Newcomer | Stooshe | {{Nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a406518/mobo-awards-2012-nominations-in-full-labrinth-rita-ora-more.html|title=MOBO Awards 2012: Nominations in full – Labrinth, Rita Ora, more|last=Daniels|first=Colin|date=17 September 2012|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|access-date=18 September 2012}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 | [Brit Awards](/source/2013_Brit_Awards) | Best British Single | "[Black Heart](/source/Black_Heart_(Stooshe_song))" | {{Nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a450117/brit-awards-2013-nominations-in-full.html|title=Brit Awards 2013: Nominations in full|last=Eames|first=Tom|date=10 January 2013|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|access-date=10 January 2013}} |- | Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards | PPL Breakthrough UK Artist of the Year | Stooshe | {{Nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a493250/arqiva-commercial-radio-awards-2013-all-the-winners-and-nominees.html|title=Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards 2013: All the winners and nominees|last=Goodacre|first=Kate|date=4 July 2013|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)|access-date=20 July 2013}} |- | 2014 | [2014 World Music Awards](/source/2014_World_Music_Awards) | World Music Award for World's Best Album | ''[London with the Lights On](/source/London_with_the_Lights_On)'' | {{Nom}} | {{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |} ==Tours== * The Papercut Chronicles II Tour (supporting [Gym Class Heroes](/source/Gym_Class_Heroes)) (January 2012){{citation needed|date=January 2016}} * [Pink Friday Tour](/source/Pink_Friday_Tour) (supporting [Nicki Minaj](/source/Nicki_Minaj)) (June 2012) * [Dance Again World Tour](/source/Dance_Again_World_Tour) (supporting [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez)) (October 2012) * Stooshe Live Tour (UK Headline Tour) (12–18 December 2012) {{citation needed|date=January 2016}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Stooshe}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stooshe}} Category:English girl groups Category:English musical trios Category:Black British musical groups Category:British contemporary R&B musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2010 Category:British R&B girl groups Category:Contemporary R&B musical groups from London Category:2010 establishments in England Category:Warner Music Group artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stooshe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stooshe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stooshe?action=history)). 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