The Cheetah Girls is
about four teenage girlfriends of different ethnic and economic backgrounds,
all attended a Manhattan high school and specialized in fashion design.
Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda and Aqua form a feline-themed teen girl group. The
Cheetah Girls began as a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie based on the
best-selling book series for kids and tweens. Due to the popularity of the
film, Disney formed a singing group with three of the lead actresses, also
named "The Cheetah Girls".
The Cheetah Girls
clan also has
soundtracks
to accompany their movies. The Cheetah Girls are confident that they have the
look, sound and attitude to make the big time. The girls sing loud and proud
of their racial differences, sending a strong anti-prejudice message to young
moviegoers.
In 2005, The Cheetah
Girls were signed to Walt Disney Records and embarked on their first sold-out
concert tour supporting their hit album Cheetah-Licious Christmas. One of the
Cheetah Girl characters was named after author Deborah Gregory's favorite mall
in Houston, Texas, the Galleria.
In fact, the Cheetah
Girls didn’t make their debut in a movie. Actually, the movie is based on a
16-book series by Deborah Gregory. Basically Gregory aimed for the “tween”
market, that age when girls are not yet teens and yet no longer little kids.
However, the television movie’s success spawned an actual all-girl group which
sings such pop/hip-hop infused tunes as “Five More Days ‘Til Christmas” and
“Cheetah-Licious Christmas.” After the group breaks up, it seems like that
supreme bond of friendship has been broken, too, but the girls quickly regroup
and rally behind a “former” Cheetah Girl in crisis.
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